New Civil Engineer
20 September 2012
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Arup lands Spurs stadium role
Arup has been handed a major role in the redevelopment of Tottenham around the new Spurs stadium. -
Arup welcomes 2012 graduates
Consultant Arup has begun its 2012 graduate programme this week with 139 graduates beginning placements across its UK offices. -
Beaminster tunnel options meeting announced
Dorset County Council (DCC) has said it will present details of the options that would allow it to reopen the Beaminster Tunnel, which has been closed since the fatal landslide on 7 July, at a public meeting on 18 October. -
Beckton sewage treatment works: Tapping into new ideas
Thames Water is upgrading five sewage treatment works at a cost of £675M as part of a massive project to improve water quality in the Thames. Margo Cole reports on progress at the largest of the sites, at Beckton in east London. -
Birse Metro fined over explosion death
Birse Metro has been ordered to pay £210,000 in fines and costs after an employee died while working on the firm’s contract to divert utilities ahead of construction of London Underground’s new station at Tottenham Court Road. -
Boston Manor viaduct repairs resume after Olympic moratorium
The Highways Agency this week announced that it intends to complete all planned welding repairs to the troubled M4 Boston Manor viaduct in west London by mid-October. -
Buro Happold appointed as consultant for Battersea power station
Consultant Buro Happold has been appointed to provide engineering services to the Battersea Power Station Development Company today. -
Businesses trash ministers for lack of transport action
Traffic congestion and a continuing lack of investment in the highway network were this week labelled as the biggest barriers to growth in business lobby group CBI and financial consulting giant KPMG’s annual infrastructure survey. -
Cable confident Green Investment Bank will not be delayed
Business secretary Vince Cable today rejected industry suggestions that the Green Investment Bank will fail to gain borrowing powers by 2015/16. -
Call for more European scrutiny of shale fracking
Further Europe-wide regulation of shale gas drilling appears likely following the publication of three key reports last week. -
Chief secretary unveils infrastructure forum
Treasury secretary Danny Alexander yesterday announced the creation of a new National Infrastructure Plan Strategic Engagement Forum (NIPSEF) to help meet the UK’s infrastructure needs. -
Communities to see more benefits from onshore wind farms
The Department for Energy and Climate Change (Decc) has today launched a consultation on how local communities can benefit from onshore wind farms. -
Crossrail reveals London’s hidden history
Archaeological artefacts unearthed during the first half of the investigations carried out ahead of Crossrail’s construction phase will be put on display at a special exhibition next month. -
Crossrail rolling stock receives first government loan guarantee
Crossrail’s £1bn rolling stock programme will be the first beneficiary of the government’s £40bn loan guarantee scheme, treasury secretary Danny Alexander said yesterday. -
Entrepreneurial engineers needed more than ever
Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Maidenhead Bridge has carried increasingly fast and heavy trains on the Great Western Railway since 1839, and was appropriately flagged by bridge architect Martin Knight at last week’s Future of Design conference as a prime example of infrastructure design excellence. -
EU late payment laws move closer
The government has moved a step closer to introducing European late payment laws in the UK. -
Femern prepares to launch £4bn tunnel scheme
Project promoter Femern will begin prequalification of firms bidding for the construction of the €5.5bn (£4.4bn) Fehmarnbelt road and rail link next month. -
Forging a new spirit of British excellence
The industry must work hard to attract new engineering recruits. -
Further progress for Hinkley Point
EDF today announced the next stage of the process for the new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset – as a six-month planning probe draws to a close. -
Halcrow and Jacobs win A9 Scottish transport contract
Transport Scotland has appointed consultants Halcrow and Jacobs to develop plans to dual a 128km stretch of the A9 between Perth and Inverness. -
High Speed 2 remains on track despite cabinet reshuffle
High Speed 2 chairman Douglas Oakervee this week confirmed that the £32bn project remained on track to move ahead with plans for the second, northern extension despite the sudden change in transport secretary in the recent government reshuffle. -
Highways: Cost efficient
Innovations on Singapore’s Marina Coastal Expressway have enabled faster, safer, more cost-effective construction, while complying with famously tough safety requirements. -
ICE panel to study CDM lessons learnt from Olympic Games
Members of the ICE’s health and safety panel have helped the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) produce a review of safety practices during the London 2012 construction programme. -
Infrastructure alliance targets party conferences
The ICE will once again be joining forces with leading engineering and construction bodies to represent industry at the upcoming political party conferences. -
Johnson appoints ODA’s John Armitt to TfL board
Olympic Delivery Authority chairman Sir John Armitt is among four new Transport for London (TfL) directors appointed by London mayor Boris Johnson last week. -
Kier wins Devon energy centre deal
Kier has won a contract to build South Devon College’s Energy Centre in Torbay, it was revealed yesterday. -
Letters: Mouchel ‘rescue’: Rumbles of discontent
NCE is read by civil engineers, investors, clients, lawyers and bankers, making the news article about Mouchel (NCE 6 September) of wide ranging interest.From an engineer and investor’s viewpoint Mouchel has been a reasonable success since becoming a listed company, and this was reflected in good profits for sh -
London legacy firm to take on new planning powers
The London Legacy Development Corporation is to take on new planning powers to help redevelop the Olympic Park. -
Mayor predicts early start for Northern Line Extension tunnels
London mayor Boris Johnson renewed his commitment to the proposed £600M Northern Line Extension to Battersea as key part of his strategy to invest in infrastructure to drive London’s economy and creating jobs in the capital. -
McArdle wins landfill work on Islay
Argyll and Bute Council has appointed McArdle to construct a new landfill cell on the Isle of Islay. -
MPs urge halt to Arctic oil drilling
The Environmental Audit Committee today called for halt in oil drilling in the Arctic until a stricter safety regime is in place. -
New £1bn Welsh power station opens
Welsh junior minister Stephen Crabb has officially opened energy firm RWE’s new £1bn combined cycle gas turbine power station in Wales today. -
New transport guide on climate change issues
The ICE has launched the first in a series of briefing notes to help transport professionals appreciate climate change issues and help meet the associated mitigation and adaptation challenges. -
New Wylfa team to form
Nuclear reactor maker Westinghouse is preparing to assemble a new multidisciplinary construction team to build reactors for operator Horizon at Wylfa in north Wales and Oldbury in Gloucester, it emerged this week. -
Osborne wins £7M Crossrail deal
Osborne has secured a £7M Crossrail signalling enabling works project. -
Piling progress for Nottingham tram
Extension of the Nottingham tram network is progressing and piling work to construct a new bridge to carry tram lines into Nottingham railway station is now underway. -
Piling: Breath of fresh air
Belfast’s newest port development will be the UK’s first bespoke harbour development for the offshore wind farm market. NCE reports. -
Piling: Clean solutions
Auger displacement piling is a technique that was first developed in the 1960s. It is ideal for use on contaminated land as the method is spoil-free. NCE reports. -
Piling: Why bigger is better
Francis & Lewis International is launching a new large diameter screw pile range. -
Plant companies make top innovators list
Materials processing companies Sandvik and Atlas Copco and construction equipment manufacturers Sany Heavy Industries and Zoomlion have been listed in the top 75 of Forbes’ World’s Most Innovative Companies list. -
Scottish survey shows higher highways satisfaction
Road users in Scotland are becoming more satisfied with the state of the region’s trunk roads but further work is needed to reduce potholes according to a new survey. -
Scottish train station reopens after 50 years
A Scottish train station is set to reopen after more than 50 years to allow resurfacing works on a nearby road bridge. -
Steel mill revival signals return to confidence in UAE market
A project to build a steel mill in the United Arab Emirates that was put on hold in 2008 is to be revived, signalling a return to confidence in the region’s construction sector. -
Tackling airport congestion
Government review must be fearless. -
Thames granted licences to compete for water business
Thames Water has been granted licences to sell water to commercial customers throughout England, Wales and Scotland. -
URS: Pushing back the horizon
Two years ago US giant URS completed its acquisition of consultant Scott Wilson. But far from shackling the former UK firm, URS has unleashed it into a global market with bigger clients and bigger projects. Mark Hansford reports.
