New Civil Engineer
21 June 2012
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£3bn A9 dualling to start early
The £3bn programme for dualling the A9 is to start early with an enhanced scheme south of Aviemore shovel ready within this Parliament, Transport Scotland has revealed today. -
Aecom to lead on Thames Water's Counters Creek Suds retrofit pilot project
Aecom has been appointed as lead consultant by Thames Water on pioneering Counters Creek sustainable drainage systems (Suds) Retrofit Pilot Project. -
Aecom wins work on Australia's biggest rail project
Aecom has announced today that it is part of a consortium that has been awarded a £355M contract for a package of work on Australia’s Regional Rail Link in the state of Victoria. -
Balfour Beatty wins Hong Kong Science Park extension contract
Contractor Balfour Beatty has been awarded contract to build a HK$2.18bn (£175M) extension to one of the world’s greenest science parks via its 50% owned business Gammon Construction. -
Caterpillar sustainability push: Green priorities
Sustainability is high on the agenda at construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar. -
CNH helps with Italian earthquake clear up
Following last month’s earthquakes in the Emilia region of Italy, construction equipment giant CNH supplied the Italian civil protection department with an emergency rescue unit consisting of construction machinery, mobile service vans and operators. -
Doosan excavator for wind farm
Doosan has sold its first Stage IIIB-compliant DX300LC-3 crawler excavator in the UK. -
Doyle fall sees 260 staff made redundant
Administrator Deloitte announced that 260 of the total 290 staff at contractor Doyle were to be made redundant as the firm went into administration last week. -
EdF Energy wants more government action on energy market reform
Energy giant EdF Energy wants the government to speed up its reforms to the energy market to enable the firm to make its final investment decision for its proposed nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point C. -
Environment Agency warns of more flooding
The Environment Agency is asking people in Greater Manchester, Liverpool, the Wirral, North Cheshire and Lancashire to remain vigilant and prepared for flooding from tomorrow afternoon through to Saturday, after the Met Office warned of very heavy rain. -
Flamanville experience helps Bouygues/Laing O’Rourke land Hinkley job
French contractor Bouygues’ experience in constructing the Flamanville nuclear power plant in France helped win the Hinkley Point C contract, EdF Energy told NCE yesterday. -
Forth Replacement lead engineer to receive Royal Academy of Engineering award
The bridge engineer who led the design team for Scotland’s Forth Replacement Crossing is to receive the Royal Academy of Engineering’s highest individual award today for his exceptional contribution to engineering. -
Four consortiums shortlisted to bid for £415M Scotland motorways scheme
Transport Scotland last week revealed its shortlist of companies invited to tender for the £415M M8, M73, M74 Motorway Improvements project. -
Global market challenges: Service culture
A rapidly changing global construction equipment market is creating challenges for the way manufacturers and distributors operate. -
Government seeks talks with Scotland over water sharing
The UK government has confirmed that it is willing to discuss how Scotland’s plentiful water resources may help the continuing pressure on water supplies in South East England. -
Halcrow lobbies to gain support for Hammersmith ‘flyunder’ alternative
Consultant Halcrow is lobbying Transport for London (TfL) to start planning an underground replacement for the Hammersmith flyover rather than maintaining the existing 51-year-old structure. -
Heathrow third runway 'best option' for long-term growth, says Parsons Brinckerhoff study
A third runway at Heathrow is most likely the best option for long-term hub capacity growth, according to a study into south east airport capacity published this week. -
Hewden crane lifts Queen’s Jubilee barge
A 100t crane from plant and equipment hire firm Hewden played an important role in this month’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations when it was used to lift the Queen’s Britannia Royal Barge into the water in London’s Docklands. -
Hochtief consortium to build and operate access to Golden Gate Bridge
A consortium lead by Hochtief and the infrastructure fund Meridiam has reached financial close for the £645M Presidio Parkway project in San Francisco, California. -
Hopes for infrastructure funding after world's fourth largest pension fund arrives in UK
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has promised a boost in infrastructure investment after the National Pension Service of Korea (NPS) officially opened its new London office. -
Incoming ICE President to select apprentices
Applications are now open for the next ICE President’s Apprentice Scheme, which will give six graduate members a unique opportunity to observe how a senior influential figure in the industry operates, learn a range of new skills and gain a better understanding of the workings of the ICE.The six apprentices will have individual and group mentoring sessions with the next President, Barry Clarke, and be involved in his initiatives throughout the year. They will also attend major influenci -
Intelligent approach to costs
Accurate data on infrastructure is crucial, says Bill McElroy -
JCB in 550 machine deal with A-plant
JCB has landed a £16M deal to supply 550 machines to rental firm A-Plant – with the promise of more orders to follow. -
Key reports highlight catch 22 situation over offshore wind costs
Efforts to slash the cost of generating offshore wind energy in the UK will not be realised unless there is a huge increase in the deployment of the technology, two key reports said last week. -
Laing wins Tottenham Court Road Crossrail station contract
Crossrail is to award the contract for the Western Ticket Hall at Tottenham Court Road station to Laing Construction, it has revealed. -
Letters: Putting the case for a return to municipal engineers
I read with disappointment that none of the candidates for election to ICE Council are of a municipal background (ICE News, last week). This is doubtless due to the progressive outsourcing of services in local government combined with the government’s progressive annihilation of truly local services.T -
London's Guy's and St Thomas' hospital’s atrium receives cure
Costly replacement of failed glazing on a new £41.5M atrium at London’s Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospital hit a key milestone this week -
Low vibe piles help Blackfriars development
Miller Piling brought in a vibrating hammer to install piles at a sensitive central London office development site. -
Monitoring installation starts ahead of Woolwich box excavation
Itmsoil has started work on installing instrumentation at the construction site of the new Crossrail Woolwich station box ahead of the main excavation phase. -
Mott MacDonald appointed designer for Indian monorail consortium
Consultant Mott MacDonald has been appointed as independent assessor for the testing and commissioning of the first phase of the Jacob Circle to Chembur corridor of India’s first monorail. -
New 109m tall London Bridge tower wins High Court ruling
The Court of Appeal ruled on Friday that Southwark Council was right to grant planning permission for a 31-storey, 500 bed student accommodation scheme next to the Shard. -
Northern England hit by flood waters
Exceptional rainfall and record river levels led to extensive flooding across parts of northern England over the weekend. -
Olympic legacy boss to step down after Games
Chief executive Andrew Altman has announced that he will leave the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) after the London 2012 Olympic Games this August. -
Plantworx show gathers momentum
The countdown to next year’s Plantworx construction equipment show is under way. -
Political expediency may kill off bold transport plans
When prime minister David Cameron delivered his seminal speech on infrastructure at the ICE in March he made it clear that addressing the UK’s long-neglected aviation strategy was a key part of his plan. -
Prequalification of contractors for £4.4bn Fehmarnbelt crossing remains on track
Promoters of the Fehmarnbelt crossing between Denmark and Germany have confirmed that prequalification process will still start this year, even though the planning of the fixed link will take one year more than expected. -
Prices tumble for Highways Agency maintenance deals
Prices for Highway Agency maintenance contracts are tumbling as contractors vie to win hard-fought deals, the latest contract award reveals. -
Rock & Alluvium completes White City piling
Rock & Alluvium has successfully completed the piling works for a new mixed use development on the site of the Janet Adegoke Leisure Centre in London’s White City. -
Scotland's railways to get £5bn overhaul
Scotland’s transport minister Keith Brown has unveiled plans to inject £5bn into Scotland’s railways in the next five year funding period starting in 2014. -
Shared goals
Waste Producer Exchange is trying to encourage stakeholders in the waste management process to exchange waste with each other instead of sending it to landfill. -
Silvertown Tunnel designated as 'Nationally Significant' project
The scheme proposal for a new Thames tunnel at Silvertown is to be designated as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project by transport secretary Justine Greening, raising the prospect of the route opening to traffic by 2021. -
Stockport's newest bridge lifted into place
Chadkirk Bridge - Stockport’s newest bridge - was lifted into place by contractors this week. -
Sweett issues new profit warning
Consultant Sweett yesterday issued a new profit warning and deferred its results to August as a result of delays in completing private finance initiative (PFI) transactions. -
Turbines issue spotted too late
Potential grouting problems affecting offshore wind turbine foundations could have been spotted much earlier if operators used more extensive monitoring equipment, an offshore expert told a recent meeting at the ICE.
