New Civil Engineer
John McKenna

I'm a UK-based freelance business journalist and have been writing about infrastructure for over six years, working previously as energy editor for project finance website Infrastructure Journal and news editor for New Civil Engineer. My articles on infrastructure have appeared in mainstream publications such as The Times newspaper and I now write extensively for UK B2B publications. I write predominately about the construction and financing of infrastructure projects in the following sectors: renewable energy, traditional power, oil & gas, transport, water and waste.

Load bearing wall removal suspected in building collapse

03 February 2011
Engineers this week said that the collapse of a four-storey retail property in Hertfordshire appeared to have been caused by the removal of part of a load bearing wall.
Join the debate at nce.co.uk

26-Jan-2011
NCE this week launches it forums page on nce.co.uk to allow civil engineers to vent their feelings on a wide range of issues facing the profession and the construction industry.
Credit rating experts say there’s profit in infrastructure

20 January 2011
European infrastructure proved itself a safe bet for investors during 2010 and will continue to do so this year, credit ratings experts said last week.
Government to dictate UK electricity capacity

13 January 2011
The UK electricity market faces a return to centralisation with government dictating the quantity and types of generating technology that can be built, it has emerged this week.
2012 enters critical stage

4 June 2009
Firms building the London 2012 stadium were warned against complacency this week as they prepared for the project’s biggest technical challenge so far.
Masdar solar power plant connects to grid

3-Jun-2009
The 10MW solar power plant for Abu Dhabi’s carbon neutral Masdar city has been connected to the Emirate’s power grid.
First carbon capture facility for commercial coal-fired plant switches on

29-May-2009
Generator ScottishPower today switched on the first carbon capture facility for a commercial coal-fired power station in the UK.
London 2012 cycle venue foundations completed

28-May-2009
More than 900 piles have been driven to depths of up to 26m to complete the foundations of the London 2012 Velodrome, the Olympics main cycling venue.
CCS: UK and Norway join forces on North Sea CO2 storage

28-May-2009
A study of the role of the North Sea in providing storage space under the sea-bed for carbon dioxide from European countries was commissioned today jointly by the UK and Norway.
Bid prices in 12 month decline

28 May 2009
Tender prices for captial projects have fallen over the last year, the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) said last week.
Councils call for bond issue to kick-start city renegenration

26-May-2009
City councils across England today called on the Government to consider allowing local authorities to raise funds for stalled regeneration schemes by issuing bonds.
London 2012 modular construction framework out to tender

26-May-2009
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) on Friday issued a contract notice to establish a Modular Accommodation Framework of a minimum of three companies for the London 2012 Games.
Monopoly concerns raised over Centrica and EDF's nuclear deal

22-May-2009
Scottish and Southern Energy chief executive Ian Marchant yesterday said Centrica’s plan to buy a 20% stake in British Energy from EDF could create a monopoly in the UK wholesale energy market.
Tender prices falling sharply warn contractors

21-May-2009
Six out ten contractors claim tender prices for capital projects have fallen in the past year, it was revealed yesterday.
PB appoints renewables boss

21-May-2009
Consultant Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) today appointed Mark Garnett as director of renewables & emerging businesses for the Europe Africa region.
Wind power: Europe's largest onshore windfarm switched on

21-May-2009
Europe’s largest operating onshore wind farm, Whitelee, was officially switched on yesterday by Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond.
Nuclear development cash released for Capenhurst

21-May-2009
Nuclear reprocessing company Sellafield yesterday that is was pushing ahead with plans to speed up the removal of uranium reserves from its Capenhurst site in Cheshire.
Highways Agency tenders £2bn hard shoulder running framework

21 May 2009
The Highways Agency today tendered a £2bn framework contract for the rollout of hard shoulder running schemes across its network.
Decline slows, but no upturn in 2009

21 May 2009
Signs emerged this week that the worst of the recession may have passed for civils contractors. But contractors warned that there would be no recovery before the end of this year.
White Young Green cuts 324 more jobs as firm struggles

21 May 2009
Consultant White Young Green (WYG) confirmed that it was cutting a further 324 jobs this week as it struggled to restructure its £91.5M debt.
Bids sought for hard shoulder contracts

21 May 2009
The Highways Agency this week invited bids for a £2bn framework contract for the rollout of hardshoulder running schemes across its motorway and trunk road network.
Grontmij posts strong results for first quarter of 2009

18-May-2009
Dutch consultant Grontmij today posted strong results for the first quarter of 2009, thanks to its focus on highly regulated and publicly funded sectors such as water, transport and energy.
Another 324 jobs go at White Young Green

18-May-2009
Consultant White Young Green (WYG) today confirmed a further 324 job losses in addition to the 235 redundancies announced in February.
Every Last Drop

14 May 2009
With limited capital investment, water company spending in AMP5 will be tight. But is this necessarily bad for consultants and contractors? John McKenna reports.
Business ‘largely unready’ for carbon reduction laws

7 May 2009
Over half of UK bosses have yet to address the impact of climate change regulations on the way they do business, it was revealed last week.
National water grid is back on the agenda

7 May 2009
Measures included in the draft Flood & Water Management Bill will renew calls for a national water grid for the UK, it was claimed this week.
Gateway port developer seeks M25 funding get out

30 April 2009
The developer of the £1.5bn London Gateway mega-port was this week attempting to talk ministers into removing one of the project’s key planning conditions.
Landfill tax rises to trigger waste spend

30 April 2009
Greater investment in facilities for processing commercial and industrial waste is the likely result of chancellor Alistair Darling’s decision to extend the landfill tax escalator in the Budget, it was claimed this week.
Draft Floods and Water Bill opens door for water grid

29-Apr-2009
Measures included in the draft Flood and Water Management Bill will boost the case for a national water grid for the UK, it was claimed this week.
London 2012 landscaping contract out to tender

27-Apr-2009
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has issued a contract notice for the construction of the landscape works within the south of the Olympic Park for the London 2012 Games.
Offshore wind farms boosted by England's rising wind speeds

27-Apr-2009
Summer wind speeds in southern England are steadily increasing, according to new research, boosting the case for offshore windfarms in the area.
Government carbon capture plans fail to add up - Conservatives

24-Apr-2009
Conservatives today criticised the vagueness of the funding mechanism proposed by Government to kick-start up to four Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) projects.
Government: CCS demonstrations on all new coal plants

23-Apr-2009
The Government today proposed that all new coal-fired power stations must include a Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project as a condition of planning consent.
Pylon opposition could hit nuclear plan

23 April 2009
Local opposition to the construction of connections between nuclear power stations and the National Grid could undermine efforts to build new nuclear power stations a senior energy engineer claimed this week.
Steedman turns down ICE presidency

23 April 2009
ICE vice president Scott Steedman stepped down from his role at the Institution this week, turning down the chance to become president in 2010.
Government names 11 potential new nuclear sites

15-Apr-2009
Eleven sites that could potentially host new nuclear power stations were named by the government today.
Hyder wins Saudi Arabia water PPP role

14-Apr-2009
Hyder Consulting has been appointed client advisors for a major water PPP deal in Saudi Arabia.
Manchester waste deal debt package "most complex ever"

9-Apr-2009
Lawyers working on the £3.8bn Greater Manchester Waste PFI contract have described the debt structuring for the deal as one of the most complex loan packages ever to be agreed in the UK.
Costain secures £397M Manchester waste contract

9-Apr-2009
Contractor Costain today secured a £397M contract to build the waste facilities for the Greater Manchester Waste PFI.
Greater Manchester Waste PFI deal completed with Treasury cash

9-Apr-2009
Europe’s largest waste contract, the £3.8bn Greater Manchester Waste PFI, was finally signed yesterday after the Treasury stepped in with money to complete the deal.
Ice risk for Olympic turbine

9 April 2009
London 2012 engineers were attempting to minimise the risk of the Olympic Park’s proposed wind turbine showering lumps of ice onto members of the public this week.
London 2012: First stadium footbridge in place

8-Apr-2009
The first of five footbridges to the London 2012 main stadium site was lifted into place this week, spanning 41m across the River Lea.
Wind power: Chancellor urged to use budget to aid ailing developers

8-Apr-2009
The British Wind Energy Association (BWEA) today called on chancellor Alistair Darling to use his budget later this month to save wind farm projects struggling for investment.
London 2012: Morrison wins canoe and rowing job

7-Apr-2009
Contractor Morrison Construction today won the job to build enhanced rowing and canoe sprint facilities at Eton for the London 2012 Games.
Crucial employment law changes come in to force

7-Apr-2009
Construction firms were today being urged to be wary of slipping on a legal banana skin following the introduction of key changes to employment law yesterday.
Arsenal faces civil engineer's team for Champions League tie

6-Apr-2009
When Arsenal faces Spanish side Villareal in the quarter finals of the Champions League tomorrow night, the London club will be playing a team managed a civil engineer.
Ramboll Whitbybird changes name to Ramboll UK

6-Apr-2009
Danish-owned consultancy Ramboll Whitbybird today rebranded as Ramboll UK.
Spurs reveal latest stadium developments

3-Apr-2009
Tottenham Hotspur yesterday released the latest plans for its new stadium development, designed by KSS architects and Buro Happold.
Severn Barrage: fund for developing tidal technologies launched today

2-Apr-2009
The Government today launched a £500,000 fund for the development of embryonic tidal technologies that could be used in the Severn estuary.
Wind power: fund launched to tackle aviation objections to offshore farms

2-Apr-2009
The British Wind Energy Association (BWEA) yesterday launched a fund to help offshore wind farm developers overcome aviation objections to their schemes.
Leaving the boom town behind

1-Apr-2009
Construction companies are turning their attention to countries such as Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia as Dubai’s economy slows.
Mouchel profits and revenue up

31-Mar-2009
Consultant Mouchel has reported increased revenue and profits for the six months to January 31 2009, prompting a positive response from the City.
Wind power: major offshore scheme resumes work

30-Mar-2009
Construction of one of the UK’s largest offshore wind farms will resume on Wednesday following a winter break.
Government to increase offshore wind subsidies by 50%

30-Mar-2009
The Government today revealed that it will increase the subsidy available to offshore windfarm developers by 50% through an overhaul of its Renewables Obligation (RO) scheme.
Leading geotechnical specialist jailed for child abuse

26 March 2009
A leading geotechnical engineer was jailed last week after being found guilty of 24 serious sexual offences against children.
Plans to plug offshore wind into the grid move a step closer

24-Mar-2009
Plans to connect vast amounts of future offshore wind energy to the national grid were firmed up on Monday in a move that could help connect enough wind-generated electricity to power the equivalent more than 10M homes by 2020.
Thameslink major construction under way

23-Mar-2009
A new timetable for London’s north-south Thameslink comes into force today marking the start of the major construction phase of the line’s £5.5bn upgrade.
Agency to turn off lights

19 March 2009
The Highways Agency looks at cutting back on motorway lighting in a bid to reduce CO2 emissions.
MPs call for focus on low carbon measures

19 March 2009
Government efforts to kick start the economy focus too heavily on road building and too little on low carbon technology, MPs said this week.
London 2012 basketball venue design images revealed as planning secured

18-Mar-2009
Design proposals for the basketball arena, the third largest venue on the Park, have gained planning permission.
Disappointment at architects dominating sustainability competition

18-Mar-2009
Two students from Manchester School of Architecture yesterday won Cisco’s Urban 2020 competition to design a sustainable community of the future.
Nuclear: online bidding begins for NDA sites

17-Mar-2009
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) began selling off its land yesterday, inviting firms looking to build new nuclear power plants to bid for three sites.
Government stimulus "not green enough", say MPs

16-Mar-2009
The Government’s fiscal stimulus package was slammed by MPs today for investing too much in road building and too little in low-carbon growth.
Nuclear: French firm offers 70% of new reactor work to UK suppliers

16-Mar-2009
French nuclear reactor builder AREVA today invited British firms to supply up to 70% of the engineering components that will be used in its new UK plants.
Piling halts on M74 extension over fears of subway damage

13-Mar-2009
Piling work on the extension of the M74 in Glasgow has been halted after a crack was found in the city’s subway system.
London 2012 media centre designs unveiled

13-Mar-2009
Carillion and its design team this morning revealed its designs for the London 2012 media centre, which is due to begin construction on site next month.
East Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy: CHP and renewables top priorities

13-Mar-2009
The latest version of the East Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) was published yesterday, focussing on low carbon energy generation through the use of renewable electricity and combined heat and power (CHP) plants.
Dubai goes green

12-Mar-2009
New environmental standards and cost pressures are opening the door to foreign expertise in the United Arab Emirate.
Heathrow’s baggage system

12-Mar-2009
Baggage handling upgrades: BAA is spending over £1bn across all programmes to upgrade baggage handling infrastructure at Heathrow to deliver “every bag, with every customer, every time”.
UK water and roads work drive Grontmij profits

12-Mar-2009
Dutch consultant Grontmij today posted strong results for 2008, with its UK roads and water operations proving particlularly strong performers.
Civils work drives Costain profits

12-Mar-2009
Contractor Costain yesterday posted rises in profit and turnover thanks to strong workloads in its key civil engineering sectors.
Guidance needed to ensure energy generating capacity

12 March 2009
Engineers were this week calling for greater oversight of the UK electricity market amid growing fears of power outages.
Mixing it up

12 March 2009
The UK must invest heavily in power plants over the next 10 years just to keep the lights on. How it does this will be a test of generators’ and government’s commitment to cutting carbon emissions.
London 2012 design competition launched for disabled swimming access

10-Mar-2009
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today launched a design competition for a lift that will give disabled swimmers access to the London 2012 pool.
Construction activity falls by its sharpest level in 30 years

9-Mar-2009
The Construction Products Association (CPA) has today written to business secretary Peter Mandelson after the Government’ official statistics revealed construction activity has fallen by its sharpest fall in 30 years.
Wind power: 6GW of offshore capacity approved

17-Feb-2009
Development of 10 wind farms off the Scottish coast with a combined generating capacity of 6.4GW was provisionally approved by the Crown Estate yesterday.
Environment Agency backs nuclear power

16-Feb-2009
New Environment Agency chairman Chris Smith has pledged his support for nuclear power, a radical departure from former Agency boss Barbara Young's opposition to new schemes.
East London Line extension to Clapham to be built by London 2012

12-Feb-2009
The Government today confirmed a £75M extension of the East London Line (ELL) to Clapham Junction, to be completed by the time the London 2012 Olympic Games start.
Environment Agency issues 100 severe flood warnings for England

10-Feb-2009
The Environment Agency today issued severe flood warnings for 100 sections of England's coast and rivers.
Saudi mile-high tower latest skyscraper to stall

9-Feb-2009
Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Tower in Jeddah has become the latest of the world’s tallest skyscraper projects to be put on hold.
Tidal tussle

5 February 2009
The Severn Barrage might be capable of producing a huge chunk of our renewable energy capacity in one go, but is it the best way of meeting our low carbon energy aims?
Manchester waste PFI deal finalised by end of February

4-Feb-2009
Europe's largest waste contract, the £3.3bn Greater Manchester waste PFI, will be finalised by the end of the month, an insider on the project has claimed.
Construction activity to fall by three per cent this year

3-Feb-2009
Construction activity across the UK will shrink by 3% this year, and the industry will fail to see overall growth again until 2011, training body the Construction Skills Network predicts in its annual report published today.
Boris bashed for suspending low emission zone

3-Feb-2009
London Mayor Boris Johnson has been criticised for yesterday suspending phase three of London's Low Emission Zone.
Unions demand contractors probe to end strikes

2-Feb-2009
Union leaders called for an investigation into the practices of contractors and subcontactors in the engineering and construction industry this afternoon as part of a three point action plan to end unofficial strike action across British sites.
Crossrail chief executive to be named today

2-Feb-2009
London & Continental Railways (LCR) chief executive Rob Holden is set to be confirmed as chief executive of Crossrail later today, NCE understands.Read NCE’s Building Crossrail major project report
EU pumps billions into carbon capture and wind power grid

29-Jan-2009
The European Commission yesterday proposed spending £3.2bn on energy projects to beat the recession, with £1.1bn earmarked to kickstart carbon capture and storage (CCS) across five countries, including the UK.
Barrage plan gets mixed reaction from environmental groups

29-Jan-2009
The Severn Barrage’s inclusion on the government shortlist of tidal power schemes being considered for the Severn Estuary this week got a mixed reaction from green groups.
Green light given for further offshore wind development

27-Jan-2009
A Government study of the UK's shores, published yesterday, recommends there is scope for between 5,000 and 7,000 more offshore wind turbines.
Severn Barrage makes tidal power shortlist

26-Jan-2009
The proposed 8.6GW barrage from Cardiff to Weston super Mare was the largest of five schemes that today made the shortlist of tidal power projects in the Severn Estuary being considered by Government.
Weak pound threatens London Array wind farm

22-Jan-2009
Development of the world’s largest offshore wind farm is under threat because of Sterling weakness, the project’s co-sponsor revealed this week.
Bovis speeds up payments to help cash strapped suppliers cope

15-Jan-2009
Bovis Lend Lease said this week it would try to pay its suppliers on time or early to ease financial pressures caused by the credit crunch.
Major generators team up to build 6GW of new nuclear

15-Jan-2009
Power firms RWE npower and E.ON yesterday announced a joint venture to build at least 6GW of new nuclear generating capacity in the UK.
DLR Woolwich ready two months ahead of schedule

13-Jan-2009
Morgan Est/Colas Rail joint venture’s £180M extension of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) was officially unveiled by London Mayor Boris Johnson yesterday two months ahead of schedule.
Former Skanska boss becomes Osborne chief executive

12-Jan-2009
Former Skanska UK chief executive David Fison today took the top job at contractor Osborne.
Construction faces 30 year low

12-Jan-2009
The construction industry is set for its biggest decline in nearly 30 years, the Construction Products Association (CPA) claimed today.
London 2012 Olympics village comes out of the ground

12-Jan-2009
The London 2012 Athlete's Village came out of the ground last week as the laying of foundations was completed and work began on the superstructures for buildings that will house Olympians during the Games.
Former Skanska boss joins London 2012 board

9-Jan-2009
Former Skanska UK chief executive David Fison was today appointed to the board of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA).
Bristol airport runway chaos blamed on poor risk assessment

9-Jan-2009
The chaos that dogged Bristol airport runway for a short period two years ago has been blamed on poor risk assessment in a new report by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB).
Restoration of Bazalgette's Crossness pumping station underway

9-Jan-2009
The £2.7M restoration of one of the iconic feats of Victorian engineering - Sir Joseph Bazalgette's Crossness pumping station in Bexley, London - reached another significant milestone yesterday as the management contract for the project was awarded.
Crossrail construction gets underway

8-Jan-2009
Crossrail construction work got underway in central London this week as a key logistics contract for the £16bn rail scheme was awarded.
Network Rail denies West Coast Main Line delays down to upgrade

7-Jan-2009
Network Rail today denied that a spate of overhead power line failures on the West Coast Main Line (WCML) was the fault of the line's recently-completed £9bn upgrade.
Scott Wilson chairman to head ACE

6-Jan-2009
Scott Wilson chairman Geoff French was today confirmed as the new chairman of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), replacing Sandberg managing partner Neil Sandberg.
Nuclear: EdF complete purchase of British Energy

6-Jan-2009
French generator EdF today completed its £12.5bn purchase of British Energy, paving the way for a fleet of new nuclear power stations.
Grontmij roads boss joins Amey

5-Jan-2009
Amey today appointed former Grontmij roadworks design manager Gordon MacDonald to the role of Highways Technical Director.
Treasury rejects new Forth bridge payment plan

5-Jan-2009
The Treasury has rejected the Scottish Government's application for £2.3bn to fund the new Forth bridge.
New Tottenham Hotspur stadium to maximise crowd noise

16-Dec-2008
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club has revealed the first images of the design for its new stadium, which its architects claim will make the most of its supporters' chants.
WSP confirms 500 job cuts

16-Dec-2008
Consultant WSP today confirmed it has made 5% of its 10,000-strong global workforce redundant.
Britain's nuclear power ambition needs investment in training

12-Dec-2008
Britain’s nuclear power ambitions will only be realised if generators, contractors and consultants invest in training to upskill the UK supply chain, a lead contractor said last week.
Government's motorway plans slammed on network's 50th anniversary

5-Dec-2008
Plans to boost Britain’s motorway capacity through hard shoulder running were criticised today on the fiftieth anniversary of the motorway network.
New Nuclear: Balfour Beatty and Areva sign deal to deliver EPR reactors

4-Dec-2008
French nuclear reactor builder Areva today announced it would work with Balfour Beatty and Rolls Royce to deliver a fleet of its European Pressurised Reactors (EPR) at sites across the UK.
Queen's speech promises action on energy and infrastructure levies

3-Dec-2008
The Queen's speech will today promise that the Government will push ahead with plans to enable councils to tax businesses to fund infrastructure developments.
Manchester waste PFI nears financial close after delays

3-Dec-2008
Europe’s largest waste management deal finally looks to be heading towards financial close, one year behind schedule.
Wind power: World's second largest offshore wind farm planned for Welsh coast

3-Dec-2008
The world's second largest offshore wind farm was today given the green light to be built off the coast of North Wales.
New form of PPP launched to fund £450M Croydon redevelopment

1-Dec-2008
Infrastructure investment group John Laing and Croydon Council today formed a a new model of public private partnership (PPP) to deliver a £450M joint venture to regenerate significant sites across Croydon town centre and deliver new flagship council headquarters.
Crossrail programme partner shortlist cut from four to three

25-Nov-2008
A joint venture between Mace, Mouchel and Gardiner & Theobald were today put out of the running for the job of Crossrail programme partner.
Nuclear skills gap must be plugged by graduates and engineers from other sectors, says Magnox chief

21-Nov-2008
The nuclear decommissioning and new build sectors are facing a massive skills shortage and it will take a combination of strong graduate training and the upskilling of engineers from other sectors to meet the demand, a top nuclear engineer said yesterday.
Energy efficiency must not be ignored in drive to cut carbon, says qango chief

21-Nov-2008
The planned ramp-up of new nuclear and renwables to power Britain must not come at the expense of energy efficiency measures, the boss of a Government-backed green group said yesterday.
Investors still willing to back energy schemes, says financial thinktank boss

20-Nov-2008
Investment firms are willing to put their money into energy projects and technologies despite the economic downturn, but the areas they find more favourable might surprise UK engineers, the boss of a City think tank said today. Watch an exclusive interview with NCE here.
Use emissions trading revenue to fund green projects, says think tank

19-Nov-2008
The UK must use emissions trading revenue to fund low carbon technologies and energy efficiency schemes, a leading think tank claimed today.
KBR and Halcrow to programme manage Qatar-Bahrain causeway

17-Nov-2008
Halcrow and US consultant KBR have been awarded the programme management services contract on the 1.3bn project to build the world’s longest causeway between Qatar and Bahrain.
Spurs reveal phased stadium construction plans

14-Nov-2008
Tottenham Hotspur has revealed further details of how it intends to build a new 60,000 seat capacity adjacent to the football club's current White Hart Lane ground.
Wind power: the onshore planning problems

13-Nov-2008
Can the UK’s planning system deliver 14GW of onshore wind generating capacity by 2020?
John's blog: When the lights go out

13-Nov-2008
It's that time of year again. As Christmas lights are switched on across Britain's high streets, so too begins the fear mongering over the possibility of the lights going out this winter.
Power blackouts a real threat admit energy firms

13-Nov-2008
Power blackouts within the next ten years is increasingly likely, the group representing major electricity generators has admitted.
Manchester councils back congestion charge referendum

31-Oct-2008
Manchester's bid to introduce a congestion charge and plough £2.8bn into local transport gained a boost today when its ten councils agreed that a planned referendum should go ahead.
Rail regulator gives Network Rail less cash to spend over next five years

30-Oct-2008
The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) today announced that Network Rail must work to a budget of £26.7bn between April 2009 and March 2014.
Nimby councils hold up small wind farms

29-Oct-2008
Local planning authorities are jeopardising the UK's bid to produce 15% of its total energy from renewable sources by 2020, it was claimed last week.
Nimby councils hold up small windfarms

29-Oct-2008
Local planning authorities are jeopardising the UK's bid to produce 15% of its total energy from renewable sources by 2020, it was claimed last week.
Renewables: heating and microgen needed to hit 2020 targets, say Lords

27-Oct-2008
The Government must explore increasing energy efficiency, renewable heat generation and micro-generation as well large scale renewable electricity projects if the UK is to meet European renewable energy targets, an influential group of Lords has claimed.
Bovis Lend Lease chief steps down

24-Oct-2008
Bovis Lend Lease chief executive officer Murray Coleman today announced he was stepping down from his role at the contractor with immediate effect.
Wolstenholme quits BAA to join Balfour Beatty

22-Oct-2008
BAA capital projects director Andrew Wolstenholme is quitting his job at the airport operator to join Balfour Beatty Management as its managing director, it was announced today.
Major contractors agree to halve waste by 2012

17-Oct-2008
Several of the industry’s leading contractors yesterday signed up to a Government-backed initiative to halve the amount of construction waste sent to landfill by 2012.
TfL and councils millions locked in Icelandic bank collapse

9-Oct-2008
Transport for London (TfL) and local authorities across England are facing losing hundreds of millions of pounds that they had invested with failed Icelandic banks.
London 2012: stadium contractor ready to begin steel erection

8-Oct-2008
Steelwork for the London 2012 stadium will begin to be erected within the next 48 hours.
London 2012: Contractors turn backs on temporary venues

8-Oct-2008
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has been forced to act as main contractor on four key temporary venues after contractors shunned the opportunity to build the structures, it was revealed last week.
Multiplex wins up to £8M in Wembley case

29-Sep-2008
Wembley stadium contractor Multiplex was today awarded over £6M in the culmination of its legal battle with steel fabricator Cleveland Bridge UK, with the figure expected to rise to £8M once legal fees are added.
Renewables: Plans for world's largest tidal power schemes revealed

29-Sep-2008
ScottishPower Renewables today revealed it is evaluating three separate coastal sites for the development of the world's largest tidal stream projects.
Fines for councils that fail to build waste facilities, says report

25-Sep-2008
Councils could face fines totaling millions of pounds unless they deliver planned waste treatment facilities and keep up the pressure to reduce, reuse and recycle, according to an Audit Commission report published today
Atkins poised to sign Olympic sponsorship deal

24-Sep-2008
Atkins this week emerged as the first firm from the construction sector prepared to be an official sponsor of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
London 2012 parklands contract goes to Nuttall

24-Sep-2008
Contractor Edmund Nuttall today won the job of delivering the northern section of parklands within London's Olympic Park.
Contractors attack Kelly's tenure as transport secretary

24-Sep-2008
Outgoing transport secretary Ruth Kelly was today criticised by the Civil Engineering Contractors' Association (CECA) for failing to listen to the construction industry during her period in the role.
Transport secretary Ruth Kelly resigns

24-Sep-2008
Transport secretary Ruth Kelly has resigned from the cabinet and will step down from her post within the next week, Prime Minister Gordon Brown confirmed today.
EdF purchase of British Energy back on

24-Sep-2008
French energy giant EdF today made a fresh £12.5bn bid for British Energy, the UK's largest operator of nuclear power stations.
Transport secretary Ruth Kelly resigns

24-Sep-2008
Transport secretary Ruth Kelly has resigned from the cabinet and will step down from her post within the next week, Prime Minister Gordon Brown confirmed today.
Osborne makes a £1.7M loss

22-Sep-2008
Contractor Osborne today revealed it had made a pre-tax loss of £1.7M for the year ended 31 March 2008.
White Young Green to ease up on acquisitions as profits soar

15-Sep-2008
Consultant White Young Green today posted a 31% increase in profits for the year ended 30 June 2008 but has called a moratorium on its trend of growth through acquisitions.
US engineers warn against New Orleans flood defence complacency

11-Sep-2008
US engineers warned against complacency over the condition of New Orleans' flood defences this week after the city escaped with relatively minor damage following Hurricane Gustav.
Acquisition: Vinci buys Taylor Woodrow

10-Sep-2008
Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey today sold Taylor Woodrow construction to French contracting giant Vinci for £74M.
Wind power: Gordon Brown approves huge offshore windfarm

5-Sep-2008
Prime Minister Gordon Brown last night confirmed planning consent for a 500MW windfarm off the coast of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria.
Evacuees return to New Orleans

3-Sep-2008
Hundreds of thousands of New Orleans residents will return to the US city today to survey the damage wreaked by hurricane Gustav.
New Orleans braces itself for Hurricane Gustav

1-Sep-2008
Torrential downpours have swept across the US Gulf coast as Hurricane Gustav this morning roared towards New Orleans.
Huge profits at AMEC after oil boom and Sellafield win

29-Aug-2008
Contractor AMEC's pre-tax profits rose to £92.3M for the first six months of 2008, up by a third from £66.9M for the same period a year ago.
McAlpine acquisition helps boost profits at Carillion

28-Aug-2008
Contractor Carillion today reported pre-tax profits for the first half of 2008 of £27M, up 42% from £19M during the same period last year.
Costain hits record levels on forward orders

27-Aug-2008
Costain today revealed its forward order book was at its highest-ever level of £2bn, up 25% on £1.6bn at the end of 2007.
London 2012 stadium foundations near completion

26-Aug-2008
Foundation work on the main stadium for the 2012 Olympics is nearing completion as the world's focus switches from Beijing to London, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) claimed today.
UK nuclear power at lowest level for 21 years

7-Aug-2008
Nuclear power's contribution to UK electricity levels has fallen to its lowest levels for 21 years, with supporters this week calling for urgent action to avoid the country plunging into darkness by 2020.
EDF backs out of British Energy deal

1-Aug-2008
French energy giant EDF last night pulled out of a planned £12bn acquisition of nuclear generator British Energy, claiming the conditions for a major development in the UK were not right.
Severn Barrage

29-Jul-2008
After over 100 years of proposals, the Government is finally seriously considering the construction of a tidal barrage across the Severn Estuary.
Profits and turnover up 40% for WSP

28-Jul-2008
Consultant WSP today report large rises in revenue and pre-tax profits for the first six months of 2008 compared to the first half of last year.
Government told to support EU plans for renewables priority grid access

25-Jul-2008
The Government was today told to back proposals in the EU's renewables directive that will give all green energy schemes priority access to the National Grid.
Parliament gives Crossrail all clear

23-Jul-2008
London's Crossrail project cleared its last Parliamentary hurdle last night as the bill to enable works to start gained Royal Assent.
Stansted second runway planning application called in

21-Jul-2008
Transport secretary Ruth Kelly today called in airport operator BAA's planning application to build a second runway at Stansted airport by 2015.
ODA boss makes £29,000 expense claim

15-Jul-2008
Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) construction director Howard Shiplee seems to be the man left picking up the tab at corporate functions according to revelations last week about the organisation's business expenses.
Carillion wins race to build London 2012 media centre

11-Jul-2008
A consortium of Carillion and regeneration developer Igloo today won the contract to build the media centre in London's Olympic Park.
Washington team preferred bidder for £17bn Sellafield job

11-Jul-2008
A consortium of URS-owned Washington Group, Amec and Areva was today named as the preferred bidder to run the clean up of Sellafield, potentially Europe's largest ever publicly-awarded contract.
Fast track planning powers to go ahead

25-Jun-2008
Engineers and others experts will gain powers to fast track major infrastructure projects as part of an independent Infrastructure Planning Committee (IPC), after the Government defeated a House of Commons rebellion this afternoon.
Mega offshore wind developments to be subsidised

4-Jun-2008
Offshore wind farm developers will be subsidised for up to half of their costs prior to planning consent under plans revealed today, designed to encourage the installation of an additional 25GW of capacity on Britain’s coast by 2020.
Tyne Tunnel immersed tube contract awarded

3-Jun-2008
The contract to build the immersed tube section of Newcastle's £260M Tyne Tunnel was awarded to specialist contractor Volker Stevin Marine yesterday.
Aggregate Industries to supply all London 2012 projects

28-May-2008
Construction materials supplier Aggregate Industries UK today won the contract to supply all construction projects within London's Olympic Park for the 2012 Games.
Severn barrage cost hits £23bn

15-May-2008
Final government estimates on the cost of the Severn Barrage could be £8bn more than previously thought, it has been revealed.
Severn barrage debate

15-May-2008
Answering the environmental critics will be the toughest test that the Severn Barrage is likely to face.
Nuclear boss slams sale of British Energy to single bidder

15-May-2008
The sale of British Energy to one single company was attacked as 'fundamentally wrong' by Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) chairman Martin O'Neill yesterday.
Chris Smith replaces Harman as Environment Agency chairman

9-May-2008
Former Labour MP Chris Smith will replace Sir John Harman as chairman of the Environment Agency, it was confirmed yesterday.
M25 award slammed for appalling judgement

8-May-2008
Highways Agency officials were this afternoon slammed for showing 'appalling judgement' in selecting a Balfour Beatty and Atkins-led consortium as its preferred bidder for the M25 widening contract.
Renewables target in doubt after Shell pulls out of offshore scheme

7-May-2008
Plans to meet the UK’s 2020 renewable energy targets through mass construction of offshore wind turbines were dealt a blow last week when Shell pulled out of a 1GW development over rising costs.
London 2012 pool procurement slammed

30-Apr-2008
MPs today attacked the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) over its procurement of the London 2012 Aquatics centre, accusing its officials of being willing to 'spend money like water'.
McNicholas big winner in London 2012 utilities race

29-Apr-2008
Utility contractor McNicholas proved a big London 2012 winner as it bagged four of five key infrastructure contracts for the Olympic Park announced today.
At least 66 killed in Chinese train crash

28-Apr-2008
At least 66 people were killed and 247 injured when two trains collided in eastern China this morning, according to reports by the Chinese state media.
Glaister named boss of RAC Foundation

24-Apr-2008
Imperial College London professor of transport and infrastructure Stephen Glaister was today named as the new director of the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) Foundation.
Firms sign up to halve construction waste

23-Apr-2008
Major contractors and industry bodies were this week poised to commit to cutting construction waste in a move that mirrors shops like Tesco's pledge to cut excessive product packaging.
Consultants vie for Severn Barrage work

23-Apr-2008
Parsons Brinckerhoff and Halcrow are front runners to pick up one of the first two contracts for the government's Severn tidal power feasibility study.
London 2012 budget and lack of legacy plan attacked

22-Apr-2008
The Government and London 2012 bosses were attacked today for failing to produce a post-Games construction plan.
'There are too many of us' says 2012 Village clients

9-Apr-2008
London 2012 bosses and firms developing the Olympic Park's neighbouring Stratford City site are looking at cutting the number of client bodies involved in delivering the Athletes Village site.
Open sewers, blackouts and no water: life in Zimbabwe

9-Apr-2008
NCE gained an exclusive insight into the state of Zimbabwe's infrastructure this week as the World Bank prepared to launch a major reconstruction funding package in the event of President Robert Mugabe's exit from power.
Olympic bridges shortlist revealed

9-Apr-2008
London 2012 bosses today revealed the shortlists of firms bidding for two packages of bridge work in the Olympic Park.
Eco-towns threaten infrastructure crisis, claims regional assembly

7-Apr-2008
Government plans for eco-towns could seriously increase pressure on overstretched transport infrastructure and utilities making the towns unsustainable, the South East England Regional Assembly (SERA) claimed today.
Eco-towns threaten infrastructure crisis, claims regional assembly

7-Apr-2008
Government plans for eco-towns could seriously increase pressure on overstretched transport infrastructure and utilities making the towns unsustainable, the South East England Regional Assembly (SERA) claimed today.
Warnings over eco-towns' proposed locations

4-Apr-2008
Councils, town planners and environmental campaigners gave a cautious welcome to yesterday's announcement of 15 proposed eco-towns, warning that some could become 'eco-slums' without proper transport and employment provision.
Fifteen proposed eco-towns make Government shortlist

3-Apr-2008
A shortlist of fifteen proposed eco-towns was announced by the Government today as part of its attempt to develop zero-carbon communities.
West country councils first to win new TIF cash

2-Apr-2008
A group of councils from South West England were today the first to receive money in a new round of Government grants to develop Transport Innovation Fund (TIF) applications.
'Softly softly' waste plan enforcement expected

26-Mar-2008
Enforcing the requirements for contractors to have site waste management plans (SWMPs) is expected to vary between different parts of the country when they come into force next month, it was revealed last week.
Bovis to force subbies to adopt waste cutting plan

26-Mar-2008
Contractor Bovis Lend Lease is to write waste reduction targets into all contracts with subcontractors as it aims to cut the amount of construction waste it sends to landfill by 70% by 2010.
New law closes corporate killing loophole next month

25-Mar-2008
Construction firms face an increased risk of prosecution for corporate manslaughter under tougher laws being introduced in April, a leading construction lawyer claimed this week.
New law closes corporate killing loophole next month

20-Mar-2008
Construction firms face an increased risk of prosecution for corporate manslaughter under tougher laws being introduced in April, a leading construction lawyer claimed this week.
New law closes corporate killing loophole next month

20-Mar-2008
Construction firms face an increased risk of prosecution for corporate manslaughter under tougher laws being introduced in April, a leading construction lawyer claimed this week.
New nuclear designs clear first hurdle

19-Mar-2008
Four designs of new nuclear power stations were provisionally approved yesterday by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Environment Agency.
New nuclear designs clear first hurdle

19-Mar-2008
Four designs of new nuclear power stations were provisionally approved yesterday by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Environment Agency.
Blears heads Manchester post-casino planning team

18-Mar-2008
Communities Secretary Hazel Blears yesterday chaired the first meeting of a group of high profile government ministers and council leaders charged with devising a regeneration plan for East Manchester after the scrapping of its proposed mega-casino.
Blears heads Manchester post-casino planning team

18-Mar-2008
Communities Secretary Hazel Blears yesterday chaired the first meeting of a group of high profile government ministers and council leaders charged with devising a regeneration plan for East Manchester after the scrapping of its proposed mega-casino.
PETE'S PASSION

11-Mar-2008
He's sold 500 million records and had more Number Ones than The Beatles and Elvis. But Pete Waterman would rather talk about Bob the Builder and the skills shortage than music. John McKenna reports.
Tories plan to split up Network Rail

7-Mar-2008
Network Rail would be carved up into regional operating areas under plans revealed by the Conservative Party last week.
Inflation looms as construction fails to tackle skills shortage

5-Mar-2008
Olympic Delivery Authority chairman John Armitt has urged the construction industry to tackle its poor record on training or face spiralling inflation, poor quality work and increased accidents.
What price carbon?

27-Feb-2008
Uncertainty about how the European Union emissions trading scheme will work after 2012 is creating a headache, reports Ed Owen and John McKenna.
NOSING AHEAD

20-Feb-2008
The bridge that will tie the whole of the upgraded East London Line together is now being assembled just off Brick Lane. John McKenna reports from Shoreditch.
Ex-sugar firm boss to head up NDA

20-Feb-2008
A former managing director of sugar manufacturer Tate & Lyle was today revealed as the new chairman of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA).
Painting of Forth bridge to end

19-Feb-2008
Painting of the Forth bridge, often used as shorthand for an interminable task as the bridge painting must begin again as soon as it completes, is to end thanks to a new paint.
Nuclear training schemes to gain national qualifications

13-Feb-2008
Companies running in-house training schemes could find their courses leading to nationally recognised qualifications under plans being developed by the National Skills Academy for Nuclear, it was revealed this week.
Train crashes into collapsed bridge

1-Feb-2008
A train smashed into a collapsed footbridge that fell onto the line this morning after being hit by a truck carrying rail ballast.
Blown away

30-Jan-2008
John McKenna examines the implications of building 10,000 wind turbines to meet renewable energy targets.
Councils face demand to employ flood engineers

30-Jan-2008
Every county council and unitary authority in England and Wales will have to hire senior flood management engineers according to recommendations in Sir Michael Pitt's final report into last summer's floods.
Low speed limits bad for environment says AA

25-Jan-2008
Cutting the speed limit from 30 mph to 20 mph can increase carbon dioxide emissions by 10.1%, according to research published today by the AA.
Olympic Questions

24-Jan-2008
The Olympic Delivery Authority programme leaves many questions unanswered, according to John McKenna.
Senior flood engineers for every council, demands Pitt

24-Jan-2008
Every county council and unitary authority in England and Wales will have to hire senior flood management engineers according to recommendations in Sir Michael Pitt's final report into last summer's floods.
Britain to help China with carbon capture

23-Jan-2008
UK engineers are to advise China on carbon capture technology, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said last week.
I-35W collapse leads to call to beef-up US inspections

23-Jan-2008
United States bridge engineers should undertake a greater degree of structural analysis when carrying out routine inspections, America's leading civils body said last week.
STOCKHOLM MONSTER

11-Jan-2008
Stockholm's new cross city rail line has taken 20 years to get off the drawing board and onto site. John McKenna reports.
ICE Council launches CPD recording probe

12-Dec-2007
ICE Council last week launched an investigation into ways of making it easier for engineers to record work they have done as part of their Continual Professional Development requirements.
Scott Wilson eyes up new nuclear in 2008

12-Dec-2007
Consultant Scott Wilson is gearing itself for anticipated Government approval of new nuclear power plants next year, chairman Geoff French told NCE today.
Bye, bye, red tape

5-Dec-2007
Which projects should be fast-tracked by the forthcoming Infrastructure Planning Commission?
ODA plots early start for 2012 pool

5-Dec-2007
Construction of London's Olympic swimming pool will start three months ahead of schedule, it was revealed this week.
Prime Minister reveals plans for construction National Skills Academy

30-Nov-2007
Plans for a National Skills Academy for construction, based at the site of London’s Olympic Park, were revealed by Prime Minister Gordon Brown yesterday.
Lacking energy

29-Nov-2007
Does the government have the time and political nerve to deliver green and secure energy? John McKenna reports.
Construction of new power plants uneconomical, says consultant

22-Nov-2007
Construction of power stations to replace ageing coal and nuclear plants may fail to go ahead due to low electricity prices, a top energy consultant said yesterday.
Composting Class

22-Nov-2007
Europe's largest in-vessel composting facility is being built at a farm in west London. John McKenna investigates.
Flood repair cash goes to Sheffield roads

22-Nov-2007
Transport minister Rosie Winterton will today announce a £6.3M funding package to help cover the costs of repairs to roads and bridges damaged by the summer floods in Sheffield.
SKM to design London 2012 basketball arena

19-Nov-2007
A consortium headed up by consultant Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) on Friday beat nine other shortlisted teams to win the contract to design the London 2012 Basketball Arena, one of the Games' key temporary venues.
Power station protestors appear in court

13-Nov-2007
Eleven climate change activists who shut down Ratcliffe on Soar power station earlier this year will appear in Nottingham Bridewell Magistrates court today facing charges of aggravated trespass.
Tidal surge hits eastern England

9-Nov-2007
A tidal surge has hit England's east coast, causing overtopping of flood defences in Norfolk.
BREAKING NEWS: Stunning Olympic stadium design unveiled

7-Nov-2007
The main Olympic stadium design was unveiled today. The completed stadium will have a unique mix of 25,000 permanent seats and a further 55,000 temporary seats that will be removed following the Games.
Re-tender 20% of 2012 work, contractors told

31-Oct-2007
London 2012 contractors must publicly advertise up to 20% of its workload, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) said last week.
Sumner Timetable

25-Oct-2007
This week, the Olympic Delivery Authority released its transport plan. ODA transport director Hugh Sumner tells John McKenna of his plans for London's biggest peacetime logistical exercise.
Sinking Feeling

25-Oct-2007
As the nation gets richer and more densely populated, we have more to lose from flooding. John McKenna reports on a meeting of leading engineers academics and hydrologists.
High demand fuels Scott Wilson confidence

25-Oct-2007
Consultant Scott Wilson released a statement to the stock market today claiming it was confident of reporting a strong performance during the first half of the current financial year.
Engineering museum fails in lotto bid

24-Oct-2007
A project to create an inspirational engineering museum in Swindon was yesterday knocked off the Peoples Millions lottery shortlist to win £50M funding.
Adams Kara Taylor wins Olympic footbridge design competition

19-Oct-2007
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today revealed the winner of the competition to design a 26m span footbridge over the River Lea in the centre of the London 2012 park.
Conservatives attack Olympic consultants spend

19-Oct-2007
Conservative shadow Olympics minister Hugh Robertson yesterday attacked the Government and the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) for spending the equivalent of £1M per week on consultants.
Radiation confirmed on Olympic site

18-Oct-2007
Remediation contractors on the London 2012 site have unearthed materials emitting low levels of radiation, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) revealed today.
More cash, less spend

18-Oct-2007
Construction inflation threatens to erode the value of the infrastructure payouts announced in last week's comprehensive spending review.
Balfour Beatty buys facilities management firm for £33M

18-Oct-2007
Contractor Balfour Beatty today confirmed it had acquired facilities management firm Covion, one of the fastest growing firms in the country, for £33M.
Legislation not PFI cash key to waste spending

18-Oct-2007
The Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) settlement for waste infrastructure was this week criticised by the industry for its bias towards the use of private finance initiative (PFI) funding.
Defra reviews site waste plans

18-Oct-2007
Rules governing which construction projects will be required to submit compulsory site waste management plans (SWMP), are to be reviewed again by government, it was revealed this week.
London Olympic stadium to cost £500M says Armitt

18-Oct-2007
London 2012's main stadium is to cost £500M – double the price published in the capital's bid to stage the Olympics the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) confirmed last week.ODA chairman John Armitt told the London Assembly last Wednesday that the final cost of the 80,000-seat athletics venue would be £496M.He defended the apparent rise from the 2004 bid cost of £280M."This figure is absolutely in line with the announcement by the secretary of state ...
Derbyshire gas power station cleared by government

16-Oct-2007
German-owned power company Eon UK was yesterday given the green light to build a 1.2GW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine power station at Drakelow, South Derbyshire.
Post-London Olympics masterplanning shortlist revealed

16-Oct-2007
The London Dvelopment Agency (LDA) yesterday announced a shortlist of six bidders to masterplan London's Olympic Park in its post-games mode.
NCE water special - smoothing the ripples

15-Oct-2007
Water regulator Ofwat is consulting on how to smooth the peaks and troughs in water investment.
NCE water special - smoothing the ripples

13-Oct-2007
Water regulator Ofwat is consulting on how to smooth the peaks and troughs in water investment.
Mixed reception for Darling's spending plans

11-Oct-2007
Rail and waste infrastructure were the big winners in a Government Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) that was met with mixed feelings by engineers this week.
London Olympic stadium to cost £500M

10-Oct-2007
The cost of London 2012's main stadium was today confirmed as nearly £500M - double the price put forward when the capital bid to stage the Olympics.
Faber Maunsell wins massive wetland protection project

9-Oct-2007
Consultant Faber Maunsell was this week appointed to design a new 736ha wetland environment at Wallasea Island, Essex – the largest scheme of its type in Europe.
Design work begins on Europe’s largest tidal exchange scheme

9-Oct-2007
Consultant Faber Maunsell was yesterday appointed to design a new 736ha wetland environment at Wallasea Island, Essex – the largest scheme of its type in Europe.
Olympic canoe course abandoned due to contamination fears

8-Oct-2007
London 2012 organisers today said that heavier than expected ground contamination was set to force them to abandon the site originally chosen for the canoe slalom.
Water companies to be allowed to finish late on spending to smooth market

8-Oct-2007
Water companies in England and Wales will be able to extend their capital expenditure across regulatory periods to iron out peaks and troughs in their spending, NCE can reveal.
Severn Barrage needs public cash

5-Oct-2007
The £15bn Severn Barrage project must be publicly funded and publicly owned, according to a government-commissioned report released this week.
Hochtief exits 2012 pool negotiations

4-Oct-2007
Contractor Hochtief fell out of the running to build the London 2012 aquatics centre today, just a week after French firm Eiffel ended its negotiations with Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) on the key venue.
Stadium earthworks under way

4-Oct-2007
Earthworks on the London 2012 main stadium site were in full swing this week as site clearance and demolition reached the half-way point, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) revealed today.
Will the new fesibilty study into the Severn Barrage be the first steps towards construction or another false dawn?

3-Oct-2007
Secretary of State for Business John Hutton breathed new life into the long awaited Severn Barrage tidal power scheme last week by announcing a feasibility study into it.
Carillion and Grant Rail lose Network Rail contracts - Network rail has cutback rail renewal contracts to improve the efficiency of its renewal work

3-Oct-2007
Contractors Carillion and Grant Rail this week lost their lucrative £100M a year contracts with Network Rail when it cut the number of firms carrying out track renewals from six to four.
Severn barrage must be publicly funded

2-Oct-2007
The £15bn Severn Barrage must be publicly funded and owned, according to a Government-commissioned report released yesterday.
Environment Agency targets urban drainage

27-Sep-2007
Urban drainage management is at the heart of Environment Agency’s investigations into this summer’s floods, chairman Sir John Harman confirmed last week.
Severn tidal barrage wins new study cash

27-Sep-2007
The long awaited Severn Barrage tidal power scheme was given new life this week after Secretary of State for Business John Hutton pledged government support for a new feasibility study into the multi-billion energy generation project.
Safety improvements win Network Rail praise from regulator

27-Sep-2007
The Office of Rail Regulation’s (ORR) fourth annual review this week praised Network Rail’s performance and confirmed that it was set to achieve five year efficiency and performance targets set in 2003.
Developer unveils Olympic Village plan

26-Sep-2007
Stratford City developer Lend Lease has unveiled its plans for London’s Olympic Village.
HSE sounds warning over major incidents

26-Sep-2007
Industry has become lax in its attempts to avoid onsite construction disasters and risks massfatalities, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) construction chief inspector Stephen Williams .
Government launches Severn Barrage feasibility study

25-Sep-2007
Business secretary John Hutton today revealed the Government will commission a feasibility study into the Severn Barrage.
White Young Green targets high quality consultancies for acquisitions

25-Sep-2007
Consultant White Young Green (WYG) today revealed it was targeting high-end structural consultancies for acquisition following its successful purchase of Adams Kara Taylor last year.
London 2012 athlete's village masterplan revealed

24-Sep-2007
Stratford City developer Lend Lease has revealed its plans for London's Olympic Village.
Demolition work underway on Shard site

23-Sep-2007
Demolition contractor Keltbray has confirmed site clearance work was continuing on 72-storey Shard of Glass skyscraper in London Bridge amid reports that the current credit crunch could delay construction.
Metronet extraordinary review resumed

23-Sep-2007
The London Underground PPP arbiter Chris Bolt yesterday confirmed he had resumed his extraordinary review of failed tube contractor Metronet's private finance maintenance contract.
Lib Dems call for flooding overhaul

21-Sep-2007
The Liberal Democrats yesterday called for a substantial overhaul of Britain's flood management system to cope with likely increased flooding in the future.
Obesity means double deck trains are impossible

21-Sep-2007
Two weeks after NCE revealed that seating at the London 2012 Olympics will cater for fatter spectators it has emerged that expanding waistlines may rule out double-deck trains for the UK.
2012 stadium review cuts muckshift by 50%

21-Sep-2007
Engineers working on designs for the London 2012 Olympic Stadium have come up with a design that will cut 0.5Mm3 of earthworks from the site preparation programme, it was revealed last week.
Olympic sailors shortlisted

19-Sep-2007
Five contractors were today shortlisted to build the London 2012 sailing facilities at Weymouth and Portland.
Olympic Park bridges gap from the River Lea

19-Sep-2007
The first of five temporary construction bridges on London’s Olympic Park site was lifted into place this week.
Waste is a Tory issue: Quality of Life report reflects our views on waste, says ICE.

19-Sep-2007
Last week’s “Quality of Life” report by the Conservatives included many proposals on waste management that are similar to those made previously by the ICE, the Institution claimed this week.
Waste is a Tory issue - Quality of Life report reflects the ICE’s views on waste, says the Institution.

19-Sep-2007
Last week’s “Quality of Life” report by the Conservatives included many proposals on waste management that are similar to those made previously by the ICE, the Institution claimed this week.
2012 Olympics could cripple temporary seating market

19-Sep-2007
The London Olympics could cripple the UK’s temporary seating market if nothing is done to find permanent uses for the 2012 venues, suppliers warned this week.
Olympic sailing venue contractors shortlisted

18-Sep-2007
Five contractors were today shortlisted to build the London 2012 sailing facilities at Weymouth and Portland.
Energy minister heads to the Caspian in search of gas

17-Sep-2007
Energy minister Malcolm Wicks today began his week-long trip to countries on the Caspian coast to promote the benefits of supplying gas directly to Europe.
2012 cycle park contractors revealed

14-Sep-2007
A shortlist of six contractors competing to build London 2012's cycling venue was revealed by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today.
Government provisionally approves new nuclear plants

14-Sep-2007
The Government yesterday gave its clearest indication yet that it will support the construction of a new generation of nuclear power plants.
Costain results show signs of recovery

14-Sep-2007
Contractor Costain today reported a pre-tax profit of £8M for the first six months of 2007, compared to a £20.7M loss during the same period last year.
ODA puts bridgework out to tender

14-Sep-2007
London 2012’s latest package of bridge work was put out to tender by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) last week.
Corby is new home of Olympic-sized pool

13-Sep-2007
Contractor Willmott Dixon started work this week on an Olympic-sized swimming pool for the town of Corby in the East Midlands.
UK construction best it has ever been, says Kier

13-Sep-2007
Contractor Kier today claimed the UK construction market was in the best shape it had ever experienced, reporting a 61% increase in turnover for its construction arm.
Carillion set to win T5C build contract

12-Sep-2007
Contractor Carillion this week said it was confident of winning the contract to build a new satellite terminal to Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 5 (T5).
Olympic Seating Dilemma- Temporary structures for 2012 Olympics will pose an unique challenge

11-Sep-2007
Grand, iconic amphitheatres, once the scene of glorious sporting achievements now sit empty, unused and gathering dust. This might describe Olympia, home to the original Olympic Games, and countless other arenas built by the Greek and Roman empires.
London 2012 schools design competition launched

11-Sep-2007
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) yesterday launched a schools competition for pupils to design their own dream Olympic cycling venues of the future.
Carillion and Grant Rail lose Network Rail renewal contracts

11-Sep-2007
Contractors Carillion and Grant Rail today lost their lucrative £100M per year contracts with Network Rail when it cut the number of firms carrying out track renewals from six to four.
New planning policy to spark more Heathrow-style protests

30-Aug-2007
PROTESTS LIKE those seen at Heathrow airport last week will return with a vengeance if the government rides roughshod over local communities when fast-tracking key infrastructure schemes, transport experts warned this week.
TfL report finds disappointing take-up of £3.2M storage depot

16-Aug-2007
Just six projects have signed up to a £3.2M off site materials storage centre aimed taking freight traffic offLondon’s roads since it opened in 2005, according to a report published today.
Boston tunnel firm charged with manslaughter

9-Aug-2007
The epoxy resin supplier for Boston’s Interstate 90 highway tunnel was yesterday charged with manslaughter over the death of a car passenger last year.
British sports teams shun use of Olympic Park as base post-2012

12-Jul-2007
News
TfL report finds disappointing take-up of £3.2M storage depot

12-Jul-2007
News
Environment watchdog 'failed to meet targets'

5-Jul-2007
News
Feeling drained

5-Jul-2007
Analysis - As property owners in the north of England mop up after last week's floods, John McKenna assesses the impact of their plight on future development.
Boom or bust in 2008?

28-Jun-2007
News
Freak weather damage 'not preventable'

28-Jun-2007
News
Armitt defends overseas 'commission' payments

21-Jun-2007
News
Keeping Eden on the move

21-Jun-2007
Bahrain route planning - Hyder Consulting is ensuring aggressive property development on the Gulf island of Bahrain does not cause traffic chaos. John McKenna reports.
The highs and lows of logos

14-Jun-2007
Analysis - The London 2012 logo provoked a barrage of criticism from design professionals. But what do the branding experts make of engineering firms' recent redesigns?John McKenna finds out.
Acquisitions give Morgan Est the opportunity to bid for more work

7-Jun-2007
News
Contractors urge ministers to back infrastructure plans with cash

24-May-2007
ENGINEERS THIS week criticised the government's planning reform proposals for failing to underpin national infrastructure plans with hard financial commitment.
Vinci to build 40km Bahrain - Qatar bridge

24-May-2007
News
Inspiring aspirations

17-May-2007
Science Museum Swindon - A former air base near Swindon is seeking lottery cash to transform itself into a hothouse for stimulating aspiring young engineers. John McKenna reports.
Out of the blocks

10-May-2007
Simon Wright relishes the challenge of getting most of the Olympic Park's infrastructure ready by next summer. He spoke to John McKenna.
Temporary seating pushes up cost of Olympic stadium

10-May-2007
News
Institutions seek future investment timetable

3-May-2007
News
Olympic firms ask ODA for permission to talk to press

3-May-2007
News
Tyne Tunnel work to start before contract signed and sealed

26-Apr-2007
News
Birthday blues

19-Apr-2007
Analysis Olympics, Coal
Fog on the Tyne as Balfour Beatty loses out again

19-Apr-2007
BALFOUR BEATTY has lost out on the £250M contract to build the second Tyne tunnel, just a week after failing to purchase Leeds Bradford International Airport.
Water leak delays Olympic cable tunnel breakthough

19-Apr-2007
SEVERE WATER ingress has forced engineers constructing a cable tunnel beneath London's Olympic Park to delay the breakthrough of the fourth and -nal bore, it emerged this week.
2012 stadium delayed due to complex design

5-Apr-2007
News
Cutting the purse strings

29-Mar-2007
The Lyons inquiry will recommend that local government be given more budgetary control to make sure the money goes where it's really needed.
Lyons local tax proposal reignites Crossrail debate

29-Mar-2007
News
Olympic Park wind turbine in Games switch off

29-Mar-2007
News
Broadgate engineers battle to get Tower back on track

22-Mar-2007
News
Ditch Thames Gateway for towns like Croydon, developers told

22-Mar-2007
News
ODA underspends budget by £13.2M in first year

22-Mar-2007
News
Open to question

22-Mar-2007
Analysis - There were signs that the Thames Gateway could be heading for a rethink at last week's MIPIM property fair.
Digging for dirty secrets

1-Mar-2007
Olympic Park - Just how big a job will the clean-up of the London 2012 Olympic Park be? John McKenna walked the site to find out. Pictures by David Jones.
Flood warning follows British Waterways budget cuts

1-Mar-2007
News
Funding deal clears way for Olympic park lock and canal freight plan

1-Mar-2007
News
Competitive dialogue

22-Feb-2007
Is the latest procurement trend just an expensive new toy for the public sector?
Procurement plan modified for the Olympic swimming pool

22-Feb-2007
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Sellafield clean-up shortlist next month

22-Feb-2007
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New Orleans needs to have Thames-style flood barrier, says report

15-Feb-2007
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Olympic delivery partner sub contracts still await conrmation

15-Feb-2007
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Pro-incineration directive rejected by MEPs

15-Feb-2007
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Japanese weed proves to be a knotty problem for ODA

8-Feb-2007
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Manchester seeks congestion solution

8-Feb-2007
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Canada Winter Olympics stadium roof fails in high winds

1-Feb-2007
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Perfect Partners?

1-Feb-2007
Olympic costs - Olympic delivery partner CLM is under the cosh. But isn't it being set up as a scapegoat?
Safety fears slow down Wembley's retractable roof

1-Feb-2007
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Venables tells 2012 bosses to get a move on

1-Feb-2007
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Viridor and John Laing wins £3bn waste PFI

1-Feb-2007
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Adjudication thrown into chaos by High Court ruling

25-Jan-2007
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Tight timetable turns screw on Games' green credentials

25-Jan-2007
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Waste not want not

25-Jan-2007
Spotlight - Displacement auger piles are becoming increasingly popular, reports John McKenna.
Olympic bill set to go four times over bid budget

1-Jan-2007
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Safety fears slow down Wembley's retractable roof

14-Dec-2006
WEMBLEY STADIUM'S retractable roof will take three-quarters of an hour longer to close than originally planned because of fears over its safety when moving at design speed, NCE discovered this week.
2012 designer dismisses 'dull' stadium claims

7-Dec-2006
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Anger as Olympic stadium procured without shortlist

1-Dec-2006
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On the straight and narrow

1-Dec-2006
Holmesdale Tunnel - How do you improve traffic flow through Europe's busiest road tunnel without widening it? John McKenna meets the men with the answers.
2012 pool shrinks by 60%

30-Nov-2006
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Livingstone slams flawed city climate change forecasts

30-Nov-2006
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Olympic utilities tendered as DBFO

30-Nov-2006
News - Civils 2006
London 2012: breaking down the costs

23-Nov-2006
Costing the Olympics - How does a project initially budgeted at £2.4bn soar to £9bn before a single brick is laid?
Olympic bill set to go four times over bid budget

23-Nov-2006
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Money from old rope

16-Nov-2006
Environment and waste - Next year it may become compulsory for contractors to plan what they do with their waste. John McKenna explains how they can best prepare.
TfL puts CTRL teams on its wish list for Crossrail

16-Nov-2006
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Budget cuts could threaten future use of Olympic park

9-Nov-2006
LONDON'S OLYMPIC Park risks becoming a white elephant if budget pressures force designers to cut corners, a London politician warned this week.
Masterton warns against rash rejection of union

9-Nov-2006
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Olympic travelator axed after DLR extension approved

9-Nov-2006
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Olympic Javelin strikes at Kent commuter high-speed service

2-Nov-2006
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Defender of the lights

1-Nov-2006
Blackpool - Blackpool's sea defences are being rebuilt to protect 1,500 properties and the seafront tramway from ooding. John McKenna reports on how precast concrete is playing a vital role.
World Bank's corruption stance attacked by FIDIC

1-Nov-2006
THE WORLD Bank has been criticised for its 'heavy-handed' policy of naming and shaming corrupt firms by the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC).
Environment Agency boss slams ICE's 'unsustainable growth' plans for airports and seaports

26-Oct-2006
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Air traffic control tower wins prize

19-Oct-2006
ICE news
Anger as Olympic stadium procured without shortlist

19-Oct-2006
News
Getting down to business

19-Oct-2006
2012 Olympics - London's successful bid to host the 2012 Olympics should bring prosperity to authorities across the UK. John McKenna reports.
No time for losers

19-Oct-2006
Olympic stadium, M25 - Why did only one consortium make the Olympic stadium shortlist?
Trust in me

12-Oct-2006
Analysis - The consultant's role is changing and engineers need to become more commercially aware to keep winning work.
Abandon cheap clients, says ACE

5-Oct-2006
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Government told to shake up liability legislation

5-Oct-2006
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Multiplex misses practical completion deadline for Wembley Stadium

5-Oct-2006
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Power player

5-Oct-2006
Names & Faces - ICE vice president David Orr is going to save Northern Ireland £250M reports John McKenna.
Timber research scoops student of the year award for engineer

5-Oct-2006
ICE news
World Bank's corruption stance attacked by FIDIC

5-Oct-2006
News
New Orleans considers Thames Barrier-style flood defences

1-Oct-2006
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Rule Britannia?

1-Oct-2006
Olympic delivery partner - Britishness seems to have helped the CLM consortium to win the coveted job of delivering the London 2012 Olympics.
Main Olympic stadium could be temporary structure

28-Sep-2006
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On the straight and narrow

28-Sep-2006
Holmesdale Tunnel - How do you improve traffic flow through Europe's busiest road tunnel without widening it? John McKenna meets the men with the answers.
Thompson's game plan

21-Sep-2006
Stadiums - SKM stadium guru Ian Thompson worked on the Sydney and Athens Olympics. John McKenna discovers he has plans for London too.
Welding quality under the spotlight after Menorca airport roof collapses

21-Sep-2006
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Rail revamp forces contractor shake up

14-Sep-2006
FALLING ORDERS for major rail projects has forced Carillion to shut 22 depots and cut 300 staff from its rail division, the contractor said last week.
SKM drop out of Olympic race

14-Sep-2006
SINCLAIR KNIGHT Merz (SKM) has pulled out of the race to build the London 2012 stadium after its German contractor failed to fi nd a British counterpart interested in working on the project.
Emirates stadium team tipped to build 2012 venue

7-Sep-2006
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Rule Britannia?

7-Sep-2006
Analysis - Britishness seems to have helped the CLM consortium to win the coveted job of delivering the London 2012 Olympics.
Defender of the lights

1-Sep-2006
NEW CONCRETE ENGINEERING - Blackpool's sea defences are being rebuilt to protect 1,500 properties and the seafront tramway from ooding. John McKenna reports on how precast concrete is playing a vital role.
Digging deep

1-Sep-2006
CONCRETE ENGINEERING - Contractor Nuttall embarked on a steep learning curve when it turned to slipforming to build the 32m deep refuse bunker at Colnbrook in just four weeks. John McKenna reports.
City's recovery off key

24-Aug-2006
Eye witness - John McKenna finds New Orleans has many issues to resolve on its way to recovery
Faster. . . lighter. . . stronger

24-Aug-2006
Bridges - Senior Highways Agency and Network Rail engineers say that new materials are starting to revolutionise road and rail bridge construction. John McKenna spoke to them.
New Orleans considers Thames Barrier-style ood defences

24-Aug-2006
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State of flux

24-Aug-2006
Hurricane Katrina - A year after Hurricane Katrina ripped New Orleans to shreds, John McKenna returns to the city to find little in the way of recovery.
Olympic client delays could cost contractors

10-Aug-2006
CONTRACTORS COULD be forced to foot the bill and face legal action, for delays caused by the client on Olympic projects, construction lawyers warned this week.
Egyptian engineer Hamza cleared of murder plot

1-Aug-2006
WORLD FAMOUS geotechnical engineer Dr Mamdouh Hamza has been cleared of planning the murder of four Egyptian politicians by a London court.
One team: two contracts

1-Aug-2006
Procurement - A single team has cut delivery times on two British Early Contractor Involvement schemes. John McKenna reports.
Olympic ideal

27-Jul-2006
Olympic railways - Partnering appears to be the name of the game for Olympic procurement.
Balfour Beatty Hateld ne cut by 25%

13-Jul-2006
APPEAL COURT judges last week cut Balfour Beatty's £10M fine for its part in the Hateld rail crash to £7.5M.
Railblazers

13-Jul-2006
Rail Overview/ Ebbw Vale
Weymouth the big winner in Alexander's transport plans

13-Jul-2006
THE CONSTRUCTION of Weymouth's relief road could start as soon as next year, after the Government provisionally agreed funding for the troubled project last week.
Risk of 'catastrophic failure' sees traffic diverted from A5 cutting

1-Jul-2006
NEWS
Corroded rock anchors caused A5 failure

29-Jun-2006
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Egyptian engineer Hamza cleared of murder plot

29-Jun-2006
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One team: two contracts

22-Jun-2006
Procurement - A single team has cut delivery times on two East Midlands Early Contractor Involvement schemes. John McKenna reports.
Team up with housebuilder for 2012 village, Westfield told

15-Jun-2006
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New Orleans could ood again this year

8-Jun-2006
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Network Rail wants subsidy free north south high speed line

18-May-2006
NETWORK RAIL deputy chief executive Ian Coucher opened the ICE's High-speed Rail in the UK conference last week by revealing for the first time the operator's position on a possible North-South line.
Viaduct vocation

18-May-2006
Working lives Nick Tedston
Young engineers say no to nuclear power in ICE debate

11-May-2006
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Balfour Beatty appeals Hatfield crash fine

4-May-2006
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Olympic village site developer sacked

4-May-2006
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Londoners face multi-billion pound waste disposal bill

27-Apr-2006
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Olympic deadline blow

27-Apr-2006
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Power lines to hang over Olympic Park until 2009

13-Apr-2006
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ODA delivery partner ruled out of major 2012 work

6-Apr-2006
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Age of reason

1-Apr-2006
Norfolk Broads - A 20-year contract is giving engineers time to develop flood defences best suited to protect the Norfolk Broads, writes John McKenna.
Olympic chief banks on partnering to deliver the Games on target

1-Apr-2006
NEWS FEATURE
Race to catch the wave

1-Apr-2006
New Orleans rebuild - Six months after New Orleans' flood protection system failed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, a giant centrifuge is speeding the development of safer levees.John McKenna reports.
RACE TO RAISE THE LEVEES

1-Apr-2006
SLOPE ENGINEERING
Storm surge shunted New Orleans sheet piled flood wall, investigation finds

1-Apr-2006
HURRICANE STORM surges in New Orleans pushed a sheet piled levee wall out of position before it failed, flooding a part of the city, engineers said last month.
MAC contractors to link with local road teams

30-Mar-2006
HIGHWAYS AGENCY and local authority design teams in south west England are set to be co-located in a bid to meet government efficiency targets.
Katrina lessons help Australians rebuff Larry

23-Mar-2006
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Katrina-struck levee moved before it failed, probe shows

16-Mar-2006
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Team players?

16-Mar-2006
Olympics - London's Olympic Park must be ready for the opening ceremony in July 2012.John McKenna talks to the organisers and contractors working to make it happen.
Network Rail accused of undermining Welsh freight plan

9-Mar-2006
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Working the West Coast

9-Mar-2006
WCML - Logistics pose the main challenge to contractors working to widen the West Coast Main Line's Trent Valley bottleneck, John McKenna discovers.
Delays hit New Orleans levee reconstruction

2-Mar-2006
RECONSTRUCTION OF New Orleans' flood defences has fallen behind schedule, the US Army Corps of Engineers confirmed this week.
Race to catch the wave

2-Mar-2006
New Orleans rebuild - Six months after New Orleans' flood protection system failed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, a giant centrifuge is speeding the development of safer levees.John McKenna reports.
New Orleans levee redesign flawed warns UK engineer

1-Mar-2006
CONTRACTORS MIGHT have to rebuild New Orleans' hurricane damaged levees twice, a member of the US government's levee failure research team said last month.
Programme managers wait on Olympic review

19-Jan-2006
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High wind fears force tenants out of flats

12-Jan-2006
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London hires American and Australian to run 2012 Olympics

1-Jan-2006
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Station clash may force Olympic centre move

8-Dec-2005
A CLASH BETWEEN Crossrail and London Olympic plans could force the redesign or relocation of the Olympic Park's £134M International Broadcast Centre, it emerged this week.
Levee design failures worsened Katrina floods

1-Dec-2005
News
Restoration expert

1-Dec-2005
New Orleans clean up - Clear up is still under way in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. John McKenna talks to MWH's Bruce Howard.
London hires American and Australian to run 2012 Olympics

24-Nov-2005
LONDON'S £2.4bn OLYMPIC construction programme will be run by an American and an Australian, the government said this week.
Levee design failures worsened Katrina floods

10-Nov-2005
NEWS
Government warned over Thames Gateway housing flood risk

1-Nov-2005
NEWS
Hatfield rail crash: 'worst example of sustained negligence' - judge

1-Nov-2005
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New Orleans plans to replace flooded housing with new parkland

1-Nov-2005
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Relocate New Orleans engineers urge Bush

1-Nov-2005
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Olympic bids: give us the info, say frustrated firms

20-Oct-2005
CONSULTANTS THIS week expressed frustration at the lack of offi ial project information being made available by those in charge of the London Olympics construction programme.
Restoration expert

20-Oct-2005
Clear up is still under way in New Orleans following Hurricaine Katrina. John McKenna talks to MWH's Bruce Howard.
Hatfield: 'worst example of sustained negligence' - judge

13-Oct-2005
EVIDENCE OF sustained negligence triggered the imposition last week of record fines on Balfour Beatty and Network Rail for their roles in the Hatfield train crash.
New Orleans plans to replace flooded housing with new parkland

13-Oct-2005
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Welsh rare bit

13-Oct-2005
Declining North Sea gas supplies have prompted construction of one of the UK's fi rst Liquefied Natural Gas storage facilities in 13 years. John McKenna reports from Milford Haven.
Four more engineers cleared over Hatfield

6-Oct-2005
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ICE battles graduate apathy

1-Oct-2005
Just 7% of graduate ICE members responded to the merger consultation John McKenna investigates why.
Months to rid New Orleans of floodwater

1-Oct-2005
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New Orleans will be forced to rely on temporary flood barrier repairs for a long time to come

1-Oct-2005
TEMPORARY REPAIRS to breaches in New Orleans' flood walls could stay in place until at least next spring, according a senior engineer working on the repairs.
Car smashed in 'safe' road sign support demo

29-Sep-2005
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Spaced out

29-Sep-2005
Highways - Wide open spaces mean that when it comes to building roads the French do not mess about. John McKenna reports on the A28.
Keeping it current

8-Sep-2005
Navigating through complex 3-D models can now be done anywhere in the world over the internet.John McKenna reports.
Months to rid New Orleans of fl oodwater

8-Sep-2005
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Silent Hatfield defendents 'had no case to answer'

4-Aug-2005
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