New Civil Engineer
Margo Cole
Margo Cole is NCE's Plant Editor and freelance journalist.
-
Heavy rain fails to ease drought in southern England
17 May 2012
East Anglia and South East England are still in drought, despite April’s record rainfall. -
Confirmed: Bakerloo Line bulge caused by grouting
03 May 2012
London Underground (LUL) has confirmed that a “bulge” that closed the Bakerloo Line last week was caused by grouting operations being carried out to stop water ingress into the Tube tunnel. -
Africa water reserves need care
26 April 2012
Water experts have reacted cautiously to news that huge reserves of groundwater have been identified in Africa.Scientists from the British Geological Survey (BGS) and University College London last week published a report claiming that there is between 0.36M.km3 and 1.75M.km3 of underground water in Africa, more than 20 times the amount stored in its lakes. -
Land speed pioneer fronts industry event
20-Apr-2012
The Construction Equipment Association (CEA) has announced that the keynote speaker at its ‘Constructing the Future’ conference in May will be Richard Noble, pioneer of the Thrust2 programme that brought the world land speed record back to Britain in the 1980s. -
Government considers backing flood insurance
19 April 2012
Ministers are considering an insurance industry proposal to avert a crisis that could leave up to 200,000 households without flooding cover -
Plant: Fuel for thought
19 April 2012
New engine emission legislation has forced manufacturers to update their bestselling models. But price conscious customers want more than just new engines, as Margo Cole discovers on a visit to New Holland’s Italian production and test facility. -
Consultants File: Overseas work is now more valuable than domestic jobs
5 April 2012
Income from overseas work is becoming increasingly important to the UK consultancy sector, according to exclusive research by NCE. -
Plant: A new level of control
22 March 2012
Construction equipment giant Caterpillar unveiled 51 new and upgraded machines at its European launch in Leicestershire last week, as Margo Cole reports. -
Thames gets desalination plant ready to supply
22 March 2012
Thames Water is readying its new desalination plant in east London to supply water during the drought. -
Plant: French flair
22 March 2012
The 2012 construction equipment show season gets under way next month, as Intermat opens its doors in Paris. NCE offers a sneak preview of what’s on offer. -
Royal Haskoning and DHV merger will boost global reach
08 March 2012
Dutch based consultants Royal Haskoning and DHV are planning a merger to exploit a greater proportion of the global market and open up new opportunities for engineers, Royal Haskoning management board director Henry Rowe told NCE this week. -
Water special: Sinking solution
08 March 2012
An unusual technique has been adopted as part of a major upgrade to York’s clean water supply. Margo Cole reports from Acomb Landing. -
Water special: All dried out
7-Mar-2012
After a second dry winter in south east England, drought is making the headlines. But whose responsibility is it to make sure we all have enough water? Margo Cole reports. -
Water firms face threat of competition breach
1 March 2012
Water companies could be heading for a showdown with the Competition Commission if they do not agree to proposed changes to their operating licences. -
Drought pipeline proposal for HS2 route
1 March 2012
Water company United Utilities has raised the prospect of transferring water from the north of the UK to the drought-hit south by suggesting a pipeline could be built alongside the route of the High Speed 2 (HS2) railway line. -
Civils courses beat the decline
24-Feb-2012
Civil engineering appears to have bucked the trend of declining university courses, according to a report by the University and College Union. -
JCB chief predicts growth in UK market this year
6-Feb-2012
JCB chief executive Alan Blake has predicted more growth for the UK-based construction equipment manufacturer over the next 12 months following a successful year in 2011. -
Businesses urged to adopt risk based approach to dealing with climate change
2-Feb-2012
Owners and operators of infrastructure are being urged to adopt a risk-based approach to climate change adaptation in response to a new government report. -
Suds guidance sits on fence
2 February 2012
Delays and lack of definition could compromise new national standards for sustainable drainage systems (Suds), drainage experts are warning. -
Ground Engineering: Roll out the barrels
30-Jan-2012
An unusual legacy of the Second World War has prompted an imaginative remediation strategy in north Kent. -
Consultation on controversial reservoir classification system to end next month
24-Jan-2012
Consultation ends next month on the Environment Agency’s controversial classification system for deciding which English and Welsh reservoirs in England and Wales are deemed to be “high risk”. -
JCB announces new UK engine facility
8-Dec-2011
JCB has announced a £31M investment in engine development that will create around 350 jobs in the UK. -
A design for life
17-Nov-2011
Balfour Beatty’s traffic management operatives got the chance to try their new vehicle before it was built, as Margo Cole reports. -
Where JCB began
17 November 2011
Iconic UK brand JCB has put its history on display in a new permanent exhibition. Margo Cole went to the firm’s headquarters in Staffordshire for the preview. -
Roads minister urges lateral thinking for scheme funding
03 November
Roads minister Mike Penning has urged the construction industry to “think outside the box” to get more roads schemes off the ground. -
London’s turning circle
03 November
Love it or loathe it, the M25 was a significant engineering achievement and is now a vital part of the UK’s transport infrastructure. NCE celebrates the road’s 25th birthday. By Margo Cole. -
Blackpool's £100M seaside splash
6 October 2011
Blackpool’s £100M seafront makeover will be fully unveiled next month. It features new headlands, precast pebbles and a “comedy carpet”. NCE reports. -
Eurozone expansion
15 September 2011
Propping specialist Groundforce believes the time is right to move into the European market, and thinks it can overturn traditional hostility towards the rental sector, as Margo Cole reports -
WTC ten years on: Learning from the unthinkable
7-Sep-2011
The 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York have forced engineers to rethink tall building design. -
Storm Survivors
28 January 2010
Innovative use of plant may be the key for piling companies as they attempt to weather the economic downturn, as Margo Cole reports.
