Mark Hansford
Since joining NCE Been the first construction journalist into Iraq following the second Gulf War (and won IBP News Reporter of the Year as a result), was on the scene in tsunami-struck Sri Lanka, reported on a fatal bridge collapse in Portugal, covered a tunnel blaze in Baltimore, and exposed fundamental design failings in the Windsor's Jubilee River. My most moving experience to date was talking exclusively to acquitted Hatfield engineer Nick Jeffries over how he is putting his life back together after his five-year ordeal. Worst experience to date has to be getting lured into a night out in Scotland with the ICE graduates and students, waking up with a raging hangover with the grim reality dawning that I had missed my flight home. Never again. Areas of Interest Engineering disasters, design cock-ups and personal traumas are a staple of NCE, but fortunately are few and far between. Water and environment issues are my main area of responsibility.
Contact Info
- Tel: 020 7728 4543
- Fax: 020 7728 4666
- E-mail: mark.hansford@emap.com
Recent stories
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Ignorance over structural behaviour identified as key factor in Irish bridge collapse
The official report into the collapse of the Malahide Viaduct near Dublin last summer has found a complete failure of railway engineers to understand what type of structure they were dealing with.
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Mixed response to high speed rail plans
Lord Adonis’ vision for a £30bn high speed railway from London Euston to Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds has been met with a mixed reaction.
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Luton Guided Busway project secures £89M funding package
Transport minister Sadiq Khan has announced a £89M funding package for Luton’s Guided Busway project.
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- Costain to expand into consultancy and engineering design
- Official statistics reveal infrastructure bucking construction recession
- RedR begins essential training to assist disaster relief effort in Haiti
- Advance works underway on £295M Borders railway
- Balfour Beatty announces increase in profits and £14bn order book
- Balfour Beatty sells stake in two PFI concessions in return for £21M war chest
