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 3033 2821
- E-mail: mark.hansford@emap.com
Recent stories
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More HS2 tunnelling mooted after consultation exercise
The government is to look at lengthening a second tunnel on the High Speed 2 project after listening to affected businesses.
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Private finance speeds up French high speed rail
Bankers and contractors on France’s latest high speed rail line have expressed disbelief at the UK’s reluctance to seek private finance to build High Speed 2 (HS2).
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Mott MacDonald hits global acquisition trail
Mott MacDonald chairman Keith Howells has heralded last week’s purchase of South African consultant PD Naidoo & Associates as the beginning of a “braver” and “more strategic” era.
- NCE in line for major publishing prize
- Balfour Beatty demotes construction boss
- A14 tolling scheme ‘totally mad’
- Paste in place
- Kier given until next week to table May Gurney bid
- Princess Anne urges engineers support for disaster relief
- May Gurney merger will strengthen financial status, says Costain boss
