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Battery manufacturer, Britishvolt, today announces the down selection of two promising sites for the UKβs first 30 plus GWh gigafactory, from an initial 42 locations, wit...
To continue to support and inform our clients during this time, Reference Point has partnered with Zero Suicide Alliance (ZSA) to make available their suicide prevention...
Spatial analysis by Esri UK has found that most pavements around the country are less than 3 metres wide, making it difficult for pedestrians to remain 2 metres apart and...
When it came to specifying new plant equipment to deliver a bridge replacement project in Cumbria, Waitings Ltd knew that only the best would do. The company invested in...
Since the introduction of the new sentencing guidelines, penalties for breaching health & safety law have got tougher. Having the appropriate processes in place can h...
Greater Manchester is set to become greener, as nearly 300 trees are to be planted at Duet Salford Quays (βDuetβ), a recently launched More. Build to Rent (βBTRβ) develop...
The construction sector is fundamentally important to the UK economy. Often cited as the barometer of economic conditions, it contributes around Β£90bn and provides approx...
A survey of more than 500 business leaders from across the UK reveals their commitment to the electric vehicle revolution, with many have gone electric already and even m...
New aerial photographs of the M6 in Cheshire show how much progress Highways England has been making since it started a Β£43 million project at junction 19 near Knutsford...
Shiftec, a part of Liberty Engineering, has re-tooled machinery at its plant in Willenhall, West Midlands, to produce safety equipment for social distancing in vehicles,...
Six motorway gantries which will house up-to-date technology to improve safety have been put up on a section of the M6 without the need for any road closures thanks to th...
The Sheffield City Region has published an ambitious plan to create a network of more than 620 miles of accessible walking and cycling routes across South Yorkshire to en...
Teenager Hannah Mayatt has landed her dream job after work experience in Ebbsfleet Garden City led to a full time offer.Β Hannah, 18, has been taken on by Balfour Beatty w...
Route optimisation provider, Integrated Skills Ltd (ISL) has signed a partnership agreement with asset management provider, Yotta. The agreement will help councils to str...
Highways England is today launching its search to find archaeological specialists to carry out excavation work ahead of the A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down upgrade past Sto...
Siltbuster Process Solutions, the water treatment specialist, has provided a temporary wastewater treatment solution for Welsh Water at its visitor centre in the Llys y F...
According to new research from Uswitch.com, the comparison and switching service, Stoke-on-Trent, Southend and Birmingham are among the cities that could benefit most fro...
The Department for Transport has this week given final approval to the A63 Castle Street improvement scheme in Hull. Set to cost Β£355 million and take around five years t...
The Contractorsβ Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS) the supply chain risk management experts, have added a Statement of Best Practice (COVID-19) to their member p...
Leading construction and infrastructure player Aggregate Industries, working in collaboration with the A14 Integrated Delivery Team, has completed all major works on one...
The past is not always the best guide to the future and proactive steps are needed to ensure the UKβs infrastructure can remain resilient, according to a new report by th...
A Β£2.7 billion transport plan to guarantee fast, frequent connections to the HS2 East Midlands Hub station at Toton has been published, promising to spearhead the regionβ...
BS7903:2020 provides guidance for the selection and installation of manhole tops and gully tops conforming to BS EN 124:2015, as well as other components and materials, t...
One World Express has commissioned an independent survey among over 900 decision-makers within UK businesses to explore how they are responding to the coronavirus pandemi...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used by the Ringway Hertfordshire team during the COVID-19 pandemic to allow essential highways maintenance checks to safely continu...
Redline, an Air Partner company and a leading provider of global security solutions has announced it has secured a four-year contract to provide Align JV (Align) with sec...
Siltbuster Process Solutions (SPS), the water treatment specialist, is helping Live Trakway, the company which supplies temporary roadways to construction sites and major...
Yanmar Compact Equipment EMEA has appointed Taylor & Braithwaite to its UK dealer network. The construction, quarrying and recycling specialist will be responsible fo...
Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann has added four new members to its team as it continues to grow itβs in-house expertise and diversify its ser...
As part of its bid to create βgreenerβ construction sites, by reducing emissions and controlling air quality, HS2 is the first infrastructure project to adopt CESAR ECV...
Major upgrades to a northern Trans-Pennine route are a step closer today with the official preferred route announced for the Β£1 billion A66 upgrade. The announcement reve...
Working in conjunction with Mecalac Financial Solutions, Mecalac Construction Equipment UK has launched an unbeatable Buy Now… Pay Later finance package across its...
AMTE Power and Britishvolt are pleased to announce plans to investigate collaborating to build the UKβs first full cycle battery cell GigaPlant, servicing the automotive...
Siemens Mobility Limited has been awarded a significant traffic signal maintenance contract by a consortium of three councils, Warwickshire, Coventry and Nottingham. The...
Plans for the vital restoration needed to save the Houses of Parliament will be examined by an expert team set up by the new Sponsor Body in charge of the work. The revie...
Let us not get confused: the coronavirus pandemic is above all a human tragedy and our hearts go out to all those who have lost loved ones, and to those putting themselve...
Sir John Armitt, Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission, has reinforced the need for long term infrastructure planning alongside short-term stimulus measures to...
The M4 between junctions 6 and 8/9 near Slough and Maidenhead in Berkshire has fully reopened after work to lift huge steel beams into place over the motorway finished ea...
As the UK construction industry gears up to return to work, Shropshire-based concrete manufacturers Besblock has seen orders almost double this week. In the days since th...
Crystal clear communications with rail passengers and staff will be the single most important factor in keeping people safe as we move into the next phase of the Covid-19...
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