November Update #4: Budget, Water AMP8, Green rail, £1bn framework, Sheffield steel, Transpennine upgrade, Canada metro, New Wandsworth bridge

November Update #4: Budget, Water AMP8, Green rail, £1bn framework, Sheffield steel, Transpennine upgrade, Canada metro, New Wandsworth bridge
Budget a win for construction Credit Wikimedia Commons In his first budget the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said there will be no cut to infrastructure funding despite the UK officially entering recession. He committed to no capital cuts for the next 2 years. The capital budget will increase from £63bn four years ago to £114bn next year. Hunt announced the extension of HS2 to Manchester which has been in question in the past few weeks as well as ho

November Update #3: Mental Health, North EV charging, New City tower, Barmouth viaduct, Best Workplace, New river, Suffolk streets, Balfour HK

November Update #3: Mental Health, North EV charging, New City tower, Barmouth viaduct, Best Workplace, New river, Suffolk streets, Balfour HK
Welsh viaduct restoration Barmouth viaduct in Snowdonia in Wales is being restored in a £30m project. The 150-year-old Grade II listed structure is an 820m single track wooden railway across an estuary that carries the Cambrian line. It is one of the oldest viaducts in Britain. To retain the Grade II listed status Network Rail is replacing like for like and cost estimates between beginning the project and after starting the project have varied due to c

November Update #2: £1.75bn aqueduct, 170km mirrored city, Menai bridge works, Shetlands wind farm, Liverpool goes net zero, Keltbray power acquisition, ACE Awards, Menopause, Derry rail, Tallest 3D printed building, Birmingham tower

November Update #2: £1.75bn aqueduct, 170km mirrored city, Menai bridge works, Shetlands wind farm, Liverpool goes net zero, Keltbray power acquisition, ACE Awards, Menopause, Derry rail, Tallest 3D printed building, Birmingham tower
£1.75bn Lake District aqueduct works Credit United Utilities The Haweswater 6 tunnel section aqueduct was originally built between 1933 and 1955 and have since provided water to over 2.5 million homes in Cumbria, Lancashire and Greater Manchester. United Utilities has announced three JVs shortlisted to undertake The Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Program (HARP) the largest infrastructure project since privatisation to repair 128km aqueduct route and

November Update #1: NHS Wales, Irish firm wins Northumbrian water, 1,000 Pudding Mill Lane dev, 2,000 Exeter student beds, McLaren wins BigK, Galliford Try wins subsea cable factory, Net zero rail hub Wales, Lower Thames Crossing, Scottish highways, Octopus energy EV stations

November Update #1: NHS Wales, Irish firm wins Northumbrian water, 1,000 Pudding Mill Lane dev, 2,000 Exeter student beds, McLaren wins BigK, Galliford Try wins subsea cable factory, Net zero rail hub Wales, Lower Thames Crossing, Scottish highways, Octopus energy EV stations
Irish firm wins English water contract Image credit: Farrans Irish firm Farrans has won £100m contract from Northumbrian Water to construct a 24km new pipeline 50m under the River Tees to supply clean water to the area. The other project will design, install and supply new bore treatment at Barsham Water Works in Suffolk including a new reservoir, new station and tank, & lift. Both these projects are expected to complete in 2025 with a second

October Update #4: Hydrogen refueller, Crystal Palace, Ealing homes, Balfour Sussex highways, Leavenmouth rail link, £8bn Brent Cross dev

October Update #4: Hydrogen refueller, Crystal Palace, Ealing homes, Balfour Sussex highways, Leavenmouth rail link, £8bn Brent Cross dev
First hydrogen mobile refueller by JCB JCB have announced the invention of a prototype hydrogen mobile refueller tanker that works in a similar way to a diesel bowser. The Derbyshire engine manufacturer is investing £100 million in hydrogen transition. It has 100 engineers working on the project and has already produced a backhoe loader and telescopic handler. These were produced in its Derbyshire plant. Batteries are not practical for heavy machine

October Update #3: Norwich junction, Peterborough flats, Leeds regen, New training crane, Kensington flats, Stevenage National Grid, Derwent dams

October Update #3: Norwich junction, Peterborough flats, Leeds regen, New training crane, Kensington flats, Stevenage National Grid, Derwent dams
£100m Norwich roundabout upgrade Thickthorn junction on the A47 in Norwich upgrade has been given the green light by the Government. The planned new features include two new free-flowing connections with the A47 and A11 and re-route traffic away from the existing junction, change the existing roundabout at the junction, providing an additional lane for traffic, improved traffic signals and pedestrian crossings, construct a new road between Cantley Lane So

October Update #2: Women in construction awards, World Mental Health Day, Balfour wind JV, £1bn refit framework, National Underground Asset Register, New Liverpool Street Station, New 28 story London tower, £1.3bn Barking regen, Flannery expands operations boot camp

October Update #2: Women in construction awards, World Mental Health Day, Balfour wind JV, £1bn refit framework, National Underground Asset Register, New Liverpool Street Station, New 28 story London tower, £1.3bn Barking regen, Flannery expands operations boot camp
Inaugural Women in Construction and Engineering awards winners! Seven winners have been named for outstanding contribution to the industry in the very first Women in Construction and Engineering awards. They are: Alexis Carylyon of Royal Cornwall NHS Carmen Santos of Taylor Woodrow Anne Nortcliffe of Canterbury Christ Church Uni Jayne Little of Skills 4 Christine Scott of Madison Berkeley Zainab Adigun of Pell Frischmann Karen Mosle

October Update #1: Redcar steelworks demolition, BAM net zero, Kier Hammersmith refurb, Bond St Elizabeth Line opens, Ste Helens new town centre, M25 new junction, 470 Preston flats, Balfour £4bn civils framework

October Update #1: Redcar steelworks demolition, BAM net zero, Kier Hammersmith refurb, Bond St Elizabeth Line opens, Ste Helens new town centre, M25 new junction, 470 Preston flats, Balfour £4bn civils framework
Largest UK explosive demolition in 75 years The largest explosive demolition in 75 years has occurred at Redcar by Thompsons.  1.6 tonnes of explosives levelled the 65m Basic Oxygen Steelmaking Plant in Redcar with three blasts over 7 seconds. The demolition is part of the regeneration of Teesside including Teesworks Freeport. The cost of remediating the site of the old steelworks is said to be £180m. Watch the video here, the comments are worth a g

September Update #4: Mini budget, Sisk Yorkshire road win, Dorothy HS2 TBM, Kier to repair Derby dam, Contractors help with cost of living, £1.2bn A12 upgrade, Wates wins 41 Lothbury

September Update #4: Mini budget, Sisk Yorkshire road win, Dorothy HS2 TBM, Kier to repair Derby dam, Contractors help with cost of living, £1.2bn A12 upgrade, Wates wins 41 Lothbury
Mini Budget 22: Construction outcome Credit UK Government via Flickr £8 local authorities will create investment zones Tax cuts and breaks for businesses Fast tracked planning applications National Insurance cuts & incentives Plant and machinery purchase 100% tax rebates Stamp duty cut on commercial buildings Enhanced structures & building allowance which reduces taxable profits Freeport extension commitment With the r

EMS at BYOND MOBILE 28-29 September BANGKOK

EMS at BYOND MOBILE 28-29 September BANGKOK
We'd like to personally invite you to BYOND MOBILE 29-29 September at Samyann Mitrtown, Bangkok. With this link you can attend as our personal guest, free of charge https://eventpassinsight.co/el/to/C52JG I will be presenting on the topic of 5G and industrial IoT and would be delighted to see you there. 28 September 2022 l 11:40 - 12:00  hrs. (GMT+7 Bangkok Time) Location: BYOND MOBILE Thought Leader Arena (main stage) (Day 1) 11:40 - 12:00    P