Construction of an energy-from-waste plant in the North East is to be suspended.
Project promoter Air Products said work on its TV2 plasma gasification plant would come to a halt to allow it to build in lessons learnt on sister scheme TV1.The two 50MW projects are expected to create 1,500 construction…
Transport minister Robert Goodwill this week visited Scotland to urge local firms to play a part in construction of High Speed 2.
Goodwill said the mega project to build a rapid rail link from London to Leeds and Manchester would create jobs north of the border.Consortia competing for seven major civils…
The cross-industry Major Projects Association (MPA) has announced plans to help women achieve leadership positions on significant schemes.
It said that although there are increasing numbers of women recruited at apprentice and graduate level, there was a problem with retention and promotion to leadership positions.The body launched its Gender Balance Initiative,…
Carillion has started work on a fresh £125M phase of the Dubai Trade Centre District.
Joint venture Al Futtaim Carillion (AFC) is the main contractor on the 178,000m2 development, which includes two office blocks of eight and 12 storeys.The construction site is between Dubai’s main convention centre and Emirates Towers.Carillion chief…
Civil engineer Josh Macabuag has talked about how he assisted the UN’s humanitarian operation in Nepal following April’s earthquake, in a new video released by the ICE.
Macabuag volunteers with the search and rescue organisation SARAID, a charity which offers support from trained structural engineers, paramedics, doctors and fire fighters…
Amec Foster Wheeler has announced its second half trading update, admitting a continuing tough market means it is increasing cost cutting targets and slashing future dividend payments.
In the update, the firm said that second half margins are now expected to be below those in the first half of the year.…
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has approved a planning strategy for Old Oak and Park Royal, which includes the construction of a major High Speed 2 and Crossrail station.
Dubbed a superhub, the station will handle 250,000 passengers per day and is set to open in 2026. The document approved…
Engineering desperately needs to attract more women, transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin said last week.
He said the industry needed to recruit a broad range of talented people to ensure it had the skills it needed for the near future.Speaking in London at the Construction News Summit, organised by NCE’s sister title,…
The charity behind the proposed Thames Garden Bridge must repay £10M of Transport for London (TfL)’s contribution to the project, it has emerged.
TfL, which is chaired by London Mayor Boris Johnson, had pledged £30M to the project but last week slashed this to £10M.In the meantime the charity has already…
Beams have been installed for a bridge to carry the under-construction Aberdeen bypass over a local road.
Timelapse footage shows the 23 precast beams – each weighing 20t and measuring 33m in length – being lifted into place. It is part of the mammoth project to create 58km of new road…
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