New Civil Engineer
OCTOBER 8, 2023
The Tideway project has taken another step towards completion, with the secondary lining finished in the super sewer's eastern section - the final section to be completed. The post Tideway | Secondary lining finished across entirety of 25km super sewer appeared first on New Civil Engineer.
For Construction Pros
OCTOBER 8, 2023
With robust ESG strategies, contractors can meet and anticipate future regulatory requirements, ultimately enhancing their business sustainability and competitiveness.
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New Civil Engineer
OCTOBER 8, 2023
Anglian Water’s proposals for a 68km pipeline between Bury St Edmunds and Colchester are inching forwards after being greenlit by Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils. The post Plans advance for Anglian Water’s 68km pipeline between Suffolk and Essex appeared first on New Civil Engineer.
Plant & Civil Engineer
OCTOBER 8, 2023
Launching its Annual Integrated Report for 2022/23, NI Water has reiterated the necessity of full funding to protect public health, enhance the environment and underpin economic growth. Ronan Larkin, Director of Finance Regulation and Commercial comments: “NI Water has returned a strong performance across its key outputs, it continues with the investment programmes set out in the price control and is looking ahead to address the challenges posed by the climate emergency and biodiversity cr
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New Civil Engineer
OCTOBER 8, 2023
Corporation Bridge in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, will no longer reopen in December 2023 after planned works discovered severe rusting and corrosion to the bridge’s steel underside spans. The post Reopening of Grimsby’s rare bascule bridge delayed as condition more severe than thought appeared first on New Civil Engineer.
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New Civil Engineer
OCTOBER 8, 2023
Dumfries and Galloway Council has narrowly voted to progress the Whitesands flood defence scheme in Dumfries after multiple delays and a 50% cost increase from £25M to £37M. The post Council narrowly votes to progress long awaited Dumfries flood defence as cost balloons to £37M appeared first on New Civil Engineer.
Plant & Civil Engineer
OCTOBER 8, 2023
Project-starts in Northern Ireland have weakened against the preceding three-month period, slipping back 37% against a year ago. That’s one of the findings reported in Glenigan’s October 2023 edition of its Construction Index. The Index – from one of the construction industry’s leading insight experts – focuses on the three months to the end of September 2023, covering all underlying projects across the UK with a total value of £100m or less (unless otherwise indicated, with all figures se
New Civil Engineer
OCTOBER 8, 2023
A major new road near Newquay in Cornwall has moved one step closer after Network Rail engineers moved a new road bridge into place over the railway. The post Network Rail installs new road bridge over Cornwall railway appeared first on New Civil Engineer.
Plant & Civil Engineer
OCTOBER 8, 2023
When Yanmar CE launched the first mini excavator in 1968 it didn’t just transform the company – it reshaped the industry – with its impact still being felt today. Mini excavators are part of everyday life – but that hasn’t always been the case. Yanmar Compact Equipment popularized the concept of a small, diesel powered and hydraulically driven machine in 1968.
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New Civil Engineer
OCTOBER 8, 2023
I know we in the interconnector sector are not alone in the situation of interminable development delays – though sometimes it feels like it. Consenting regimes for infrastructure have long since evolved into a labyrinth that discourages anyone from developing energy transition infrastructure; many more… The post Long waits for interconnector DCOs means missed financial and environmental opportunities appeared first on New Civil Engineer.
Plant & Civil Engineer
OCTOBER 8, 2023
Sydney-based DSA Contracting has been so impressed with the Rokbak RA30 articulated hauler in its construction and infrastructure projects in Australia, that the company has already ordered another RA30 to join its fleet. Rokbak articulated haulers are set to play a pivotal role in ongoing operations after the RA30 quickly convinced in its role assisting a large housing development in southwestern Sydney.
Construction News
OCTOBER 8, 2023
Multiplex topped the contracts league table for the first time in more than two-and-a-half years in September, thanks to two London wins, according to data compiled by construction intelligence provider Glenigan. The Australian multinational landed the £450m main contract for the super-prime St John’s Wood… The post Major London deals help Multiplex top the league table appeared first on Construction News.
Plant & Civil Engineer
OCTOBER 8, 2023
Euro Auctions has announced the acquisition of Michener Allen Auctioneering Limited, a leading Canadian Industrial Equipment and Automotive auction company. Michener Allen Auctioneering Limited (Michener Allen) founded in 1971, now has 50 employees and operates from three permanent sites in Edmonton and Calgary in Alberta, and Winnipeg in Manitoba. The family owned and operated business has three generations working together, conducting 50 auctions per year, catering for a wide variety of both b
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For Construction Pros
OCTOBER 8, 2023
In this second article in a series of four, we will explore the importance for construction leaders to influence their field production leaders and crews. In today’s effort we look at the significance of being objective in our influencing.
Plant & Civil Engineer
OCTOBER 8, 2023
Large excavators and wheel loaders are ‘doing the heavy lifting’ in terms of plant sales according to information coming from Komatsu distributor, McHale Plant Sales. Thanks to what he called ‘the big beasts of the plant prairie’, their sales director, Denis McGrath said: “year-to-date activity at the upper end would indicate that 2023 is on target to be one of the best post-crash years in terms of overall unit sales, a view that may not be fully shared across the industry”.
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 8, 2023
The project is one of the largest carbon-capture efforts in the Middle East and is slated for completion in 2026.
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 8, 2023
The project is one of the largest carbon-capture efforts in the Middle East and is slated for completion in 2026.
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Contingency planning is a strategic plan to allocate resources, time, and money if “all hell breaks loose” on a project. It considers risk mitigation and planning for a worst-case scenario. Contingency planning in construction is necessary. You're expected to throw in a percentage to cover a contingency plan in your estimates but is it enough? There is an art to this type of planning and, if project leaders aren’t careful, a contingency plan could cost the company a lot more than lapsed deadlin
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 8, 2023
Architect, who was ahead of her time in advocating for new design trends and for more recognition of women professionals, died on Oct. 1 in Branford, Conn.
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