Water companies in England and Wales are calling on regulator Ofwat to reconsider its decision to cut £17bn of investment from plans for the next five years, otherwise “our environment and our economy will pay the price”.
Civil engineering contractor Farrans has launched its application process for 50 positions around the UK and Ireland, with intake dates in June and September 2025.
In what is a quiet month for business, there were still announcements of big appointments at firms including Skanska, Mott MacDonald, WSP, Aecom, Galliford Try, Stantec and more.
The UK has achieved 30GW of wind power generation capacity following the full powering up of SSE Renewables’ 434MW Viking Wind Farm on the Shetland Islands.
National Highways has started its search for specialist professional and technical service providers to join its new £495M framework.
Thames Water is undertaking a £21M works to increase capacity at Cirencester sewage treatment works (STW) and is readying a £240M contract for upgrading its Oxford STW.
Rail minister and former Network Rail chair Lord Hendy had an engineer at Systra sacked by threatening to withdraw business from the consultancy unless action was taken after the employee publicly commented on safety concerns at Euston station.
Build preparation for London’s new justice quarter required excavating a huge basement amid historic structures and ingenuity from the engineering team.
Balfour Beatty Vinci JV (BBV) has celebrated reaching the halfway point on boring the 5.6km Bromford Tunnel into Birmingham for High Speed 2 (HS2).
The Environment Agency has alerted contractors that it will be procuring for a £3bn framework for engineering and construction suppliers to provide support on its assets, primarily related to flooding and water management.
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