Author Archives: Tom Pashby

Network Rail is making progress on a merger with a government placemaking firm that would enhance opportunities to develop properties on its estate.

A 60% increase in the number of jobs in nuclear in the UK in just 10 years has driven the sector to a record-breaking 86,908 jobs, according to the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA).

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with Aecon, AtkinsRéalis, Jacobs and Laing O’Rourke as part of efforts to deploy its BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) in the UK.

Campaigner Kath Moore has announced the closure of Women into Construction, a community interest company, saying the business model of the company was “no longer viable”.

National Highways has told NCE that none of its road runoff ponds around the M25 are overdue for maintenance, despite many featuring visible sediment at the top of the water level.

Super typhoon Yagi has caused the collapse of the Phong Chau bridge into the Red River northwest of Hanoi in Vietnam, leaving 13 people missing.

Jake Singleton-Hill, a 32-year-old civil engineer from Leicestershire, appeared on the Netflix reality show Love is Blind UK and told NCE he is choosing the profession over becoming a celebrity.

The United Kingdom-India Infrastructure Financing Bridge (UKIIFB), designed to improve financial and professional services partnerships between the UK and India, has been agreed between the City of London Corporation and the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog).

An offshore oil and gas platform in the North Sea called Culzean will have 20% of its power supplied by a floating offshore wind turbine following TotalEnergies’ successful application for the pilot project.

Access for All, Network Rail’s programme of works designed to provide step-free access to platforms at railway stations has been described in board minutes as “significantly” underperforming.