Industry News Roundup
11th January 2019
The latest news this week in the Built Environment:
BAM Farrans JV wins £120m Great Yarmouth bridge
Norfolk County Council has awarded the contract for Great Yarmouth’s Third River Crossing to a BAM Farrans joint venture. Read more…
New official wet wipe standard to bolster fatberg fight
The fight against fatbergs has received a boost with the publication of a new official standard identifying which wet wipes can be flushed down toilets safely. Read more…
Engineers able to predict and fix track faults before they develop using new Costain augmented reality tech
Engineers will be able to use augmented reality (AR) to predict failing components and faults on train tracks and in stations after engineering companies, in collaboration with a university, have developed a network of Internet of Things (IoT). Read more…
Abundance closes record £7m investment for Orbital Marine Power project
Green crowd-funding platform Abundance has this week celebrated its largest fund-raise to date, closing a record £7m investment round for Orbital Marine Power. Read more…
Solving the social housing conundrum
David Baybut, head of Real Estate at national law firm Stephensons, discusses the recent plunge in social housing figures and explores how ‘new thinking’ can grow the stock of homes for social rent. Read more…
