Industry News Roundup
29th March 2019
The latest news this week in the Built Environment:
Microplastics are most common waste found along Mediterranean coast, study says
Polyethylene used to make plastic shopping bags and cling film forms most of plastic found in coastal waters, according to marine scientists from University of Barcelona. Read more…
EU re-approves NI water protection plans
The EU has given its re-approval for plans to protect water quality in Northern Ireland. Read more…
Graham wins £18m Carlisle cancer centre
Graham has been awarded an £18.3m contract to design and construct the new cancer centre at Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle for North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust. Read more…
Network Rail to spend £42bn on railway improvements to ‘restore public trust’
Network Rail is to spend £42bn on the railway over the next five years in a bid to improve poor punctuality in “the biggest modernisation of our rail network in over a century.” Read more…
Heathrow shortlists 18 construction hub sites
Heathrow Airport today revealed 18 sites left in the running to become construction hubs for the third runway project. Read more…
