Industry News Roundup
30th August 2019
The latest news this week in the Built Environment:
Homes England announces new appointments
Four new members have been appointed to the Board of Homes England, the Government’s housing accelerator. Read more…
nmcn secures AMP7 framework with South Staffs Water
nmcn has secured a framework for the design and build to upgrade major water treatment works in the South Staffs region as part of an investment estimated to be around £60 million. Read more…
Irish Water considers expanding use of solar
Irish Water has announced that it is considering the use of solar energy at water and wastewater treatment plants across the country following the success of a pilot programme. Read more…
Willmott Dixon recycles single-use plastic into roads
Residents at Bristol City Council’s Ashton Rise development are set to drive on some of the UK’s greenest roads when they move in next year. Read more…
Aldershot railway line to be directly powered by solar farm in ‘world first’
A Network Rail pilot scheme will see the world’s first solar farm to power a railway line directly in Aldershot, in Hampshire. Read more…