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Latest news across the Rail Industry

How storms and flooding affect the railway

Floods, high winds and landslips can destroy railway infrastructure and block lines, so Network Rail teams repair damage and clear debris to ensure trains can continue to run. Read more…

Rail operator unveils first co-operative energy project on UK rail network

The new initiative is expected to save up to 50 tonnes of carbon a year, generating over 200,000 kW hours of electricity. Read more…

Transport for Wales introduce more services to timetable

Transport for Wales (TfW) have announced there will be an increase in the number of services running on its network from December this year. Read more…

A sustainable new vision for the future of Scottish railways is on track

Scotland has huge ambition when it comes to greening rail travel. It has set a target date of 2035 for eliminating diesel across its 2820 kilometres of track. Read more…

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Recent news from the construction industry

Pandemic detonates workforce age timebomb

The pandemic has triggered an exodus of more than 100,000 skilled workers as they vanish from the industry’s core 45-55 years old age group. Read more…

Construction output shows the fastest rise in four months

HIS Markit and CIPS UK report that UK construction companies have indicated a sharp increase in business activity, and the fastest upturn in commercial work. Read more…

Government ‘collusion’ with construction sector allowed combustibles loophole

The Grenfell Tower Inquiry has told that hundreds of high-rise buildings in the UK were clad with combustible materials because the government failed to crack down on a loophole after colluding with the construction industry. Read more…

Glow-in-the-dark concrete used on first commercial scheme

A glow in the dark paving system that absorbs ultraviolet rays during the day and radiates light at night has been used for the first time on a major commercial development in Derbyshire. Read more…

Regulator vows to increase scrutiny of National Highways investment plans

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has vowed to increase its scrutiny of future road funding for the strategic road network as plans are drawn up for the third road investment strategy (RIS3). Read more…

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The latest news across the water industry

Initiatives boost opportunities for women in water

British Water’s unique Women on Water campaign continues to build momentum, with the renewal of a successful mentoring programme and the announcement of an in-person networking reception. Read more…

Water retailers opt for new United Utilities in-house meter reading service

United Utilities has seen a growing uptake by water retailers of its non-household meter reading service – more than 90 per cent of non-household meters in the North West are now being read by the water company. Read more…

Sewage discharges cost Severn Trent Water £1.5 million+ in court

Severn Trent Water was yesterday fined £1.5 million and ordered to pay prosecution costs of £58, 365 for sewage discharges from 4 sewage treatment works in Worcestershire between February and August 2018.. Read more…

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The latest news this week in the Water Industry:

RSE completes acquisition of Aciem

RSE (Ross-Shire Engineering) has consolidated its position as a leading specialist water treatment and clean energy solution provider by completing the acquisition of Aciem Ltd. Read more…

Yorkshire Water invests £2.5 million in proactive sewer health checks

Yorkshire Water has been carrying out proactive health checks on the sewers in parts of Leeds to help reduce the risk of sewer flooding. Read more…

Amey Utilities to rollout TrenchGrid solution across its contracts

Following an exhaustive judging process, Amey’s Utilities business, in partnership with Oxford Plastics, has announced the overall winner of its 2020 Challenge to leave no street work excavations left uncovered overnight by 2020. Read more…

Severn Trent appoints new Director of Strategy and Regulation

Water and waste company Severn Trent has announced that Shane Anderson is to replace Tony Ballance as its Director of Strategy and Regulation. Read more…

Scottish Water to trial cutting edge technology to produce hydrogen and oxygen from wastewater

Scottish Water is investigating a possible trial of cutting-edge energy recovery technology which has the potential to help the company achieve net-zero targets by 2040. Read more…

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The latest news this week in the Water Industry:

Thames Water tenders £22m+ reservoirs repair and maintenance services contract

Thames Water has gone out to tender with a contract for reservoirs repair and maintenance services worth an estimated £22.08 million. Read more…

Scottish Water unveils plans for new £21m waste water treatment works for Winchburgh

Scottish Water has unveiled plans for a new £21 million state-of-the-art Waste Water Treatment Works upgrade in Winchburgh. Read more…

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The latest news this week in the Water Industry:

Yorkshire Water tenders £800m AMP7 clean water network contract

Yorkshire Water has gone out to tender with five new Lots as part of an £800 million clean water network reactive repair and maintenance contract which will help transform its processes and lead to greater customer experience. Read more…

Retail water market – Manchester City Council tenders £30m contract

Manchester City Council has gone out to with a framework contract measured and unmeasured water charges potentially worth up to £30 million in total. Read more…

Scottish Water tenders £160m motor control centre and systems integration contract

Scottish Water has gone out to tender with a major contract for the survey, design, manufacture, systems integration, testing, delivery, installation and commissioning of low voltage motor control centres worth an estimated £160 million in total. Read more…

British Water commits to improving gender equality

British Water has committed to increasing the number of women on its non-executive board and has urged the rest of the industry to follow its lead. Read more…

Martin appointed as new regulation director at South East Water

South East Water has appointed Oliver Martin as its new regulation and strategy director. Read more…

Anglian Water partners with WaterStart

Anglian Water has become the first water company in Europe to join US-based, water innovation organisation, WaterStart. Read more…

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The latest news this week in the Water Industry:

Thames Water cuts waste costs by recycling invasive wetlands mussels

More than 35 tonnes of quagga and zebra mussel shells, which are found in huge numbers and cost millions of pounds to remove, were crushed and used to create four new tern rafts during a conservation project at the award-winning Walthamstow Wetlands in North London. Read more…

Anglian Water completes £36m investment in largest water filtration system in Europe

Friday 7th February marked the official opening of Anglian Water’s new state of the art filtration system at its Water Treatment Works in Norwich – the £36 million scheme is the largest of its kind in Europe. Read more…

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The latest news this week in the Water Industry:

Severn Trent recognised for gender equality

Severn Trent has been recognised for its gender equality after being included in Bloomberg’s Gender-Equality Index (GEI). Read more…

Amey appoints new Managing Director for Utilities

Leading public service provider Amey has announced the appointment of two new Managing Directors to its Executive Team, following the appointment of its new CEO, Amanda Fisher, in December 2019. Read more…

Anglian Water contracting arm Alpheus scores major contract win

Leading solutions provider in the water sector, Alpheus Environmental, has had another major contract win working with Glenmorangie Distillery in Tain. Read more…

Anglian’s flow reversal scheme activated for first time

Anglian Water has successfully put its £28 million Grafham resilience scheme into operation for the first time. Read more…

Wessex Water helping Bath Half go plastic free

Wessex Water will supply fresh tap water to Bath Half Marathon runners. Read more…

Severn Trent Water tenders £20m AMP sewage screens framework contract

Severn Trent Water has gone out with a contract for inlet screens, screen handling services and parts worth an estimated £20 million. Read more…

Thames Water recognised for commitment to LGBT+ staff

Thames Water has rocketed more than 100 places up the charity Stonewall’s workplace equality index in recognition of its commitment to LGBT+ inclusion in the workplace. Read more…

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The latest news this week in the Water Industry:

Morrison Utility Services wins more AMP7 contracts with Yorkshire Water

Morrison Utility Services (MUS), is continuing to strengthen its long-term relationship with Yorkshire Water after being awarded two new contracts on its Programme Delivery works, in addition to the five-year civils framework contract awarded in 2019. Read more…

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The latest news this week in the Water & Utilities Industry:

£17m Pembrokeshire wave energy project on track for summer 2020 deployment

Bombora has now contracted more than 70% of its ground breaking £17 million Pembrokeshire Demonstration Project – the wave energy project is currently on schedule for deployment in mid-2020. Read more…

South West Water completes flooding protection scheme

South West Water has completed a £1.4 million scheme to protect homes and roads from flooding in Plymstock. Read more…

Thames Water hits education milestone – 100,000 children learn about water sector

In the last five years more than 100,000 schoolchildren have been given a fascinating insight into how Thames Water deals with water and waste for millions of customers thanks to its pioneering education programme. Read more…

Severn Trent ranks 11th out of FTSE 100 firms in new Responsibility 100 index

Severn Trent, which serves millions of customers across the Midlands and into north- and mid-Wales under the Hafren Dyfrdwy banner, came 11th in the new Tortoise Intelligence Responsibility100 Index which ranks the entire FTSE 100. Read more…

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The latest news this week in the Water & Utilities Industry:

Glenfield and Invicta join forces

Glenfield and Invicta, two established brands in the water sector, have announced they are merging their operations. Read more…

South East Water appoints new operations director

South East Water has appointed Douglas Whitfield as its new operations director. Read more…

Amey turns to augmented reality in fight against £90m ‘unflushables’ issue

Leading public services provider, Amey, is developing a new augmented reality app which will be launched in 2020 and piloted across the Severn Trent Water contract to help fight ‘unflushables’. Read more…

Northumbrian Water launches “Bin the Wipe” campaign

Northumbrian Water is launching its new ‘Bin the Wipe’ campaign and giving away more than 1,400 bins to encourage customers not to use their toilets as a bin. Read more…

Yorkshire Water joins 1000 Rivers eDNA Project

Yorkshire Water has become the first UK water company to join the 1000 Rivers eDNA project – allowing it to gather vital information on fish species from river systems. Read more…

£10m community fund set up by Severn Trent

Severn Trent has set aside £10 million to fund community groups and projects over the next five years. Read more…

Yorkshire Water starts work on £1.8m water pipeline

Yorkshire Water has begun work on a new £1.8m water pipe between Watersheddles reservoir and Oldfield Water Treatment Works. Read more…

Southern Water awards £2.5m procurement services contract

Southern Water has awarded a contract for procurement services worth an estimated £2.5 million. Read more…

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The latest news this week in the Water & Utilities Industry:

Thames Water invests £100k in 132 year old underground reservoir maintenance

One of Thames Water’s most spectacular structures – hidden under ancient woodland in London – was revealed in all its Victorian glory during work to maintain the exceptional standard of the company’s drinking water. Read more…

Marine Power Systems awarded £4.3m to accelerate combined wind and wave power technology

Marine Power Systems (MPS) has been awarded £4.3 million by the European Regional Development Fund to accelerate the development of a floating offshore wind and wave technology that could transform the opportunities for energy generation in deep water locations. Read more…

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The latest news this week in the Water & Utilities Industry:

Anglian Water completes largest solar array energy project to date

Anglian Water has finished installing its largest solar array across their operational sites at a Water Recycling Centre in Jaywick, Essex. Read more…

Smart meter fleet goes green with electric vans

Morrison Utility Services has bought four Nissan e-NV200 electric vans, which will be used to deliver smart metering works on behalf of Thames Water. Read more…

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The latest news this week in the Water & Utilities Industry:

Scottish Water – new £21m Nereda WwTW works has potential to halve energy used in treatment process

Scottish Water has officially opened its £21 million state-of-the-art waste water treatment works in Inverurie which has the potential to reduce the amount of energy used during the treatment process by half. Read more…

Galliford Try choose Landia aerators for Southern Water Cowfold WwTW

Pump manufacturer Landia has won an important order from Galliford Try to supply its AirJet aerators for Southern Water’s WwTW at Cowfold near Horsham, West Sussex. Read more…

Amey appoints new chief executive

Amey has appointed Amanda Fisher as the firm’s acting chief executive officer. Read more…

Yorkshire Water reveals partners for £650m infrastructure framework

The Clean and Waste Infrastructure framework and Customer Focussed Infrastructure framework calculates to a combined value of £650m. Read more…

Scottish Water harnessing hydro power at water treatment works

A hydro power scheme which includes turbines that can generate enough power to run approximately 690 households a year has been upgraded by Scottish Water at a water treatment works in South Lanarkshire. Read more…

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The latest news this week in the Water & Utilities Industry:

Severn Trent invests £15m to install 13 fish-friendly screens to protect aquatic wildlife

Severn Trent is investing £15 million to install fish-friendly screen in 13 locations agreed with the Environment Agency in a new environmental programme that will bring big benefits to the region’s fish and wildlife. Read more…

Amey launches new apprenticeship programme

Amey is working with Severn Trent to deliver a new apprenticeship programme that aims to address a key skills gap in the water industry. Read more…

Water industry takes major step towards becoming carbon zero

Water companies in England have launched a plan that will help deliver their goal to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030. Read more…

Southern Water publishes 50-year water resources plan

Southern Water has published its Water Resources Management Plan which sets out the company’s 50-year plan for ensuring water resilience in the south east. Read more…

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Yorkshire Water delivers carbon literacy course

Yorkshire Water has collaborated with one its framework partners, Galliford Try, to become the first company in the industry to run an accredited Carbon Literacy course. Read more…

Amey Black & Veatch jv uses dam to progress work on £15m Scottish Water environmental project

Engineers working in Glasgow have turned to dam building techniques during the latest phase of a multi-million pound project to help improve the environment and water quality in the River Kelvin. Read more…

Yorkshire Water to plant 250,000 trees by spring 2020

To celebrate National Tree Week Yorkshire Water has announced that it will complete the planting of 250,000 by spring as it closes in on its target of planting one million across the county. Read more…

SES Water announces appointment of new Chief Executive Officer

Ian Cain has been appointed as SES Water’s new Chief Executive Officer to replace Anthony Ferrar when he retires early in 2020 after 11 years of service with the company. Read more…

Thames Water’s mental health strategy recognised

Thames Water’s work to support its employees with their mental health has been recognised with a national award. Read more…

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The latest news this week in the Construction Industry:

Skanska lifts recycled asphalt use to 50% on motorway

Skanska has successfully piloted the use of high-levels of recycled asphalt for motorway road surfaces. Read more…

Bermondsey industrial site to transform into residential scheme

An industrial site at Hatcham Road, Bermondsey, which has been sold for £9.75m by KALMARs and joint agent Kingsbury, is set to be redeveloped into a new residential scheme. Read more…

Skanska wants to trial graphene asphalt on M25

Skanska is seeking to trial the use of graphene-enhanced asphalt on the M25 in a bid to combat potholes and carbon emissions. Read more…

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The latest news this week in the Built Environment:

Network Rail charity partner says workforce mental health is paramount

The Health and Safety Executive’s annual figures for Great Britain, the Managing Director of Mates in Mind, has urged employers to ensure that they are investing in their workforce following a recent report. Read more…

Bill Hocking to become new Galliford Try CEO

Galliford Try has confirmed that construction chief Bill Hocking will become group chief executive if the sale of housing operations to Bovis Homes goes through. Read more…

RLB to support new build housing programme in Bristol

Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) has been appointed by Bristol City Council to support the new build housing programme and deliver council homes for communities across the city. Read more…

New trustees appointed at WaterAid

Four new trustees, who were appointed at the international charity’s Annual General Meeting in London on 11 October, have joined WaterAid’s Board of Trustees. Read more…

Edenbridge station refurbishment completed as part of £1.25bn Kent upgrade

A £500,000 upgrade at Edenbridge station in Kent has been completed by Network Rail. Read more…

619 new homes in Kidbrooke get the green light

Transport for London and Notting Hill Genesis have received the go-ahead to build more than 600 new homes in Kidbrooke. Read more…

ECS works with EA to protect South East from flooding

ECS Engineering Services has signed a new Flood and Coastal Risk Management (FCRM) Agreement for the South East with the Environment Agency (EA). Read more…

Aecom hires BAA technical expert

Aecom has appointed former British Airport Authority director Giles Price to the new role of chief technical officer. Read more…

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The latest news this week in the Built Environment:

Network Rail closes in on appointments for East Coast ETCS partners

Network Rail is in the final stages of appointing traffic management and system integration partners for its Digital Railway Transformation programme on the East Coast Main Line. Read more…

Willmott Dixon wins £13m Daventry cinema deal

Willmott Dixon has won the starring role to deliver a £13m project to create Daventry’s new Mulberry Place Cinema complex. Read more…

Welsh Water appoints new director for water services

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has strengthened its water services operational team by appointing Dr Simon Earl as its new director for water services. Read more…

Cheshire West and Chester Council to build 737 new homes

Cheshire West and Chester Council have planned to build 737 new homes across six sites in the Borough to meet local housing needs, including affordable homes. Read more…

BAM dives in with £36m Chiltern leisure centre

Chiltern District Council has named BAM Construction as its preferred bidder to deliver a new leisure centre in Amersham. Read more…

Eric Wright Water expands team to support framework

Eric Wright Water has made a number of key appointments following its appointment to three frameworks for Yorkshire Water. Read more…

Funding announced for next generation of new towns in England

New development corporations are being given funding to kick-start work towards creating new towns and communities in England on a scale not seen since Milton Keynes and Canary Wharf were build. Read more…

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The latest news this week in the Built Environment:

Dame Janet Paraskeva to lead RICS’ new Standards & Regulation Board

The woman credited with opening up the legal profession to commercial ownership has been appointed to lead RICS’ new Standards and Regulation Board. Read more…

John Belgrove, Senior Partner at Aon, appointed Chair of Investment Leaders Group

John Belgrove, Senior Partner at global professional services firm Aon, has been appointed Chair of the Investment Leaders Group (ILG), a group of 12 leading pension funds, insurers and asset managers convened by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL). Read more…

ISG names new UK construction chief

ISG has promoted Zoe Price to the role of chief operating officer for its UK Construction business. Read more…

Arup and Network Rail publish innovative report on ‘Tomorrow’s Living Station’

Arup, in partnership with Network Rail, have published their ‘Tomorrow’s Living Station’ report, exploring the exciting part that stations will play in our towns and cities. Read more…

Paradigm adds OneFamily to lender panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has announced that it has partnered up with OneFamily and made the lifetime mortgage provider the latest member to join its rapidly expanding lender panel. Read more…

Speakers inspire Women in Water campaign

Delegates to the second Women in Water conference organised by British Water have embraced the trade association’s campaign to support women in the industry. Read more…

Interserve set for £36m Walsall hospital A&E upgrade

Interserve has been named as the preferred bidder for a £36m redevelopment programme for Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. Read more…

Ilford and Romford station enhancement contract

Network Rail has awarded VolkerFitzpatrick a £20m contract to complete the upgrading of Ilford and Romford stations in east London for the Crossrail project. Read more…

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The latest news this week in the Built Environment:

Macho culture blamed for ‘toxic masculinity’ within engineering sector

Masculinity is a “prison” burdening male engineers with unrealistic expectations and causing a mental health crisis within the industry, a study has concluded. Read more…

Pioneering autism centre is the UK’s ‘Project of the Year’

Over 90 of the UK’s most outstanding and community beneficial property schemes went head-to-head for top national accolades at the RICS Awards Grand Final, where the UK’s first purpose-built centre for the diagnosis, support and research of autism took the esteemed UK Project of the Year title. Read more…

Systra UK hires former Galliford Try Infrastructure boss

Former Galliford Try Infrastructure managing director Nick Salt is joining consultant Systra to head its UK business. Read more…

Barhale to divert water mains for HS2 access

Barhale has been appointed by Affinity Water to direct water mains in West London ahead of High Speed 2 construction. Read more…

App cuts carbon emissions on Severn Trent contract

A smartphone and tablet app which allows supervisors to remotely collect real-time data has helped Amey cut CO2 emissions by 75 tonnes, according to the infrastructure firm. Read more…

Privately-owned housebuilder to gift 200 homes to tackle homelessness

Essex based housebuilder, Hill, has announced that it will gift 200 homes to the homeless, as part of a new charitable foundation it has established. Read more…

‘Quick-thinking’ ScotRail employee nominated for lifesaver award

On World Mental Health Day, a ScotRail employee has been nominated for a top award after his rapid response to noticing and helping a vulnerable person. Read more…

Scottish Water reaches energy milestone

Scottish Water has reached a milestone in energy self-generation at its water and wastewater treatment works across Scotland. Read more…

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The latest news this week in the Built Environment:

Infrastructure is the foundation of everything, says chancellor

Chancellor of the exchequer Sajid Javid launched the first wave of an “infrastructure revolution” at the Conservative Party conference, as he announced a range of spending pledges on roads, buses and broadband roll-out. Read more…

United Utilities enters top 20 rank in FTSE climate change report

United Utilities has entered the top 20 ranking of a climate change business leaderboard for the UK which ranks FTSE 100 companies on sustainability performance reporting. Read more…

Skanska trials recycled plastic highways kerbs

Skanska is trialling the use of recycled plastic highways kerbing instead of concrete to reduce carbon by 40%. Read more…

New landlord group chief executive announced

Ben Beadle is to be the chief executive of the new National Residential Landlords Association in the UK. The organisation is formed from the merger of the National Landlords Association and the Residential Landlords Association and it will launch in January 2020. Beadle will join in November. Read more…

Target cost and timescale revealed for Coventry very light rail scheme

The target cost and timescale for a new very light rail (VLR) system in Coventry has been set out with the aim of having the first phase open to passengers by 2024. Read more…

Southern Water signs inclusion commitment

Southern Water has signed up a new commitment to become more inclusive and connect with underrepresented groups. Read more…

BTL rates reduced at Gatehouse Bank

Gatehouse Bank has announced that it has reduced rates across its range of Buy-to-Let products by up to 0.46%. Read more…

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The latest news this week in the Built Environment:

Government paves way for next phase of East West Rail

The decision, which follows a public consultation on the line, paves the way for the project to apply for a development consent order from the Department for Transport which would formally authorise the line. Read more…

Kier wins £35m School of Digital Arts contract

Kier is to deliver Manchester Metropolitan University’s brand new £35m School of Digital Arts (SODA), a project funded by MMU and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority. Read more…

Interserve wins £7.6m contract for special needs school

Interserve has been selected by the Department for Education (DfE) to design and build Glendinning House, special education needs school for children in Newton Abbot, Devon. Read more…

Study claims 99.9% of microplastics removed from UK drinking water

More than 99.9% of microplastics are removed from British drinking water through treatment processes, according to a new study. The research carried out by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and commissioned by UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) found that untreated raw water contained on average 4.9 microplastics per litre while water that has gone through a treatment process contained only 0.00011 microplastics per litre. Read more…

Government announces £62m of flood defence funding

Ministers have announced 13 flood defence projects across England will receive a share of £62 million of government funding. The environment secretary Theresa Villiers has announced a new round of flood defence investment for schemes in Yorkshire, Cumbria, the North East and the South East of England. Read more…

Fourth largest housebuilder set to be created with Bovis/GT merger

According to Galliford Try Partnerships and Regeneration chief executive, Stephen Teagle, a possible merger of Bovis Homes and Galliford Try’s housebuilding businesses would create the fourth largest housebuilder in the UK. Read more…

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The latest news this week in the Built Environment:

Southern appoints Mears executive to new role

Southern Housing Group has appointed a former Mears and Serco executive to oversee a new division of the group. Read more…

Lanes Group to support staff with trauma risk management

Lanes Group has announced that it has become the first service provider in the water utility industry to support its staff by using trauma risk management (TRiM). Read more…

Northern Line heat exchange to warm 1,000 homes

Heat from the Northern Line is set to be captured and used to warm homes in Islington as part of an attempt to capture more “waste heat” in the capital. Read more…

Kier to deliver £13.9m framework at Barnsley blood centre

Kier has been appointed to deliver a £13.9m full internal fit-out at Barnsley blood centre in Capitol Park, Dodworth by NHS and Blood Transplant. The Barnsley blood centre will be 6,750m² with three labs on the ground floor and an additional lab, open plan office space, meeting rooms and catering facilities housed on the first floor. The centre will also house environmentally controlled laboratories to be used to research advanced cell therapies. Read more…

Energy efficient homes growing in popularity

Over a fifth of the UK public want integrated energy efficient appliances and electric car charging points in their next home. Homes that help residents reduce their carbon footprint are in high demand, according to the latest analysis from Jackson-Stops. Read more…

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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…

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The latest news this week in the Built Environment:

HS2 | Review could make project unrecognisable

Removing Euston as the High Speed 2 (HS2) southern terminus and examining whether HS2 Ltd is the right entity to take the scheme forward will be among the questions a new no-holds-barred review into the project will ask. Read more…

Crossrail: Four in 10 signal test scenarios fail to pass

Crossrail is still grappling with a number of signalling issues after it was found that 40% of test scenarios carried out to date have failed to pass. In a report submitted to the London Assembly this month, Crossrail stated that of the 106 tests of train and signalling software configurations undertaken at Crossrail’s testing facility in Chippenham near Bath, 60 passed, with 46 failing, representing a 57% success rate. Read more…

New train station part of £218m Chelmsford regeneration

As part of a major £218m regeneration of Chelmsford, a new train station is set to be constructed to improve transport infrastructure in the area. The new station is set to be built at the Beaulieu Park estate, providing access to the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML), running to and from London. Read more…

Mott MacDonald confirms Brexit contingency plans as full-year accounts revealed

Mott MacDonald has plans for “whatever the outcome” is of the prime minister’s Brexit talks. The engineering consultancy said that it has developed contingency plans covering a wide range of scenarios for after the UK leaves the European Union. Read more…

Contractors sought for £1.3bn Portsmouth harbour development

Portsmouth City Council is looking for contractors to take on its £1.3bn waterfront expansion. The development, which would involve land reclamation, would transform Tipner Peninsula, located to the east of Portsmouth Harbour, into a new district called Tipner West. Read more…

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The latest news this week in the Built Environment:

Bidders day for £900m Heathrow rail tunnel project

Network Rail is to hold a bidders days to set out contract plans for a 6.5km new rail link from Reading and Slough to London Heathrow Airport. Read more…

TfL awards contract for new DLR fleet to replace 30-year-old trains

TfL has awarded a contract for 43 new trains to replace the oldest rolling stock on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), with the first scheduled to enter passenger service from 2023. Read more…

Welsh Water customers enjoy £47M boost

Projects including a lead pipe replacement programme, reservoir visitor centres, and support for lowest-earning customers will benefit from a record £47 million ‘dividend’ from Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water to its customers. Read more…

UK supermarkets sign government pledge to help halve food waste

More than 100 of the “biggest players in food”, including all of the UK’s major supermarkets, have signed a pledge to take “ground-breaking action” to drive down food waste following a call to action from the government. Read more…

Still top dog: London continues to be the market to beat despite sluggish price growth

The latest data from independent London estate agent, Benham and Reeves, takes a look to see if London really is on its knees, or if this has been exaggerated. Read more…

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The latest news this week in the Built Environment:

Out with the old: London Underground’s track renewal works

In February 2019, Balfour Beatty was awarded a four-year contract by TfL for the replacement of life-expired track assets across the London Underground network. Read more…

Thames Water to build first new sewage works since 2005

Thames Water’s new chief operating officer has announced the company will build its first sewage works since 2005, in Guildford, Surrey. Read more…

Government details new building safety regulator plan

The government has revealed its plan to create a new national regulator for building safety in response to the Grenfell disaster. Read more…

Fire and building safety – government launches two consultations today – IRPM

Today, government has launched two consultations for proposals for response by 31st July. Read more…

6 in 10 renters fear they will never afford to own a home

A majority of people renting in the UK say they will never be able to afford a home – although they would like to buy their own place, according to a new YouGov survey on behalf of the HomeOwners Alliance and BLP Insurance. Read more…

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Galliford Try rejects £950m Bovis bid for housing business

Galliford Try has rejected a £950m bid by Bovis Homes to buy its Linden Homes and Partnerships & Regeneration businesses. Read more…

Telford’s profits fall as it shifts focus to build to rent

The housebuilder reports that its profit fell during its financial year, as it turns its attention to build to rent properties in a challenging market. Read more…

Arbroath affordable housing development officially opens

The £8.1m affordable development of 71 urgently needed affordable homes in Arbroath is to be opened by local MSP Graeme Dey. Read more…

April new home starts up 21% as London soars

New homes registrations jumped by a just over a fifth in April compared to the same time last year. Read more…

House prices set to rise in south east London in wake of major regeneration

A new report from JLL has highlighted that property prices in south east London are set to rise are set to rise faster than much of Greater London thanks to significant regeneration throughout the area. Read more…

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SDS acquires Waterscan’s water recycling business

Water infrastructure systems supplier SDS has announced its acquisition of the water recycling division of Waterscan Ltd and affirmed its strategic vision to advance the development of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) for water reuse. Read more…

First UK housebuilder to debut waste plastic road

Springfield Properties has become the UK’s first housebuilder to use waste plastic to build a road on a housing development. Read more…

Bid race starts for £240m housing upgrade framework

Bids are being invited for places on a £240m framework run by the procurement arm of regional social housing consortium Efficiency North. Read more…

Network Rail unveils new regional managing directors

Network Rail has announced five new regional managing directors as part of its “evolution” towards a more passenger-focused approach. Read more…

Winvic nets 935,000 sq ft M5 business park

Developer St Modwen has struck a deal with industrial shed specialist Winvic to start work on the first phase of its 935,000 sq ft industrial and logistics development in Gloucester. Read more…


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Meet the UK’s first Climate Change Teacher

Bec Wakefield becomes the first UK teacher to become accredited under the UN’s Climate Change Teacher pilot programme. Read more…

Downing starts £250m London student tower

Liverpool-based developer Downing has started work on its largest London project to date. Read more…

Thames saving 20 million litres a day after 250,000 home visits

Thames Water has now helped 250,000 homes save 20 million litres of water every day as part of its award-winning smarter home visit project. Read more…

Network Rail announces £136m contract winner to manage its road vehicle fleet

Network Rail has awarded a £136m contract to Hitachi Capital to manage its road vehicle fleet for the next four years. Read more…

Plan for 1,300-home led scheme near Harrow

Housing association Network Homes has bought land next to Northwick Park Hospital in Brent to kick-start a major regeneration project, bringing new homes and commercial space to the area. Read more…

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Spotlight on earthworks

Extreme weather increases the risks that people and property are typically exposed to. Read more…

Digital UK map of buried utilities to save lives

Work is starting on an ambitious project to draw up a digital map of all UK underground pipes and cables to end strikes and save workers lives. Read more…

Be First appoints McLaren for Barking town regeneration scheme

Be First has confirmed the appointment of McLaren Construction to construct 169 affordable and shared ownership homes at the heart of Barking Town Centre. Read more…

Siemens Mobility submits plans for Goole rolling stock plant

Siemens Mobility has submitted an outline planning application for a £200m rolling stock plant at Goole in East Yorkshire which would manufacture and commission vehicles for the UK market. Read more…

£45m Edinburgh concert hall gets green light

Edinburgh’s first purpose-built music and performance venue for over 100 years has got the green light from city planners. Read more…

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Buyer registrations jump 16% in February

The latest data and analysis from national estate agent, haart, has revealed that pent-up demand possibly fuelled by the Brexit waiting game has seen buyer registrations jump 16% on the month. Read more…

DfT’s £300m scheme to see disabled access at 73 railway stations improved

The DfT has announced a £300m investment to see disabled access improved at 73 UK rail stations. Read more…

No Deal Interim Environmental “Shadow Body” Announced

Environment Secretary Michael Gove has announced that an interim environmental “shadow body” is in place in the event the UK leaves the EU without a deal in place. Read more…

British Water members not keen on water nationalisation

Companies across the water supply chain believe that the Labour Party’s plan to nationalise English water companies would negatively impact their businesses as well as customers, according to a survey by British Water. Read more…

Kier picked for £200m Camberley town centre revamp

The development arm of Kier has been named preferred bidder to deliver the £200m redevelopment of part of Camberley town centre in Surrey. Read more…

 

 

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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…

 

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Week on the Network

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Liverpool Lime Street station remembers its past with unique display

Liverpool Lime Street station has had a thorough overhaul recently, with new platforms, signalling and track. But its heritage has not been forgotten as three slabs from the original station platforms, dating from 1836, have been included as part of the rebuild. Read more…

Final 100mph speed checks made on electrified Manchester to Preston railway

Final checks have been made on the newly electrified railway between Manchester and Preston as a test train made its last journey over the route for the arrival of 100mph in May. Read more…

New look for West Midlands Trains across Birmingham

Passengers on the Cross City line in the West Midlands (Lichfield – Birmingham – Redditch/Bromsgrove) are starting to experience an improvement in their on-train comfort as the first of West Midlands Trains’ Class 323 units re-enters service after a substantial refit. Read more…

‘Clearer vision’ and improved joined-up working needed to deliver growth in Cambridge-Oxford arc, NIC says

The potential of the highly-anticipated Cambridge-Oxford arc project could be stunted if the government does not provide a “clearer vision and better joined-up working” to maximising the output of the corridor, the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has claimed. Read more…

 

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DTL to deliver apprenticeship training for South Staffs Water

Utilities specialist Develop Training Limited (DTL) has won a contract to deliver an apprenticeship in water mains laying for South Staffs Water. Read more…

Pumping station switch-on for Severn Trent’s £60M Newark project

Severn Trent’s £60M water and wastewater project in Newark has reached a new milestone, as the company has now switched on its new Terminal Pumping Station at Crankley Point. Read more…

Scottish Water starts £15M River Kelvin project

Scottish Water’s multi-million pound investment project in Glasgow’s West End to help improve the environment and water quality in the River Kelvin is under way. Read more…

Defra Announces Waste “Smart tracking” Funding Winners

Five companies working across the UK have been awarded up to £80,000 to develop innovative digital solutions to tackle the challenge of tracking waste from its source through its treatment and final disposal. Read more…

Rainwater used for sewer jetting in Northumbrian initiative

Northumbrian Water has started using harvested rainwater in jetting operations to clear sewer blockages, as an alternative to using clean, treated water for the purpose. Read more…

Arup announces Chisholm appointment

Douglas Chisholm has joined Arup in London, bringing over 30 years of leadership experience and knowledge in consultancy, construction and client-side programme management. Read more…

 

 

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O’Rourke finally seals UK construction finance deal

Laing O’Rourke has finally completed a refinancing deal for its UK operations after all its contracts were put under the microscope by lenders for months. Read more…

McAleer & Rushe gets go-ahead for two Maldron hotels

Northern Ireland-based developer and contractor McAleer & Rushe has checked-in with planning to build hotels in Birmingham and Glasgow city centres. Read more…

Two Portsmouth ‘Grenfell’ tower blocks to be torn down

Two landmark Portsmouth tower blocks are set to be demolished after work to strengthen them was estimated to cost £86m. Read more…

Telford Homes to start 260 London rental homes scheme

Telford Homes secured another forward funding deal with long-term rental specialist Greystar to deliver a near 260 homes build-to-rent scheme at Walthamstow in East London. Read more…

Amey Rail appoints former Carillion MD as new chief

Former Carillion Rail managing director Andy Joy has been appointed to head Amey’s Rail business. Read more…

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New TfW director appointed for north Wales

Transport for Wales (TfW) has appointed Lee Robinson as its new development director for North Wales. Read more…

Buckingham confirmed for £120m Swansea arena

Buckingham Group Contracting has been confirmed by Swansea Council as the principal contractor under a pre-construction services agreement (PCSA) for the city’s new £120m digital arena. Read more…

Yorkshire Water starts smart analytics trial to help battle leakage

Yorkshire Water is trialling the use of smart analytics to find leaks in its network. Read more…

UK Recycling Rate Edges Up To 45.7%, New Figures Show

The UK recycling rate for waste from households was 45.7% in 2017, increasing slightly from 45.2% in 2016, according to new figures from Defra. Read more…

Where is currently the best place to buy a home in England?

A perfect balance of affordability and low crime rates surely has to be high up on the list of priorities for prospective homebuyers. And, it’s safe to assume that some areas will fare better than others with regards to this. But where are they? Read more…

 

 

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Caddick wins £35m Hudson Quarter construction contract

Palace Capital has selected Caddick Construction Ltd to undertake the construction phase of its £35m Hudson Quarter development in York. Read more…

Go-ahead for Manchester Airport beauty group hub

Plans have been approved for a new £31m logistics and global content creation studio next to Manchester Airport. Read more…

McAleer & Rushe to start £82m Paddington hotel

Northern Ireland based developer and contractor McAleer & Rushe has got the thumbs up to start work on a hotel and hybrid aparthotel development in Paddington, London. Read more…

Hamiltonhill set for 600 new homes

Queens Cross Housing Association has now secured £40m funding from M&G Investments for ambitious plans to build 600 new homes and transform Hamiltonhill, Glasgow. Read more…

Bidding starts for £18m Helensburgh leisure centre

Argyll and Bute Council has started the search for a contractor to deliver the Helensburgh Waterfront Development in Scotland. Read more…

 

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Proposals for £39bn investment in Northern Powerhouse Rail to be submitted to government

A business case for up to £39bn of investment in Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) are to be submitted to the government, marking “the region’s single biggest transport intervention” since the industrial revolution. Read more…

Kier pulls off contracts league double

A flurry of contract wins took Kier to pole position for greatest value of orders taken in the opening month of 2019, also keeping the firm at the top of the 12 months rolling league. Read more…

Spurs stadium opening delayed again

Spurs have announced further delays to their late-running £1bn stadium. Read more…

Tideway scoops sustainability award

Tideway, the company delivering the Thames Tideway Tunnel, has been rewarded at the Sustainability Leaders Awards 2019 for its green approach to the use of transport in the project. Read more…

Biffa Gets The Green Light For £15m Durham Plastics Recycling Plant

Biffa has announced it has received planning approval from Durham County Council for a £15m plastics recycling plant near Seaham. Read more…

 

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Plans in for £130m Goole housing development

Regional house-builder Beal Homes has submitted a planning application for its largest development to date. Read more…

Micro-homes will help ease London’s housing crisis, says new report

Micro-homes could be a partial solution for cities like London to expand choice for young professionals and help combat the housing crisis, according to a new report. Read more…

Morgan Sindall in £300m housing alliance

Morgan Sindall has set up a new house-building joint venture with an initial target of delivering 1,500 shared ownership homes with a total value of up to £300m. Read more…

£100m Clydeside build-to-rent development gets green light

One of Scotland’s first major build-to-rent developments on the banks of the Clyde has got the planning green light. Read more…

Work begins on £18m Nottingham student accommodation development

Contractor nmcn has announced that works have commenced on the £18m Nottingham student accommodation development on Talbot Street. Read more…

 

 

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The latest news this week in the Water & Utilities Industry:

 

Severn Trent saves £750K using drone inspections

Severn Trent has made savings of £750,000 in the last year through the use of drones for more efficient asset inspections, it has been reported. Read more…

England’s 2017 Recycling Figures Show 0.3% Increase

The official England waste from households recycling rate for 2017 was 45.2%, up 0.3 percentage points from 44.9% in 2016, according to the latest figures. Read more…

Yorkshire Water to open up water resources data

With the summer’s unusually dry weather continuing into the winter months, Yorkshire Water has announced it is to become the first water company to regularly publish its full data on the region’s water resources to allow customers to see for themselves how dry weather and increased demand are having an impact. Read more…

LondonEnergy Awarded NLWA Energy Recovery Facility Contract

North London Waste Authority (NLWA) members announced it has awarded LondonEnergy Ltd with a contract to manage the waste collected by the seven north London Boroughs and to operate the replacement Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) at Edmonton EcoPark. Read more…

Thames deploys hundreds of night-time leak detectors

Hundreds of Thames Water engineers are walking the streets at night to pinpoint leakage from the company’s 20,000-mile water pipe network. Read more…

Thames to help fund £60M green surface water management schemes

Thames Water will partner with stakeholders and local authorities to fund £60 million of surface water management (SWM) schemes including green spaces, removing hard, impermeable surfaces such as concrete and asphalt in areas most at risk of flooding. Read more…

 

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Architect appointed for Western Village in Ebbsfleet Garden City

PRP Architects has been appointed as lead architect and masterplanner on The Western Village in North Kent, by joint venture development partners, Clarion Housing Group and Countryside. Read more…

Stamp duty reforms prompt FTB mortgage uptake

The latest research by MoneySuperMarket has shown that first-time buyers are taking full advantage of the changes made to stamp duty laws in the 2017 Budget. Read more…

Grainger teams up with Lewisham council for 300-home scheme

Residential property business Grainger is teaming up with Lewisham Council to build a 300 private rented homes scheme at New Cross Gate. Read more…

Chinese contractor starts first Liverpool major project

Chinese builder Beijing Construction & Engineering Group International has started work on a 34-storey build-to-rent project for developer Moda on the Liverpool Waterfront. Read more…

Brexit continues to dominate top property industry concerns

As Brexit looms, a new survey commissioned by Crowe UK identifies the biggest concerns facing the UK property industry and provides a unique snapshot of views across the sector. Read more…

Contractor hunt starts for £50m Leicester mixed-use scheme

Developer LCL has launched plans for a £50m mixed-use scheme to transform the St George’s North area of Leicester city centre. Read more…

 

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