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Take a look at December's issue of NCE
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Featuring:
📌 New ICE president interviewed
📌 Vertical shaft sinking for National Grid tunnel
📌 Overcoming challenges on new Alps road tunnel
📌 What makes the perfect client?
...and more!
Take a look at December's issue of NCE
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Featuring:
📌 New ICE president interviewed
📌 Vertical shaft sinking for National Grid tunnel
📌 Overcoming challenges on new Alps road tunnel
📌 What makes the perfect client?
...and more!
Ecocem, a Dublin‑based company that develops low‑carbon cement technologies, has announced the formation of a Materials Science Advisory Council to guide research and accelerate the adoption of lower‑emission cement and concrete worldwide
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Ecocem forms expert council to steer low carbon cement research | New Civil Engineer
The council, comprising 11 materials scientists drawn from leading global institutions, will advise on research priorities, review international
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November 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Ecocem, a Dublin‑based company that develops low‑carbon cement technologies, has announced the formation of a Materials Science Advisory Council to guide research and accelerate the adoption of lower‑emission cement and concrete worldwide
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Aco Technologies’ new guide on blue roofs has been created to promote the benefits of mixed solutions to water management in urban areas despite a lack of government regulation intended to increase their use, one of its technicians told NCE
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Interview: Aco’s new guide promotes wider use of blue roofs despite lack of regulation | New Civil Engineer
The water industry in the UK has reached a crunch point where nature-based solutions and Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) is concerned. Stakeholders in
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November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Aco Technologies’ new guide on blue roofs has been created to promote the benefits of mixed solutions to water management in urban areas despite a lack of government regulation intended to increase their use, one of its technicians told NCE
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Plans for two large onshore electricity hubs in the north of Scotland have been given planning consent, clearing the way for construction of infrastructure intended to carry offshore and island renewables into the GB transmission network.
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Duo of north Scotland electricity hubs achieve planning consent | New Civil Engineer
Highland Council’s North Planning Applications Committee approved the Banniskirk Hub in the Spittal area, while Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has granted
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November 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Plans for two large onshore electricity hubs in the north of Scotland have been given planning consent, clearing the way for construction of infrastructure intended to carry offshore and island renewables into the GB transmission network.
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Veolia, the French utilities group, has told investors and partners it is pursuing about £1bn of district heating and cooling projects across the UK that are expected to be awarded by 2030, as it seeks to expand its presence in the country’s low‑carbon heat market
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Veolia outlines £1bn UK pipeline as it pushes to deploy ‘Ecothermal Grid’ | New Civil Engineer
The projects form part of a new UK offering the company calls an “Ecothermal Grid”, which mixes sources such as waste heat, geothermal energy and heat
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November 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Veolia, the French utilities group, has told investors and partners it is pursuing about £1bn of district heating and cooling projects across the UK that are expected to be awarded by 2030, as it seeks to expand its presence in the country’s low‑carbon heat market
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Op-ed: When the cooling towers fall: The dilemma of industrial heritage
✒️ SLR Consulting technical director of heritage and archaeology Anthony Hanna
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When the cooling towers fall: The dilemma of industrial heritage | New Civil Engineer
Nottingham’s iconic cooling towers at Ratcliffe-on-Soar have dominated the skyline for decades. As the UK’s last coal-fired power station, they symbolised
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November 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Op-ed: When the cooling towers fall: The dilemma of industrial heritage
✒️ SLR Consulting technical director of heritage and archaeology Anthony Hanna
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Anglian Water Services has announced plans to initiate a substantial procurement exercise aimed at securing expert support for its major infrastructure programmes
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Anglian Water readies £99M major infrastructure planning and consents support framework | New Civil Engineer
The planned procurement notice outlines comprehensive requirements for Major Infrastructure Planning and Consents, Support and Advisory Services,
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November 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Anglian Water Services has announced plans to initiate a substantial procurement exercise aimed at securing expert support for its major infrastructure programmes
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Network Rail plans to modify 10 bridges and build a new Mossley station as part of the Stalybridge to Diggle (Saddlesworth) section of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU)
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£225M Stalybridge to Diggle section of TRU will modify 10 bridges and build new Mossley station | New Civil Engineer
The TRU is a multi-billion pound project to modify the rail line between cities of the North from Manchester to York, moving through cities including
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November 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Network Rail plans to modify 10 bridges and build a new Mossley station as part of the Stalybridge to Diggle (Saddlesworth) section of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU)
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The winners of New Civil Engineer and Construction News’ TechFest Awards 2025 were announced tonight in a gala ceremony at the Hilton Metropole in London.
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Construction and engineering boundary pushers recognised at TechFest Awards 2025 | New Civil Engineer
Categories showcased the cutting edge of digital transformation in the built environment, spanning a wide range of disciplines including AI, robotics,
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November 28, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The winners of New Civil Engineer and Construction News’ TechFest Awards 2025 were announced tonight in a gala ceremony at the Hilton Metropole in London.
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Kier and renewable specialist Prolectric have replaced multiple diesel generators and introduced solar lighting across the A417 Missing Link construction site, in a move intended to cut fuel use, emissions and running costs on the major National Highways scheme
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Solar-powered lighting solutions implemented on A417 Missing Link project | New Civil Engineer
Work on the 5.5km improvement between the Brockworth Bypass and Cowley Roundabout, a long‑standing congestion pinch‑point linking Gloucester and Swindon,
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November 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Kier and renewable specialist Prolectric have replaced multiple diesel generators and introduced solar lighting across the A417 Missing Link construction site, in a move intended to cut fuel use, emissions and running costs on the major National Highways scheme
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A Birmingham robotics firm has demonstrated that wall-climbing robots can carry out non‑destructive testing (NDT) on tall concrete structures, after a series of trials on a 200m tall chimney at an EDF facility
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Wall-climbing robots carry out non-destructive testing on EDF chimneys | New Civil Engineer
HausBots, which develops climbing robotic platforms, worked with EDF and German NDT probe maker ACS‑Solutions GmbH to mount ACS’s MIRA ultrasonic
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November 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A Birmingham robotics firm has demonstrated that wall-climbing robots can carry out non‑destructive testing (NDT) on tall concrete structures, after a series of trials on a 200m tall chimney at an EDF facility
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Work has started on a new freight ferry terminal at the Port of Immingham as Stena Line and Associated British Ports (ABP) move ahead with a joint investment of more than £200M
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Work begins on £200M Immingham freight ferry terminal | New Civil Engineer
The Immingham Eastern RoRo Terminal (IERRT) is being developed to serve roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) freight traffic and to improve access to the main Humber
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November 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Work has started on a new freight ferry terminal at the Port of Immingham as Stena Line and Associated British Ports (ABP) move ahead with a joint investment of more than £200M
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A new rival proposal for the redevelopment of Liverpool Street station has emerged, which the architect says would slash the cost, time and demolition involved with the one being promoted by Network Rail
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Rival Liverpool Street station scheme that claims to be half the cost and half the time revealed | New Civil Engineer
NCE sister title Architects Journal (AJ) first reported that John McAslan + Partners’ scheme, designed with engineering firm Expedition and backed by
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November 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A new rival proposal for the redevelopment of Liverpool Street station has emerged, which the architect says would slash the cost, time and demolition involved with the one being promoted by Network Rail
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Rail freight and rail operator stakeholders have expressed concern that Great British Railways (GBR) will be “marking its own homework” when it comes to regulation and will not be an ideal environment for international investment
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Rail and freight operators concerned about regulation and international investment under GBR | New Civil Engineer
The Parliamentary transport select committee is holding an inquiry into the Railways Bill that was laid in Parliament earlier this month. This Bill seeks
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November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Rail freight and rail operator stakeholders have expressed concern that Great British Railways (GBR) will be “marking its own homework” when it comes to regulation and will not be an ideal environment for international investment
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Op-ed: Fortnum & Mason double-helix three-storey stair: Construction and collaboration
✒️ Ramboll UK structural engineer Hepzi Rattray
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✒️ Ramboll UK structural engineer Hepzi Rattray
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Fortnum & Mason double-helix three-storey stair: Construction and collaboration | New Civil Engineer
Double-helix staircases are a rarity in the industry. Attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, one of the few examples can be seen at the Château de Chambord,
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November 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Op-ed: Fortnum & Mason double-helix three-storey stair: Construction and collaboration
✒️ Ramboll UK structural engineer Hepzi Rattray
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✒️ Ramboll UK structural engineer Hepzi Rattray
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Devon County Council readying procurement for a construction contract aimed at alleviating traffic congestion in Cullompton through the development of a new relief road.
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Devon readies market for £15M Cullompton Relief Road project | New Civil Engineer
The Cullompton Town Centre Relief Road project, valued at an estimated £15M excluding VAT, represents a significant infrastructure investment intended to
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November 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Devon County Council readying procurement for a construction contract aimed at alleviating traffic congestion in Cullompton through the development of a new relief road.
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Work to modernise the Transpennine route will close Mirfield station briefly over Christmas as part of wider upgrades across West Yorkshire.
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Mirfield station to be upgraded over Christmas as part of Transpennine Route Upgrade | New Civil Engineer
Network Rail has confirmed Mirfield will be shut from Tuesday 23 December until Saturday 27 December while engineers complete alterations to platforms,
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November 27, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Work to modernise the Transpennine route will close Mirfield station briefly over Christmas as part of wider upgrades across West Yorkshire.
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Colin Wood, who was appointed managing director of Amey’s consulting business in May, is clear on how his capabilities can support the business of delivering infrastructure.
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Amey consulting business MD on the UK’s long-term infrastructure vision
A conversation with Colin Wood, Managing director of Amey’s consulting business, on the UK’s long-term infrastructure vision.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Colin Wood, who was appointed managing director of Amey’s consulting business in May, is clear on how his capabilities can support the business of delivering infrastructure.
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Rangers Football Club has launched a wide‑ranging feasibility study aimed at outlining potential redevelopment plans for its home ground, Ibrox Stadium
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Rangers to explore redevelopment plans for Ibrox Stadium | New Civil Engineer
The study will examine the stadium’s current layout and infrastructure, assess capacity needs and investigate expansion options across the wider Ibrox
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November 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Rangers Football Club has launched a wide‑ranging feasibility study aimed at outlining potential redevelopment plans for its home ground, Ibrox Stadium
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The government’s Autumn Budget has signalled even more of a push to leverage nuclear energy in the UK while also ending oil extraction from the North Sea.
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Budget 2025: Government to push for more nuclear and end oil extraction in North Sea | New Civil Engineer
Chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves made her Budget announcements today, Wednesday, 26 November, detailing the government’s plans to go “further to
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November 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The government’s Autumn Budget has signalled even more of a push to leverage nuclear energy in the UK while also ending oil extraction from the North Sea.
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Construction of a high-voltage electricity link between Orkney and mainland Britain has passed its first anniversary, with SSEN Transmission reporting engineering milestones and early local economic benefits as the project moves from preparatory work into full delivery
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SSEN marks year of progress and engineering milestones on Orkney subsea electricity link | New Civil Engineer
The Orkney–Caithness 220kV high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) subsea link is designed to transmit at least 220MW of power between a new substation at
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November 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Construction of a high-voltage electricity link between Orkney and mainland Britain has passed its first anniversary, with SSEN Transmission reporting engineering milestones and early local economic benefits as the project moves from preparatory work into full delivery
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The construction and infrastructure sector has broadly reacted positively to the Autumn Budget, particularly to the government’s backing of some major infrastructure projects.
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Budget reaction: ‘Reassurance that infrastructure remains powerful lever in UK growth mission’ | New Civil Engineer
Chancellor Rachel Reeves said in her address to Parliament that “infrastructure is the backbone of economic growth across our country” and has committed
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November 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The construction and infrastructure sector has broadly reacted positively to the Autumn Budget, particularly to the government’s backing of some major infrastructure projects.
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Chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves has used the 2025 budget announcements to throw the government’s weight behind some of the UK’s biggest transport projects
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Budget: Chancellor backs transport including Lower Thames Crossing, DLR, rail connections | New Civil Engineer
One of the Labour government’s manifesto pledges was to get Britain building and it has used the latest Budget announcements, made today, Wednesday, 26
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November 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves has used the 2025 budget announcements to throw the government’s weight behind some of the UK’s biggest transport projects
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Strabag, Arup and other partners have been appointed to deliver key construction and design packages for the Fehmarn Sound Crossing, the inland section of the wider Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link that will replace the existing Fehmarn Sound Bridge with an immersed tunnel
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Strabag, Arup and others win contracts for 2.2km tunnel connecting to Fehmarnbelt link | New Civil Engineer
The tunnel, roughly 2.2km long, will carry four lanes of road traffic in two separate tubes and a double-track railway in separate tubes, providing a
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November 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Strabag, Arup and other partners have been appointed to deliver key construction and design packages for the Fehmarn Sound Crossing, the inland section of the wider Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link that will replace the existing Fehmarn Sound Bridge with an immersed tunnel
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Work has begun on a long‑planned link road designed to relieve congestion in one of Dublin’s busiest suburban employment and residential districts
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Bam begins work on critical south Dublin link road | New Civil Engineer
Contractor Bam has started construction of the M50 Junction 14 Link Road in the Sandyford and Leopardstown Road area, south of the city. The 18‑month
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November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Work has begun on a long‑planned link road designed to relieve congestion in one of Dublin’s busiest suburban employment and residential districts
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Op-ed: The future of humanity depends on how we build today
✒️ Engineers Against Poverty chair Richard Threlfall
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The future of humanity depends on how we build today | New Civil Engineer
For most of the world’s population today, infrastructure has freed us from basic wants and allowed us to enjoy a quality of life that was unimaginable
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Op-ed: The future of humanity depends on how we build today
✒️ Engineers Against Poverty chair Richard Threlfall
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