Day: February 14, 2022

Hammersmith Bridge, designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette, opened to traffic in 1887Consulting engineer Mott MacDonald, commissioned by Hammersmith & Fulham Council, has developed an alternative £8.9m stabilisation programme for Hammersmith Bridge, saving £21m compared to the previous Transport for London (TfL) proposal. Vehicles have been...

Anglo-Spanish joint venture Mace Dragados (MD JV) has a £1.3bn contract to build what should eventually be the London terminus for the High Speed 2 rail line. It is seeking Tier 2 subcontractors to build the main substructure at the station. This includes packages for...

Celsa's Welsh-made reinforcing steelThe British Board of Agrément (BBA) revealed last September that it was setting up a certification for reinforcing steel in direct competition with CARES, the UK Certification Authority for Reinforcing Steels. As expected Celsa Steel is its first customer. Celsa was one...

According to data from payroll services provider Hudson Contract, labour rates on building sites in England and Wales increased by 3.2% to £863 per week during January 2022. However, consumer prices, as measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), were 5.4% higher in December 2021...