Day: December 14, 2023

Lucas CritchleyIt was back in May 2020 that Mears named chief operating officer Lucas Critchley as its next chief executive in succession to David Miles but no handover date was given. Today Mears has announced that the transition period is complete. David Miles will retire...

Navitas managing director Louis Nel London-based Navitas provides electrical engineering consultancy services to the railways. Its team of 30 provides services ranging from technical specifications and feasibility studies, through to outline and detailed design, as well as engineering support during scheme implementation, operation, and maintenance....

The proposed Home Energy Model is better suited to green technologies, such as heat pumpsThe Home Energy Model: Future Homes Standard assessment is the methodology which will be used to demonstrate that new dwellings comply with the Future Homes Standard. The Home Energy Model will...

GRS chief executive Jon Fisher with Soil Science founder Bill HingeGRS said that the bolt-on acquisition complemented its growing portfolio of contracting services, which includes enabling works, earthworks, civil engineering and land remediation. With a turnover of more than £6m, Berkshire-based Soil Science has pioneered...

​​​​​​​Paula WalshPaula Walsh will take over as chair for UKIMEA region on 1st April 2024 when Jerome Frost steps up to become Arup Group chair, in succession to Alan Belfield. Paula Walsh joined Arup as a structural engineering graduate in 1989 and has held several...

Roger Bullivant has agreed in-principle to a volume order for Concretene’s graphene-enhanced concrete admixture. On completion of a government-funded development project for pre-cast piling and foundation applications, commercial deliveries could start in the fourth quarter of 2024.  Concretene uses graphene to improve compressive, tensile and...

Councillors and representatives from Esh joined Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen to mark the start on site Stockton Waterfront is being built by Esh Construction for Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council to brighten the place up a bit with gardens, play areas and a riverside amphitheatre. The park...

CGI of the redesigned Edgcote Viaduct HS2 has revealed new images showing the Edgcote Viaduct, which – after a structural redesign – has had its carbon footprint cut by more than 13% in comparison to the previous design. Set low into the landscape of west...

the Buffalo anti-flood air brick After years of research and development, the Buffalo anti-flood air brick has been launched to offer a solution to the problem of energy loss and flooding in homes.  Installed in place of an existing air brick, the anti-flood air brick...