This funding is really welcome news for us. With the way our seasons are changing—wetter winters, drier summers—we really need to think smart about water storage. It's crucial for keeping our farms going strong.

First speakers for NCE Water conference revealed

Returning as an in-person event for the first time since 2020, the event on 20 June will feature speakers from the NIC, Severn Trent, Affinity Water, Anglian Water and more

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When people think of #UnrealEngine , they often associate it with games, however its application extends far beyond this. Anthony Tuffour, Discipline Director, Buro Happold, delves into the potential of this #software in this New Civil Engineer article below. newcivilengineer.com/opinion/game-o…

A new fund has been created for farmers by the government which will support approximately 20 studies and will investigate water demand and availability in water-stressed agricultural areas over the next 25 years.

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Offshore planning consent has been granted by the Scottish Government to Europe’s first commercial scale floating offshore wind farm, which will power oil and gas rigs in the North Sea.

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🧱 Beaver Bridges, Chasetown Civil Engineering and Foundation Piling have joined forces as The Shropshire Alliance “to drive forward the delivery of the UK’s infrastructure developments”.

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Liverpool City Council has commenced pre-market engagement on its £850M frameworks for planned highways works

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Cost management, project management and employers agent expertise on the Bristol Airport expansion will be provided by @TurnerTownsend after the consultancy was selected to join the airport’s framework for its expansion activities.

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Have your say and help inform the content discussed at the NCE Airports conference by participating in our NCE Airports 2024 survey. We are keen to gage the current state of the airports sector and level of and development within the market. research.net/r/NCEAirports2…
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We are pleased to announce Stephen Dance, director, Infrastructure and Projects Authority as a speaker at the NCE Rail and Transit conference. View the full programme today, and book before May 3 to save £100 on your ticket. rail.newcivilengineer.com/2024/en/page/p… #NCERailandTransit

There is only one day left to book your tickets for NCE Flood Resilience taking place tommorow at America Square Conference Centre, London.
Find out more about the confernce from speaker Chris Digman, technical director Stantec
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A cantilever solution has been used to install piles on the Sunderland’s new high-level footbridge across the River Wear by contractor VolkerStevin

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Removal of the pieces of Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, with the biggest being between 400t and 500t, has required divers, engineers and a 1,000t capacity floating crane.

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Network Rail engineers have fixed the embankment where a train derailed one month ago on the Lancaster to Barrow-in-Furness line, restoring services.

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Smart motorways lost power 397 times between June 2022 and February 2024, sometimes for days at a time, new data has shown.

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A record 100,300 trains were affected by 938 separate rail issues in 2023, according to data from Network Rail.

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The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) is seeking market engagement on a £600M to £900M contract to provide professional services for the delivery of infrastructure related to the testing and manufacturing of nuclear weapons.

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A roadmap to tripling the UK’s offshore wind manufacturing capability and providing a £25bn boost to the economy by 2035 has been released by RenewableUK and The Crown Estate

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The second uncrewed offshore HVDC substation has been installed by Saipem at @SSERenewables’ Dogger Bank wind farm, which is set to be the largest offshore wind farm in the world.

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Op-ed: Construction can make the government’s International Technology Strategy a success

✒️ Stanmore procurement director Haman Manak

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