The Environment Agency has started work on its yearly programme of investment on the locks of the River Thames, a £2.1 million scheme that will help to support both recreational and commercial boating along the 135 miles of river, work…
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A bridge that forms part of the new Aberdeen bypass and that’s been delayed will be completed next month, contractors have revealed. The BBC noted that there have been delays to the repairs of the bridge that crosses the River…
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Freyssinet reached an impressive milestone in this year, celebrating its 75th anniversary with events in Paris and the UK. On Saturday 20 October, Freyssinet UK hosted a gala dinner at the Park Regis Hotel in Birmingham for employees and their…
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As Freyssinet celebrates is 75th anniversary this year, we reflect on some notable projects and the impact of its innovations around the world. 1940s The Freyssinet Group originated in 1943, when renowned French construction engineer Edme Campenon joined forces with Eugène…
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Rail passengers wondering what the stations they will be using when the HS2 link is finished will look like do not need to wait until they are open to find out. This is because designs of Birmingham and Solihull stations…
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Highways England has published the updated plans for the Lower Thames Crossing, with the project now expanded to provide six lanes of traffic travelling through a tunnel under the Thames. According to the agency, this new crossing would almost halve…
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Freyssinet and Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) won the Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award at the 2018 Global Light Rail Awards for modernistation works carried out on Glasgow Subway. The annual awards, which this year took place on 3 October in…
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Freyssinet has successfully achieved Constructionline’s Gold (level 3) accreditation. Freyssinet has been a member of Constructionline, the UK’s leading procurement and supply chain management platform since 2009. The Gold level accreditation was introduced in September 2017, and goes beyond the…
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Network Rail has announced that it will raise the height of two railway bridges in Pembrokeshire, because they are frequently hit by lorries. The BBC reported that the organisation will spend £4.25 million to construct new bridges at Haverfordwest and…
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A cycle and pedestrian bridge in Peterborough, which had been earmarked for demolition by the local council, will instead be repaired giving it a further ten years of use. Bike Biz reported on the campaign by locals, who felt that…
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