If you work in the structural engineering sector you’ll know how much planning goes in building a new bridge and how important it is to have the best materials such as elastomeric bearings to work with. With lots of new…
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The chief executive of a non-profit employer-led skills organisation has issued a call to do more to encourage children still in primary school to see what it’s like to be part of an engineering workplace – with employers taking more…
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The next stage in the bridge replacement programme on the A830 is beginning, with work starting to replace Criche Bridge at Arieniskill at the end of May. A report by the Press and Journal explained that this is the sixth…
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The first ever hyperloop test facility has been unveiled in Delft in the Netherlands. Hardt has been working with Bam on the project to create a 30m-long test facility where the technology for this next generation transport system can be…
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Freyssinet has been shortlisted in the environment category for the Railway Industry Innovation Awards. The Railway Industry Innovation Awards celebrate the achievements of companies and individuals who are pushing the industry forward by developing innovative ideas. This year’s award ceremony…
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The uses of drones are many and varied, and now one county council in the UK is making use of this technology to cut the cost of bridge inspections and to make the process safer for its staff. West Sussex…
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Civil engineers around the world will soon have a comprehensive resource for knowledge sharing when the Knowledge Hub is launched later this month by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). A collaborative project between ICE and the Major Projects Association…
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Freyssinet was awarded the prestigious Lord Cullen Trophy for Safety Performance at the annual Scottish Chamber of Safety Awards, held at the Scotland Works, Health & Safety Scotland Exhibition in Glasgow on 3 May. The trophy, given in recognition of…
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With a snap general election having been put in place for June, one motoring organisation is calling on the government to protect investment in the UK’s road network. The RAC has outlined a series of motoring priorities that it would…
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As part of the Institute of Civil Engineer’s (ICE’s) Bridges to Schools scheme, pupils from around the UK are being called upon to create their own working bridges completely from scratch. The scheme was launched in the middle of last…
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