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The first tranche of the innovative T-shaped electricity pylons (T-pylons) installed by National Grid as part of the Hinkley Connection Project has been put into operation.

Leading sustainable design and engineering firm Stantec has launched its largest ever recruitment campaign in the UK and Ireland to boost its 3,000-strong workforce.

A new chief executive at Jacobs and multiple appointments at Arup, Atkins and Kier are just a few of the bundle of new appointments seen in January as companies of all sizes install new heads in high places to help achieve their goals for 2023.

National Grid has completed a 10-week trial of a hydrogen-powered generator to provide carbon-free electricity to its substation at Deeside Centre for Innovation (DCI).

National Grid is conducting a market engagement exercise regarding an electricity infrastructure project that will deliver over 1,000km of line.

National Grid has teamed with Hitachi Energy to deploy gas-insulated switchgear and gas-insulated lines at its Bengeworth Road substation as part of its London Power Tunnels project, in a UK first.

National Grid is using innovative satellite technology to boost the resilience of the energy network against climate change, improve its reliability and make millions in cost savings.

The RSPB has raised concerns that proposed underground cables - part of an electricity link between Suffolk and Kent - would cause "huge damage" to an area of protected wildlife.

Morgan Sindall has completed its work for National Grid to improve views in the Peak District National Park by removing 1.5km of overhead electricity cable and seven pylons.

The first phase of National Grid’s £130M project to refurbish 170km of overhead power lines between Lincoln and Stevenage has been completed.