BAM Nuttall | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:48:15 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://emap-romulus-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/07/favicon-nce192x-70x70.png BAM Nuttall | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 32 32 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 125 75 Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer HS2 names winners of £3bn worth of track systems contracts https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-names-winners-of-3bn-worth-of-track-systems-contracts-27-11-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-names-winners-of-3bn-worth-of-track-systems-contracts-27-11-2024/#respond Wed, 27 Nov 2024 13:06:06 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=286795 HS2 Ltd has announced the teams selected to deliver key track components of the high-speed rail project in the UK, awarding contracts worth approximately £3bn for the undertaking.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-names-winners-of-3bn-worth-of-track-systems-contracts-27-11-2024/feed/ 0 Leeds’ flood protection enhanced after 10-year scheme adopts mix of new and well-tried solutions https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/leeds-flood-protection-enhanced-after-10-year-scheme-adopts-mix-of-new-and-tested-solutions-22-11-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/leeds-flood-protection-enhanced-after-10-year-scheme-adopts-mix-of-new-and-tested-solutions-22-11-2024/#comments Fri, 22 Nov 2024 04:00:23 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=286479 Completion of a 10-year programme of work in Leeds this autumn has delivered 1 in 200-year flood protection for the city and some engineering firsts for the UK too.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/leeds-flood-protection-enhanced-after-10-year-scheme-adopts-mix-of-new-and-tested-solutions-22-11-2024/feed/ 1 HS2 | Beams lifted into place for wildlife bridge in Buckinghamshire https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-beams-lifted-into-place-for-wildlife-bridge-in-buckinghamshire-21-11-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-beams-lifted-into-place-for-wildlife-bridge-in-buckinghamshire-21-11-2024/#respond Thu, 21 Nov 2024 15:41:49 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=286596 Engineers from EKFB (Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial, Bam Nuttall) have commenced work on a significant green bridge at Turweston, located on the borders of Buckinghamshire and West Northamptonshire, as part of High Speed 2 (HS2).

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-beams-lifted-into-place-for-wildlife-bridge-in-buckinghamshire-21-11-2024/feed/ 0 Bam-Siemens JV breaks ground on Orkney substation for £900M HVAC link to GB https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/bam-siemens-jv-breaks-ground-on-orkney-substation-for-900m-hvac-link-to-gb-14-11-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/bam-siemens-jv-breaks-ground-on-orkney-substation-for-900m-hvac-link-to-gb-14-11-2024/#respond Thu, 14 Nov 2024 07:28:06 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=286254 SSEN Transmission principal contractor Bam Siemens Energy JV has commenced construction on a new electricity substation in Orkney, which will facilitate the connection of Orkney to the Great Britain electricity transmission network for the first time.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/bam-siemens-jv-breaks-ground-on-orkney-substation-for-900m-hvac-link-to-gb-14-11-2024/feed/ 0 Bam Nuttall tops Network Rail supplier spend table again https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/bam-nuttall-tops-network-rail-supplier-spend-table-again-07-10-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/bam-nuttall-tops-network-rail-supplier-spend-table-again-07-10-2024/#respond Mon, 07 Oct 2024 11:09:10 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=284510 Network Rail spent more money with Bam Nuttall than any other construction company last year, official data has revealed.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/bam-nuttall-tops-network-rail-supplier-spend-table-again-07-10-2024/feed/ 0 HS2 | First viaduct complete and Kent precast factory makes last of 59,000 tunnel segments https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-first-viaduct-complete-and-kent-precast-factory-makes-last-of-59000-tunnel-segmentss-03-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-first-viaduct-complete-and-kent-precast-factory-makes-last-of-59000-tunnel-segmentss-03-09-2024/#respond Tue, 03 Sep 2024 11:46:43 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283096 High Speed 2 (HS2) and contractor Eiffage Kier Ferrovial Bam Nuttall JV (EKFB) have celebrated the first fully complete viaduct on the high speed rail project in Northamptonshire.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-first-viaduct-complete-and-kent-precast-factory-makes-last-of-59000-tunnel-segmentss-03-09-2024/feed/ 0 Shetland connected to GB grid for first time as 260km offshore link powers up https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/shetland-connected-to-gb-grid-for-first-time-as-260km-offshore-link-powers-up-29-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/shetland-connected-to-gb-grid-for-first-time-as-260km-offshore-link-powers-up-29-08-2024/#respond Thu, 29 Aug 2024 12:39:54 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282897 The Shetland Islands have been connected to the Great British electricity grid for the first time as the 260km HVDC offshore Shetland Link has been powered up.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/shetland-connected-to-gb-grid-for-first-time-as-260km-offshore-link-powers-up-29-08-2024/feed/ 0 Coastal defence project progresses as team tackles logistical and environmental limitations https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/coastal-defence-project-progresses-as-team-tackles-logistical-and-environmental-limitations-28-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/coastal-defence-project-progresses-as-team-tackles-logistical-and-environmental-limitations-28-08-2024/#respond Wed, 28 Aug 2024 03:00:57 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282687 Construction works for the Aberaeron coastal flood defence scheme in Wales are ramping up, despite logistical challenges and extensive environmental protection requirements.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/coastal-defence-project-progresses-as-team-tackles-logistical-and-environmental-limitations-28-08-2024/feed/ 0 Faulty excavator swallowed by ocean at £32M Aberaeron Coastal Defence Scheme https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/faulty-excavator-swallowed-by-ocean-at-32m-aberaeron-coastal-defence-scheme-12-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/faulty-excavator-swallowed-by-ocean-at-32m-aberaeron-coastal-defence-scheme-12-08-2024/#respond Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:02:34 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282177 An excavator being used for a Bam Nuttall-led coastal defence scheme has been left underwater off the town of Aberaeron in west Wales after an electrical fault forced workers to abandon it to the waves.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/faulty-excavator-swallowed-by-ocean-at-32m-aberaeron-coastal-defence-scheme-12-08-2024/feed/ 0 Bam fined £2.3M for worker drowning on Leeds flood scheme in 2017 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/bam-fined-2-3m-for-worker-drowning-on-leeds-flood-scheme-in-2017-13-06-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/bam-fined-2-3m-for-worker-drowning-on-leeds-flood-scheme-in-2017-13-06-2024/#respond Thu, 13 Jun 2024 10:48:22 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=279260 Bam Nuttall has been fined £2.345M over safety failings after one of its workers drowned in a Leeds river in 2017.

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