Innovative Thinking

The profession is changing. Civils teams are now made up of a vibrant mix of disciplines – a far cry from the traditional teams of engineers, designers and quantity surveyors of the past. 

While Atkins has a reputation for technical excellence, the industry’s growing skills shortage is a concern.

Kirkthorpe Hydropower will be the largest hydro scheme in Yorkshire, and, once commissioned in November the £5.3M facility will have a 500kW capacity – producing around 2.3M.kWh per annum. This is enough renewable electricity to take around 800 homes off the grid.

Firstly, apologies for plagiarising and modifying the post World War 2 “export or die” slogan which was generally associated with the motor industry, in the days that we actually had one, and with the need for foreign money to keep Britain afloat. However, in this fast paced digital age, I…

A dynamic partnership approach and a delivery strategy that places sustainability best practice at its heart, is helping to bring considerable social and environmental value to a flagship mixed use development in Hampshire.

Building information modelling (BIM) and load monitoring are making their debut on a large basement propping scheme in Oxford.

Most new rail projects require innovation and adaptation; the South Europe Atlantic (SEA) high speed line being constructed between Tours and Bordeaux impresses with the sheer number and scale of inventive ideas.

Stations are more than somewhere to get on and off a train. Done right they are a place to visit without travelling, according to Arcadis, which has come up with a way of working out what creates the best mix of development.

High speed rail is a global technology, but it isn’t a case of one size fits all.

Momentum Infrastructure is hoping to use its expertise on more major UK projects including High Speed 2 (HS2).