Turner & Townsend director Trefor Evans The construction consultant already has more than 300 staff working in the region, having opened an office in Bristol in 2019. Turner & Townsend is targeting new recruits in project management, project controls, procurement and commercial management to support its activities in real estate, infrastructure and defence across the…
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The £400m mixed-use development includes approximately 3,000 new homes and a ‘Cyber Central Cluster’ to bring together cyber businesses and technologies, as part of a wider development known as The Golden Valley Development. The site, to the west of Cheltenham, is next to the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) and the National Cyber Security Centre. A…
RadViz is a £30 piece of metal that stops lorries back-ending you Forward collision warning (FCW) and automatic emergency braking systems (AEBS) have been mandatory on heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) over 7.5 tonnes since 2015 in the EU. But the technology does not always work perfectly. After the Dutch Highways Agency investigated why HGVs were…
Sian Gidzinski in her old job Sian Gidzinski, who completed two tours of Afghanistan during her 13-year career in the army, has joined Minster Group to oversee the health and safety of its workforce. Her previous role saw her detecting improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in warzones and assisting in explosive ordnance disposal. She also trained…
Lee Marks Lee Marks joins NMCN from building services contractor NG Bailey, where he has been group commercial director since May 2013. His starts date has yet to be determined but it will be sometime before June, NMCN said. Lee Marks replaces John Homer who was let go by the NMCN board at the end…
Members of the Geotechnical Engineering group, based within Dundee’s School of Science & Engineering, have been assisting Heerema Marine Contractors in developing alternative means of installing foundations for offshore wind turbines. The group has tested and modelled concepts that would remove the need for loud underwater hammering, which can be harmful to marine life and…
BDP’s design for Weir Mill Developer Capital & Centric plans to restore the Grade II Listed former cotton factory, Weir Mill, in Stockport and put up two new buildings to create a development of 253 flats, as well as 24,000 sq ft of commercial space across the existing and new buildings. The existing East Mill…
The contractors said that the move away from petrol and diesel was part of its attempt to become a net zero carbon company. Changing company cars could save the company up to 1,000 tonnes of carbon per year, it said. Hybrid cars are currently part of the purchasing mix but these are also expected to…
Centurion Nexus with Mips helmet technology Centurion Safety Products has signed a deal to adopt the multi-directional impact protection system patented by Swedish helmet technology company Mips. Mips helmet technology has been around for 20 years and is used by equestrians, skiers and cyclists in their safety helmets to add protection against rotational motion transferred…
