Milestone reached in development of ‘silent’ offshore foundations

Milestone reached in development of ‘silent’ offshore foundations

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…

Hard hats now available with Mips multi-directional impact protection

Hard hats now available with Mips multi-directional impact protection

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…

Covid compliance adds six months and at least £500m to Hinkley Point C

Covid compliance adds six months and at least £500m to Hinkley Point C

Hinkley Point C managing director Stuart Crooks Contractors on Hinkley Point C have ben working since March 2020 with reduced staff numbers and with routines restricted through compliance with new site operating procedures, including social distancing. Despite this, they hit 18 out of their 20 miletsones in 2020 and the other two were “not far…

Ulster contractors fear storm is brewing

Ulster contractors fear storm is brewing

Mark Spence, managing director of Northern Ireland’s Construction Employers Federation The latest state of trade survey of the Northern Ireland Construction Employers Federation (CEF) reveals, on the one hand, a resilient sector that has bounced back from a Covid-related collapse in spring 2020. But on the other hand it’s all looking horribly uncertain. The survey…

Contractors’ archaeologists uncover Elizabethan garden

Contractors’ archaeologists uncover Elizabethan garden

The remains of Coleshill Manor and Gardens The excavations were undertaken by Wessex Archaeology for LM (a joint venture of Laing O’Rourke and Murphy) on the HS2 site at Coleshill in Warwickshire. The remains of Coleshill Manor and an octagonal moat were originally noticed in aerial photographs. As excavations progressed, the remains of a massive…

Cruden consults on Livingston housing plan

Cruden consults on Livingston housing plan

The developer is planning a scheme of at least 65 affording housing units at the former St Columba’s Church site on Sydney Street in Craigshill, Livingston. It has formally submitted a proposal of application notice to West Lothian Council, informing that it intends to submit a planning application for the development following a minimum 12-week…