Transport secretary signs off Stonehenge tunnel

Transport secretary signs off Stonehenge tunnel

CGI of the tunnel This gives the green light to construction of a £1.7bn Stonehenge tunnel project, despite the Planning Inspectorate having recommended that consent for the scheme be withheld. The A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down (Stonehenge) scheme comprises eight miles of dual carriageway, a two-mile tunnel and two new junctions. It also includes a…

Moorhead acquires East Midlands Demolition

Moorhead acquires East Midlands Demolition

Moorhead Group’s owners want to grow both its service offering and its geographic reach. Co-founder Jonathan Prutton, who owns the business with Philip Horsnall, said that East Midlands Demolition was a good fit. “We are delighted to have acquired EMD. It’s one of the most capable and respected demolition companies in the region and is…

Margam track worker fatalities: the underlying causes exposed

Margam track worker fatalities: the underlying causes exposed

The scene of the incident, which claimed the lives of Gareth Delbridge and Michael Lewis The report makes 11 recommendations to improve safety for rail track workers, including: not to waste time on trackside maintenance work that is not essential to operations. It is a comprehensive 115-page report. Here is the summary. At around 09:52…

FCA decides against fines for ‘reckless’ Carillion directors

FCA decides against fines for ‘reckless’ Carillion directors

Carillion collapsed in January 2018 The Financial Conduct Authority has revealed that it issued a warning notice to Carillion plc (in liquidation since 15th January 2018) and certain previous executive directors, proposing to issues them with a public censure, and not a financial penalty. The FCA found that: “Carillion’s announcement on 7 December 2016, 1…

Plans submitted for 75-turbine wind farm

Plans submitted for 75-turbine wind farm

The company said that Scoop Hill Community Wind Farm will see £1.8bn of economic investment that will be felt throughout the regional economy, including jobs and community benefits. It is the third Community Windpower renewable energy project in southern Scotland. The project has drawn support from businesses across the region, including Grange Quarry & Concrete,…

Business secretary says thank you to all construction workers

Business secretary says thank you to all construction workers

The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, secretary of state for business, energy & industrial strategy “Thank you to everyone operating in the UK construction sector,” he writes. “You are making a hugely valued and critical contribution to our country.” He says: “During this difficult autumn, I want to pay tribute to you and express my…

Premier factory puts in night shift for national testing programme

Premier factory puts in night shift for national testing programme

Premier Modular supplied the temporary buildings for the Covid testing site in Havant The extension of the modular building contract for Covid-19 testing stations follows on from a first phase awarded to Premier by the Department of Health & Social Care for an initial 25 sites from Inverness to Portsmouth. Premier’s factory in East Yorkshire…

Plans go in for £350m Oriel eye hospital

Plans go in for £350m Oriel eye hospital

Penoyre & Prasad worked with White Arkitekter on the design of the building The Oriel proposal is a joint initiative between Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Charity. The plan is to relocate all services at Moorfields Eye Hospital on London’s City Road and the UCL Institute of…