7+ hour, 3+ min ago  (289+ words) Egis has appointed Afshan Rasheed to lead a new UK environmental consultancy practice, positioned alongside its existing energy, water and transport teams. The unit will deliver environmental impact assessment and wider environmental services across Egis's major infrastructure and engineering portfolio,…...

13+ hour, 28+ min ago  (395+ words) Tivan has begun mobilisation for its 2026 fieldwork campaign in central Australia, preparing a drilling program at the Molyhil tungsten project to advance resource definition and project feasibility. The work follows earlier studies on Tivan's Speewah vanadium'titanium'iron project in Western Australia,…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (477+ words) Tharisa Minerals has fired the inaugural underground blast at its Bushveld Complex chrome and PGM operation, initiating the transition from open pit to underground mining scheduled from 31 March 2026. Cementation Africa, the contracting partner, will be central to developing the new…...

7+ hour, 32+ min ago  (453+ words) Wrights of Twycross has added its first Fassi unit, a Scania P500 Highline 8x2 32-tonne rigid from Mac's Truck Sales fitted with a F545 RA. 2. 25 loader crane rated to lift 3, 080kg at 14. 2m and a heavy-duty Mac's Spec cheesewedge body providing a 10-tonne payload. The…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (411+ words) 3. 5bn of Government Commercial Agency contracts have been awarded for defence, nuclear, general infrastructure, flood risk and asset management works, rising to 4. 2bn including VAT. The framework covers global infrastructure delivery rather than UK-only schemes, but the contracting authorities have not disclosed…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (412+ words) Engineers have launched the Association for Consultancy and Engineering's Delivering Infrastructure 2050 manifesto, calling for long-term reform of Welsh transport, energy and water networks ahead of the 7 May Senedd elections. The document presses for a stable 25-year infrastructure pipeline, faster planning…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (499+ words) Restoration of a 200-year-old suspension bridge by Volker Laser is explored in a new Engineers Collective podcast episode, focusing on the structural and materials challenges of upgrading historic ironwork and timber elements to modern loading and durability expectations. The discussion…...

23+ hour, 52+ min ago  (346+ words) VSBW, the Volker Stevin'Boskalis Westminster joint venture, has opened the latest phase of the Southsea Coastal Scheme, delivering a new engineered frontage on the Portsmouth seafront. The section forms part of the multi-phase tidal flood defence upgrade designed to protect…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (434+ words) Industrialising delivery of small modular reactors (SMRs) is being pushed as critical if the UK is to convert its renewed nuclear ambitions into a scalable, low'carbon baseload fleet. Proponents argue for factory'fabricated reactor modules, standardised civil works and repeatable balance'of'plant…...

1+ day, 51+ min ago  (436+ words) Kier has mobilised a 100-strong team to deliver a "700 M Norfolk highways and infrastructure services agreement, signalling the full operational start of the long-term contract. The programme will cover routine and structural maintenance of the county's road network, associated structures…...