1+ hour, 2+ min ago  (470+ words) New climate-modelling by the British Geological Survey (BGS) projects that up to 11% of UK homes " several million properties " could face increased clay-related subsidence risk by 2070 as hotter, drier summers drive greater soil shrink"swell. The work uses UKCP18 climate scenarios to…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago  (471+ words) Installation of a new overbridge across the four'track East Coast Main Line at York has been completed in a single possession using a large tandem lift, unlocking access to the 45ha York Central regeneration site. The steel composite structure was assembled…...

13+ hour, 16+ min ago  (404+ words) Sunderland City Council has signed a pre-development agreement with Muse, procured via Pagabo's developer-led framework, to lead a masterplan for the Sunniside district. The plan could deliver around 1, 000 new homes, implying substantial brownfield remediation, new utilities corridors and local street…...

13+ hour, 2+ min ago  (391+ words) Sandvik's Leopard DI650i drill rig, operated by SRG Global, has set a global record with its rotary head, compressor and hydraulic pumps each reaching 25, 000 uninterrupted operating hours before first major overhaul. The rebuilt rig's engine also exceeded this threshold, signalling unusually…...

12+ hour, 55+ min ago  (415+ words) NTRO global benchmark: network data implications for road and rail engineers Geomechanics. io NTRO global benchmark: network data implications for road and rail engineers Reviewed by Joe Ashwell The National Transport Research Organisation has deployed what CEO Michael Caltabiano calls…...

13+ hour, 16+ min ago  (385+ words) Geotechnical specialist Geobear has appointed former Balfour Beatty ground improvement operations manager Jon Chevin as commercial and infrastructure director, drawing on his experience from major schemes such as HS2. Chevin will lead commercial and infrastructure teams on UK transport and utilities…...

13+ hour, 15+ min ago  (338+ words) Developer Eutopia Homes has completed Isca Gardens in Exeter, delivered by Living Heritage and financed by Ingenious using a funding structure that rebates financing costs when defined carbon performance targets are achieved. The mechanism links interest rebates directly to measured…...

1+ day, 46+ min ago  (469+ words) G&H has secured two healthcare MEP design-and-build contracts worth "16. 3m, delivering Affidea's 30, 000 sq ft flagship surgical centre at Wimbledon Quarter for Elliott Group and a 36, 000 sq ft Genesis Care oncology, haematology and research centre in Leeds for HBC Construction. The…...

1+ day, 46+ min ago  (388+ words) Scottish energy and infrastructure firm Global has acquired Pier Solutions and created Global Modular, based at Pier's 44, 000 ft" Inverurie facility with overhead lifting cranes for assembling e'houses, substations and other transmission-critical modules. The 20-strong Pier team will transfer into the…...

1+ day, 46+ min ago  (412+ words) Morgan Sindall Construction has completed a "32m expansion of Rushcliffe Spencer Academy in Nottinghamshire, adding capacity for 450 extra secondary pupils and 110 sixth formers while keeping the school operational under fully segregated construction zones. Works included a new teaching block with modern…...