Whitfield Consulting Services (WCS) recently won the ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Leader award at New Civil Engineer’s NCE Awards 2023, recognising our long-standing focus on sustainability and the impact of our SustainableFuture strategy.
Climate change and the transition needed to meet UK and global net zero goals are shared…
Steel tubes are often chosen in construction and a variety of civil engineer applications, as they excel in producing structures that are not only lighter but also more durable than their timber counterparts. This inherent strength also allows for a reduction in the number of support pillars and frameworks necessary…
The past few years have brought tough times to the construction industry. A combination of high interest rates and inflation drove borrowing costs upwards, wedging contractors into a tight corner.
According to recent reports, construction industry firms made up 17% of all insolvencies in May 2023. Since external forces are…
Researchers from Nottingham Trent University (NTU) have created a new form of concrete using waste foundry sand, which can be used to make products suitable for lighter load applications.
NTU said up to 100Mt of waste foundry sand, a by-product the metal casting industry, could be averted from landfill and used…
Global engineering company Ayesa has revealed its forward strategy after its subsidiary ByrneLooby rebranded to Ayesa on 19 October, concluding an 18-month integration.
Spain headquartered Ayesa acquired ByrneLooby in February 2022. Ayesa operates in 23 countries and has a 12,000-strong workforce. ByrneLooby, now operating as Ayesa, has offices in the UK,…
In construction, any machinery breakdown or failure can result in enforced and unplanned downtime, causing financial loss to both the company and the project and lower rates of productivity.
Additionally, a machine or equipment failure can result in an injury in the workplace, or worse, so it is important for…
The volume of civils work starting on site in the UK has fallen by a quarter in the past year, research has revealed.
Industry intelligence unit Glenigan found that the value of activity in the sector was 28 per cent lower in the three months to the end of September 2023…
Sir Keir Starmer has said he is a ‘Yimby’ (“Yes in my back yard” as opposed to a Nimby), and he and his party set out their stall on their ambitions for building at the Labour party conference.
Under their plans, Labour says it would ensure 1.5 million new homes…
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) has welcomed a £2.7bn investment into the region’s transport infrastructure.
The Department for Transport (DfT) funding will be used for a wide range of improvements including delivery of the Midlands Rail Hub project. The investment, which will be delivered over the next decade, has been confirmed…
KPMG has been fined £21M for failures in its audit of collapsed construction company Carillion.
Infrastructure giant Carillion went into liquidation in 2018 under a £7bn debt. The irregularities of KPMG's audit of the company were first raised by accountancy watchdog the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) in 2020. The FRC has…
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