The third section of the new 109km Morava Motorway in Serbia has opened to traffic, following the early opening of the first two sections in spring this year.
This means that the first 28km of the dual carriageway are now operational, with the full motorway expected to be running in 2025.…
Bechtel has been selected by nuclear enrichment specialist Urenco to provide front end engineering design (Feed) for the expansion of a key depleted uranium processing plant in the UK.
The uranium enrichment process separates gaseous uranium hexafluoride into low-enriched uranium and uranium ‘tails’, or depleted uranium. Urenco’s Tails Management Facility (TMF)…
We’ve seen a flurry of new appointments at tier ones including Arup and Tilbury Douglas as we head into autumn, while the Chartered Institute of Civil Engineering Surveyors has revealed exciting new faces stepping into presidential roles.
A round up of the biggest moves and appointments during August follows below. To…
Construction of a new motorway in Serbia is bringing more than just transport connectivity to the region. It is also bringing communications improvements and flood resilience.
Opening of the first section of the Morava Motorway in Serbia this spring has given the local community a glimpse of the benefits that will…
A number of contractors have been selected to submit bids for five different contracts to deliver tunnels that will serve as a railway junction for Saudi Arabia’s Neom megaproject.
Neom has invited contractors, including Spain’s Acciona and Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (FCC) and Italy’s WeBuild, to submit bids by 12…
The chief executive of HS2 Ltd has promised a shake-up when it comes to procuring contracts for the northern phases of the project.
Speaking at the Rail Industry Association’s annual conference, HS2 Ltd chief executive Mark Thurston said that he was hopeful of streamlining the procurement process for upcoming contracts. In…
Many barriers still exist for women to enter senior positions within the construction and engineering industry, according to leading female figures in the sector.
Speakers at the inaugural Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering conference held last week (Thursday 6 October) shared their experience of gender bias within the industry and…
The UK Government has awarded revenue funding to a floating wind project through a Contract for Difference (CfD) auction, for the first time ever.
Hexicon’s TwinHub project in the Celtic Sea was successful in the latest CfD Allocation Round (AR4). It has been awarded a CfD for its 32MW floating wind…
The secretary of state for Wales is visiting Vogtle power plant in Georgia, USA to further the ambition of building a new nuclear plant in Anglesey.
Simon Hart will meet with representatives of the two firms working on the Burke County nuclear plant, Bechtel and Westinghouse, to talk over proposals for…
Rolls-Royce's multi-billion pound plan to build small nuclear reactors in the UK has received backing from Qatar’s wealth fund.
The project by a consortium led by Rolls-Royce aims to build five £2bn small modular reactors by 2031, and then another eleven in the years that follow, each with the capacity to…
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