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There were some major appointments at a global level at the likes of WSP, Aecom, Arup and Jacobs during December.

A round up of the biggest moves and appointments during December follows below. To feature on next month’s appointments roundup email robert.hakimian@emap.com. New deputy CEO at WSP UK Paul Reilly has…

Laing O’Rourke is set to deliver the first stage of the Eastern Freeway Upgrades in Victoria, Australia.

The contract with the Victorian government is a “multi-billion dollar” deal, according to the firm, though no specific price has been given. The work will see Laing O’Rourke deliver upgrades to the Eastern Freeway…

WSP has signed a contract with Xlinks to provide further technical advisory services for the huge Morocco to UK undersea interconnector project.

The professional services firm will now support Xlinks in its route optimisation, power systems and interface management for the plan to construct four 3,800km, high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cables,…

Network Rail and High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) Align JV are among the winners of NCE and Construction News’ annual 2023 TechFest Awards.

The inspirational winners of this year’s TechFest Awards were crowned in front of the industry last night, 23 November, at the Hilton London Bankside. The event, celebrating its sixth…

Network Rail has awarded contracts worth £61.5M for the East Kilbride Enhancement Project, which will deliver track electrification and station upgrades.

Story Contracting, AmcoGiffen, SPL Powerlines, Siemens, Rail Systems Alliance Scotland and WSP have landed the contracts, which will see 22.4km of single-track railway electrified. The South Lanarkshire-based work is part…

Now is the time to shift the mindset on water management in communities to capture the many benefits collaboration brings. Uniquely, water, or a lack of, is at the root of many societal challenges, including droughts, floods and pollution, which often exist side by side. It should be reassuring that…

The government has pledged to redirect HS2 funding worth £8.3bn to deal with potholes and resurface more than 8,000km of roads across England in a moved described as “a game changer” by experts.

It is part of the government’s Network North plan, with money from the cancelled HS2 Phase 2…

Bam Nuttall, Aecom and Mott McDonald-Bentley JV are three of the 15 companies appointed by South West Water to support its delivery programme over the coming five years.

South West Water recently announced its new business plan for Asset Management Period 8 (AMP8), up to 2030, which will see it upgrade…

Shropshire Council has granted listed building consent for works to take place on a 19th century bridge near Oswestry that was damaged when hit by an HGV earlier this year.

The grade II bridge carries the B4396 over the River Morda between the villages of Knockin and Llynclys, south east of…

Arup, Mott MacDonald, WSP and Balfour Beatty are among numerous tier 1 contractors and consultants that have been paid a share of the £1.25bn spent to date on works for the scrapped Phase 2 of High Speed 2 (HS2).

The fate of the UK’s flagship infrastructure project was finally made official…