Establishing a new legacy13/10/2023 Dominic Browne reports on the work that National Highways, KOREC and AECOM have done to create an end-to-end digital system through the concrete roads programme. |
Highways Presents: The future of strategic road maintenance01/06/2023 Highways magazine talks to KOREC, National Highways and AECOM about the new age of highway asset management. Layers upon layers of data, processed by AI, are helping build a digital twin of the strategic road network supported by cutting-edge mapping technology. |
Carbon tool is 'game changer for pavement design'08/09/2022 Infrastructure consultancy firm AECOM has signed a memorandum of understanding with digital start-up ORIS to collaborate on carbon impact assessments for road designs. |
AECOM appoints Billington to ED&I role09/06/2021 AECOM has appointed Rachel Billington as head of equity, diversity & inclusion in Europe. |
Aecom mobilises on £25m SRN spatial planning work13/05/2021 Infrastructure consulting firm Aecom has started work on a new contract to deliver spatial planning advice to Highways England in two of its regions, including advice on development proposals affecting the strategic road network. |
Comment: Take the chance to be bold on active travel31/03/2021 After a year of lockdowns, Rachel O’Donnell, director at AECOM, looks to the road ahead and suggests authorities should consider bold options for modal shift. |
SISK scoops £8m job for 200-hectare housing scheme23/01/2020 Homes England has appointed John Sisk & Son Ltd to carry out the £8m contract to design and build a new bridge and link road at the Northern Arc development in Mid Sussex. |
Public to trial driverless pods in London09/09/2019 Driverless pods are this week transporting members of the public around London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, with visitors able to test out an innovative mobility service. |
AECOM starts ground investigation work for Lower Thames Crossing02/08/2019 Infrastructure services firm AECOM has started work on a major programme of ground investigations and surveys along the 14.5 mile route of the planned Lower Thames Crossing. |
Four win places on Midlands £70m framework29/05/2019 The Midlands Highways Alliance has announced the four suppliers who have won places on its new professional services framework, which could be worth up to £70m over four years. |
Infrastructure sector shows its colours celebrating pride month06/07/2018 From flags to cupcakes, all month companies have been celebrating diversity in support for the LGBT community. |
JV leaves London’s maintenance framework after drop in work06/03/2018 Transport for London's (TfL) road maintenance framework - the London Highways Alliance Contract (LoHAC) - has run into further trouble after a key joint venture pulled out. |
AECOM bags £25m deal with HE30/01/2017 Global infrastructure services firm AECOM has secured five contracts with Highways England worth a total of more than £25 million. |
Industry reacts to Autumn Statement24/11/2016 The industry has given its reaction to Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Autumn Statement. |
AECOM and the University of Salford announce research partnership16/08/2016 A new research partnership that aims to improve understanding of how major infrastructure programmes interact with the natural environment has been signed by AECOM and the University of Salford. |
AECOM: Gender imbalance must be addressed at apprenticeship level21/06/2016 A significant gender imbalance at apprenticeship level risks undermining the engineering industry’s efforts to build a more diverse workforce, according to integrated infrastructure services firm AECOM. |
Misperceptions the biggest barrier to apprenticeships, say apprentices17/03/2016 Misperceptions that apprenticeships are an inferior route into industry are the biggest barrier to attracting good candidates, according to a survey of apprentices carried out by global infrastructure services firm AECOM. |
McCormick to lead Aecom’s transport business27/01/2016 Paul McCormick has joined AECOM as managing director – transportation, UK & Ireland and continental Europe. |
New ICE learning centre receives industry support09/12/2015 Seven leading contractors and consultants have joined forces with the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) to help fund a new state-of-the-art engineering exhibition and learning centre. |
Firms open to idea of road charging29/10/2015 Three quarters of firms who responded to the 2015 CBI/AECOM Infrastructure Survey are open to the idea of road charging as a way of boosting investment. |
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