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The bridge that went wrong: Lincs project faces second 'error' delay

17/02/2025

A £150m road being built for Lincolnshire County Council will be delayed again and see another cost increase, due to a second alleged error in the design of a bridge.

Naysmith and Reilly step up at WSP

11/11/2024

Professional services consulting firm WSP has announced the appointment of Paul Reilly as president and managing director for its UK and Ireland business, with effect from January 2025.

WSP wins consultancy deal worth up to £100m with Shropshire

13/06/2023

WSP has won a contract worth up to £100m to provide consultancy services for a wide range of built environment services to Shropshire Council.

National Highways retreats in the face of safety upgrade cost

16/05/2023

National Highways is compensating Costain and WSP for work on a proposed upgrade to a stretch of the M62 after the project was cancelled shortly before work was due to start amidst rising concerns over cost.

WSP buys out RPS in £591m move

09/08/2022

WSP has acquired global professional services firm RPS Group in a £591m deal.

WSP secures £2.2m deal to advise National Highways on net zero plans

20/04/2022

WSP has won a £2.2m contract to advise National Highways for the next two years on the delivery of its net zero commitments.

Road Expo: WSP director outlines decarbonisation priorities

23/11/2021

Speaking ahead of his major speech at next week's Road Expo, Scotland's flagship traffic and transport event, David Symons, WSP's UK director of sustainability, made a rallying cry to the sector and highlighted key steps on the road to net zero.

WSP and Leeds make it another 10 years

27/04/2020

WSP has been retained as the sole supplier for Leeds City Council’s Highways and transportation civil engineering core contract under a new 10-year partnership.

Platooning, mapping, mobility and youth on Singapore countdown podcast

10/10/2019

With just days to go until the 2019 ITS World Congress, Talking Transport brings you a second scene-setter for Singapore talking platooning, mapping, mobility and

The Big Interview: WSP's Ian Patey treads softly and carries big ideas

26/09/2019

Ian Patey, head of profession for intelligent transport at WSP and chair of ITS(UK) talks to Dominic Browne about the big questions in intelligent highways.

WSP wins £1m research deal with Highways England

08/08/2019

WSP has won a £1m contract from Highways England to research how the national roads operator can better align its programmes with other national and regional transport bodies.

WSP scoops £1m Highways England support deal

02/07/2019

WSP has been appointed to Highways England’s Specialist, Professional and Technical Services (SPaTS) Framework Contract on ten existing highway-related projects.

WSP: Technology and change on the network

12/04/2019

One of the Traffex 2019 event partners, WSP, is at the forefront of the new technology that will change the way we plan and manage our network. Adrian Malone (pictured below) head of digital project delivery at WSP talks to Highways about new systems, digital twins and virtual reality.

Final day Talking Transport podcast from Traffex and Parkex 2019

03/04/2019

The final SWARCO-sponsored Talking Transport from Traffex and Parkex 2019 looks to the future. 

WSP wins Diversity Award for the second time

19/09/2018

Professional services and engineering consultancy WSP has won the 2018 ITS World Congress Award for Best Action for Supporting Diversity in the ITS Workforce.

New ICE learning centre receives industry support

09/12/2015

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.

WSP/Parsons Brinckerhoff wins place on £250m framework

16/06/2015

WSP/Parsons Brinckerhoff will play a key part in the regeneration of Liverpool and the surrounding area after being appointed by Merseytravel on a four-year transport and infrastructure framework.

WSP buys Parsons Brinckerhoff for £820m

10/09/2014

Consultant WSP has bought Parsons Brinckerhoff from Balfour Beatty in a deal worth £820 million.

WSP wins A21 design contract

15/07/2014

Balfour Beatty has appointed WSP as lead designer for the Highways Agency’s A21 Tonbridge to Pembury dualling scheme.

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