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05/06/2015

Skanska has strengthened its senior management team after making a number of promotions from within.

11/06/2015

Richard Hayes has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE). 

18/06/2015

Jim O’Sullivan has been appointed as the new chief executive of Highways England.

25/06/2015

The head of highways at WSP/Parsons Brinckerhoff will advise Highways England (HE) on road design.

06/08/2015

Highways maintenance specialist Carnell Support Services has appointed former A-One+ managing director Andy Jamieson as strategic director.

13/08/2015

Transport Scotland has appointed Angus Carmichael as Scottish Roadworks Commissioner on an interim basis.

26/08/2015

Pat Ward will succeed Simon Vivian as the new boss of Breedon Aggregates.

02/09/2015

James Haluch has been appointed strategic highways business director at Amey.

09/09/2015

Transport for London (TfL) has taken on a record number of apprentices (156) this month (September) as it continues to invest in the next generation of transport professionals.

24/09/2015

Mike Brown has been appointed as London’s new Transport Commissioner.

23/10/2015

Roy Brannen has been appointed as the new chief executive of Transport Scotland.

08/12/2015

Traffic technology group Swarco has announced a series of new appointments in the UK.

12/01/2016

Mike Jones has been appointed major projects manager at Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK.

27/01/2016

Paul McCormick has joined AECOM as managing director – transportation, UK & Ireland and continental Europe.

02/02/2016

Tarmac is encouraging more people to consider a career in construction through the launch of a new recruitment campaign.

04/02/2016

Kier and Surrey County Council are set to launch a ‘construction academy’ that will see them train their own highways workforce.

10/02/2016

Andy Milner has been named as the new chief executive of Amey and will take over from Mel Ewell who is retiring at the end of March.

11/02/2016

Tricia Hayes has been appointed as director general of roads, devolution and motoring at the Department for Transport (DfT).

18/02/2016

Highways England have signed up to use Highways Magazine’s new recruitment service.

01/03/2016

The London Highways Academy of Excellence has won the Civil Engineering Contractors Association’s (CECA) Inspiring Change in the Community Award 2016.

02/03/2016

Max Joy has been appointed as the new managing director of engineering consultancy Grontmij UK.

14/03/2016

Colas is highlighting the work of two apprentices during National Apprenticeship Week (NAW 2016) which is taking place from 14-18 March.

15/03/2016

Tarmac has announced the creation of up to 50 new apprenticeships for 2016 to coincide with National Apprenticeship Week which is taking place from 14-18 March.

16/03/2016

The chair of the government’s transport and infrastructure skills strategy Terry Morgan says more must be done to promote the balance between apprenticeships and the benefits of going to university.

17/03/2016

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.

17/03/2016

This year’s Highways Magazine Excellence Awards will feature a new Apprentice of the Year category.

29/03/2016

Martin Rodgers has been appointed sales director for leading traffic and transport solutions provider Rennicks UK.

29/03/2016

Norrie Westbrook has joined Mott MacDonald as highways business development director.

13/04/2016

David Webster has been appointed as highways director for Scotland and Northern Ireland at Mott MacDonald.

28/04/2016

Vanessa Howlison has been named as chief financial officer at Highways England.

21/06/2016

Highway Skills – Delivering a workforce fit for the future, is a one-day conference designed to bring together key stakeholders within the sector to assess, strategise and collaborate as to how skills can be maximised for the future workforce.

30/06/2016

Stephen Glaister has been reappointed chair of the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) until December 2017.

22/07/2016

James Haluch has been appointed managing director of Amey's newly formed highways business.

27/07/2016

The Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) will form part of a new apprenticeship/skills zone at this year’s Highways SIB (Seeing is Believing) event.

23/08/2016

Highways England has announced a range of graduate opportunities.

31/08/2016

Highways England are supporting this year’s Highway Skills event with the confirmation of divisional director Russell Wallis as a speaker.

02/09/2016

Brian Gash has been appointed as highways programme director at Mott MacDonald.

06/09/2016

The speaker lineup for this year’s Highway Skills event is now complete and includes support from the likes of Highways England, HS2, Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) and the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB).  

09/09/2016

Christine Allen has been appointed as a director at R&W.

20/09/2016

Russell Wallis, Divisional Director, Major Projects, Highways England – discusses the importance of a skilled workforce.

27/09/2016

Tracsis – a leading provider of transport survey, market research, training, consultancy and data capture services – has made a number of operational changes.

27/09/2016

Leading construction firm McCann has appointed Andy Cunnington as project manager to work on the M1 smart motorway upgrade.

27/09/2016

Derek Hardy has been appointed as commercial director at DBi Services.

05/10/2016

Delegates at this year’s Highway Skills event heard that the sector must do more to attract people into apprenticeships.

01/11/2016

Chris Sheppard has been named as general manager for A-one+ in Highways England Area 4 which covers Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex.

03/11/2016

A trial scheme aimed at providing young people with the skills to launch a highways career has proved so successful that it will be rolled out further next year.

07/11/2016

Matchtech has been named as one of four preferred agencies to source contractors for the A14 improvement scheme.

16/11/2016

Welsh Economy and Infrastructure Secretary Ken Skates has met with eight of the apprentices that are helping to ensure the Newtown bypass is completed on time.

25/11/2016

A number of apprentices at FM Conway have graduated from the apprenticeship programme and will now work for the company.

29/11/2016

Karen Cassar has joined Capita Local Government and will be responsible for leading on highways asset management.

01/12/2016

More than 50,000 construction professionals, including 15,000 in the roads sector, are needed to deliver key infrastructure projects.  

15/12/2016

Former Highways England regional director Tim Harbot has joined Amey as director of technical excellence for its highways executive team.  

04/01/2017

Incredibly detailed 3D scans of the Forth Bridge will form the basis for interactive games promoting engineering skills for school children, it has been revealed.

10/01/2017

Highways England’s Roads Academy Programme will be delivered by Coventry University.

17/01/2017

Beverley based Local Transport Projects (LTP) has taken on two new trainees.

19/01/2017

Mike Haigh has been appointed as managing director of Mott MacDonald.