Haigh gets top job at Mott MacDonald19/01/2017 Mike Haigh has been appointed as managing director of Mott MacDonald. |
Trainees join LTP17/01/2017 Beverley based Local Transport Projects (LTP) has taken on two new trainees. |
Coventry University to deliver Highways England leadership training10/01/2017 Highways England’s Roads Academy Programme will be delivered by Coventry University. |
3D scans of Forth Bridges will help teach children engineering04/01/2017 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. |
Harbot joins Amey15/12/2016 Former Highways England regional director Tim Harbot has joined Amey as director of technical excellence for its highways executive team. |
56,000 construction professionals needed by 202001/12/2016 More than 50,000 construction professionals, including 15,000 in the roads sector, are needed to deliver key infrastructure projects. |
Capita opts for Cassar29/11/2016 Karen Cassar has joined Capita Local Government and will be responsible for leading on highways asset management. |
Apprentices secure jobs at FM Conway25/11/2016 A number of apprentices at FM Conway have graduated from the apprenticeship programme and will now work for the company. |
Apprentices helping to build Newton Bypass16/11/2016 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. |
Matchtech to recruit for A14 improvement scheme07/11/2016 Matchtech has been named as one of four preferred agencies to source contractors for the A14 improvement scheme. |
Young people on the road to a career in highways03/11/2016 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. |
Sheppard to head up Area 4 for A-one+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. |
Industry talks skills05/10/2016 Delegates at this year’s Highway Skills event heard that the sector must do more to attract people into apprenticeships. |
Changes at Tracsis27/09/2016 Tracsis – a leading provider of transport survey, market research, training, consultancy and data capture services – has made a number of operational changes. |
New project manager for McCann27/09/2016 Leading construction firm McCann has appointed Andy Cunnington as project manager to work on the M1 smart motorway upgrade. |
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Comment: A skilled workforce means an improved network for all20/09/2016 Russell Wallis, Divisional Director, Major Projects, Highways England – discusses the importance of a skilled workforce. |
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Final programme confirmed for Highway Skills event06/09/2016 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). |
New highways programme director for Mott MacDonald02/09/2016 Brian Gash has been appointed as highways programme director at Mott MacDonald. |
Moving traffic enforcement powers available from February
Road maintenance budgets face £400m cut, councils warn
Government sponsors real-time lidar surveying tools
Retaining wall solution first of its type to secure Environmental Product Declaration
