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April 2007 - Posts
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Firms in construction cartels accused of £3bn worth of bid-rigging have been given a last-chance offer by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to avoid prosecution and a possible prison sentence.
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Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust this week confirmed it has a significant problem with the glazing at the recently opened Evelina children's hospital in central London.
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Procurement guru Steve Rowsell this week finally left the Highways Agency and officially launched the Rowsell Wright consultancy with former Agency sidekick Gary Wright.
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Engineers urged the Environment Agency last week to avoid ignoring local needs in favour of national objectives when prioritising coastal management schemes.
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An art gallery with a geothermal heating and cooling system designed to cut its carbon emissions by up to half has been shortlisted for the prestigious £100,000 Gulbenkian Prize for museums and galleries.
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Consultants this week said that Chancellor Gordon Brown's tax raid on pension dividends had slowed growth and risked making UK firms less competitive around the world.
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Engineers working on the main 2012 Olympic stadium this week admitted that design is being held up by difficulties in planning the transition from an 80,000 to a 25,000 capacity venue after the Games.
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The breakthrough of two of the four tunnel boring machines (TBM) currently driving tunnels for the undergrounding of power lines over London's Olympic Park was confirmed by 2012 bosses yesterday.
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Millions are taking off early to avoid Easter traffic chaos.
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Science and Innovation Minister, Malcolm Wicks today announced the appointment of John Armitt as the new chair of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
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Network Rail today announced it will increase spending to £2.4bn over 900 individual projects for the next two years.
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China is battling to dispel concerns over the dismal conditions in which workers are building infrastructure for the Beijing Olympics after six men died while building an underground railway.
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Local residents using the Dartford Crossing may be in line for discounts when a new charging regime is introduced, transport minister Dr Stephen Ladyman announced today.
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ICE members still have time to enter the Civil Engineering Manager of the Year Awards (CEMYA).
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Britain is falling shy of its European counterparts in its public transport and promotion of walking and cycling, while its roads are among the safest and cars among the cleanest.
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