Repairs to a canal embankment that collapsed in December are expected to take most of this year and cost the Canal and River Trust millions of pounds, the charity has said, as investigations into the breach continue. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering

Henry Boot has securedoutline planning consent for a 5.5m sq ft freeport industrial and logistics giant in Goole in a major boost for the Humber manufacturing corridor. Click here for full article Source & Image - construction enquirer

Aerial survey specialist Bluesky International, a Woolpert company, has unveiled two groundbreaking datasets that transform how the UK’s trees are mapped, monitored, and managed. Building on the success of its pioneering National Tree Map™ (NTM™) , Bluesky has launched NTM+™ and NTM Risk™ , offering users richer, more contextual and current tree intelligence than ever before. With the ability for monthly updates for the + and Risk products, the new datasets are the most up-t

A Bidders Day for public sector works valued at up to £4.5bn over four years will be held in London on 21 January 2026. The Southern Construction Framework (SCF), a collaboration between Hampshire County Council and Devon County Council, connects public sector organisations throughout London, the South East and the South West with suitable building contractors to fulfil their construction requirements. A Bidders Day for the latest framework (SCF6) will be held on Wednesday 21

Work has begun on a major coastal defence scheme to protect the railway that runs through Folkestone Warren in Kent, with thousands of tonnes of limestone being laid to prevent erosion and stabilise the cliffs. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering

Transport Scotland has awarded a place on Lot 2 of its Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for Ground Investigation Works to Geotechnical Engineering Limited . Based in Gloucester and Manchester, Geotechnical is a leading provider of geotechnical and geospatial surveys that holds audited and voluntary accreditations from globally recognised professional bodies, demonstrating its commitment to upholding the highest technical, health and safety and ethical standards. “This appoi

Having secured funding from the Department for Infrastructure, Belfast City Council has appointed an expert Integrated Design Team to develop the feasibility and concept design for a new high-quality moveable active-travel bridge across the River Lagan.   Global consulting engineer Arup and leading bridge designer Knight Architects will work with Eadon Consulting (mechanical and electrical engineering) and Cumming Group (cost consultancy) to work on the proposal.   The t

Russell Roof Tiles  has surpassed its fundraising target – raising more than £60,000 as part of its 60 th , diamond jubilee year in 2025.   The pioneering firm has boosted its support for good causes, raising a total of £60,448.16 for its community fund  Give4Good, which supports local and international organisations, chosen by its staff and close to its three sites.    Give4Good was launched in 2022 as a way of supporting local initiatives with fun and challenging events ch

The British Tunnelling Society (BTS) has published a best practice design guide for Sprayed Concrete Linings in Soft Ground. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering

The Rhydycar West mixed leisure development includes an indoor snow centre, water park, indoor activity centre, outdoor activity centre, hotel and woodland lodge accommodation Outline planning permission has been granted for Rhydycar West, a world-class sport and leisure resort that will its proposers claim will redefine tourism in South Wales and beyond. At the heart of the proposals are the UK’s longest indoor snow centre, a tropical indoor waterpark, a dynamic indoor and o