Site investigations, dewatering and some groundworks activities will now be exempt from the environmental permitting system as part of the UK government’s drive to deliver new housing and infrastructure. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering

The East West Rail Company (EWR Co) has launched a market engagement exercise for a £700M framework covering archaeology, ground investigations, minor civils and utilities. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering

Overbury has beaten off competition from Heydon & Carr to take a £13m BBC fit-out contract at the landmark Tea Factory redevelopment in Digbeth, Birmingham. Click here for full article Source & Image - construction enquirer

Data centre developer DC01UK has sold its South Mimms site in Hertfordshire to global operator Equinix in one of the largest UK infrastructure and real estate deals in recent years. Click here for full article Source & Image - construction enquirer

British Tunnelling Society Young Members chair Arabel Vilas Serín discusses the skills shortage, embracing innovation and the need for diversity within the geotechnical community. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering

“On my evening walk through our local woodland area last week, trying to catch the last of the sun rays, I couldn’t help but notice an abundance of acorns and conkers. As bountiful as this mast year has been so far, it got me thinking – are our trees in distress?” Freya Chapman  is the Residential Lead at ground engineering specialist, Mainmark UK . She collaborates with arborists, insurers and civil engineers in her role as a Subsidence Forum Committee member to educate home

Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is seeking a contractor to carry out £360M worth of capping and large-scale earthworks activities at the UK's low-level radioactive waste store in Cumbria. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering

Berkeley Group has got the thumbs up to invest £250m into the massive clean-up of the old Beckton gasworks site in East London ahead of building the first tranche of 2,900 homes. Click here for full article Source & Image - construction enquirer

Worldsensing is proud to unveil its new G7 Tiltmeter during the opening ceremony of the Tech Exchange EMEA, a technical workshop gathering members of the company’s partner program across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The G7 Tiltmeter is a 3-axis wireless device designed for monitoring ground movement and structural integrity, offering unmatched flexibility and autonomy in challenging environments. With multiple operational modes — an energy-efficient trigger-based mode

Leading roof tile manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles has secured an eight-figure funding package from HSBC UK to support the next phase of its ambitious growth and innovation strategy. Headquartered in Burton-on-Trent, where it has two manufacturing sites, Russell Roof Tiles is a major UK producer of concrete roof tiles and accessories, supplying leading housebuilders, developers, and social housing providers nationwide. The new refinancing deal provides increased financial flex