Month: October 2018

 The latest news this week in the Water & Utilities Industry

Irish Water to upgrade nine water treatment plants in Mayo

Irish Water has announced that it will spend €8.75 million on upgrading nine water treatment plants across County Mayo. Read more…

Unilever & Veolia Sign Collaboration Agreement On Sustainable Packaging

Unilever and Veolia have announced that they have signed a collaboration agreement to jointly work on emerging technologies that will help create a circular economy on plastics across various geographies, starting in India and Indonesia. Read more…

Severn Trent customers offered video calling service to report leaks

Severn Trent is now offering a video calling service that allows its customers to speak ‘face-to-face’ with an engineer when they report a leak. Read more…

United Utilities signs AI deal in UK first

United Utilities has become the first water company in the UK to introduce large-scale artificial intelligence into its operational systems. Read more…

Work begins on Glasgow’s groundbreaking ‘smart canal’

Construction of Europe’s first ever ‘smart canal’ scheme, which will use the 250-year-old Forth & Clyde Canal and 21st century technology to mitigate flood risk as well as enable significant regeneration, is now underway in Glasgow. Read more…

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We are delighted to announce that Advance TRS has passed the ISO 27001 audit, a certificate issued by a UKAS accredited certification body, ACS Registrars.

ISO 27001 is a certification for an information security management system (ISMS).

In line with the new GDPR guidelines, we are extremely proud to have passed this audit to show that we handle personal data on a professional level.

The benefits of ISO 27001

Implementing an information security management system provides us with a system that will help to eliminate or minimise the risk of a security breach, that could have legal or business continuity implications.

An effective ISO 27001 information security management system (ISMS) provides a management framework of policies and procedures that will keep your information secure, whatever the format.

By establishing and maintaining a documented system of controls and management, risks can be identified and reduced.

Achieving ISO 27001 certification shows that we have:

  • Protected information from getting into unauthorised hands
  • Ensured information is accurate and can only be modified by authorised users
  • Assessed the risks and mitigated the impact of a breach
  • Been independently assessed to an international standard based on industry best practices

ISO 27001 certification demonstrates that we have identified the risks, assessed the implications and put in place systemised controls to limit any damage to our organisation.

Benefits include:

  • Increased reliability and security of systems and information
  • Improved customer and business partner confidence
  • Increased business resilience
  • Alignment with customer requirements
  • Improved management processes and integration with corporate risk strategies

Achieving ISO 27001 is not a guarantee that information breaches will never occur, however by having a robust system in place, risks will be reduced and disruption and costs kept to a minimum.

We would like to say a big well done to our team for all their efforts towards being able to achieve this accreditation!

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The latest news this week in the Construction Industry

 

Wates site leader is Construction Manager of the Year

Neil Lock of Wates was named Construction Manager of the Year last night at the CIOB’s annual celebration of industry professionals. Read more…

BAM Nuttall wins first stage of £60m Lowestoft bridge

BAM Nuttall has won the contract for the first stage of completing the £60m Lake Lothing Third Crossing in Lowestoft. Read more…

Colmore Tang wins £18m Slough resi scheme

Colmore Tang has won the contract to convert the former Intel Security office building in Slough into a luxury apartment complex for developer SevenCapital. Read more…

Wates JV 1,500-home Bicester plan gets green light

Joint developers Wates Developments and Redrow Homes have gained revised planning for a  1,500-home scheme at Wretchwick Green in Bicester. Read more…

Government abolishes PFI and PF2 for future projects

Chancellor Philip Hammond has called time on the private finance initiative vowing in his Budget speech today to never sign another deal. Read more…

ISG wins lead role on £200m Waterloo Eurostar station revival

Developer LCR has appointed ISG as lead contractor on its £200m retail, leisure and cultural development at Waterloo. Read more…

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The latest news this week in the Rail Industry

Testing, testing

A new exhibition at the National Railway Museum (NRM) promises to bring visitors face-to-face with advanced technologies from major projects such as Crossrail and HS2. Read more…

Age of UK’s rolling stock decreasing thanks to a range of new fleets

The average age of trains in the UK has decreased following the introduction of new fleets, figures from the ORR show. Read more…

PPE of yesterday, today and tomorrow

Records have shown that rail workers have equipped themselves with personal protective equipment (PPE) since the 19th century. As industry safety practices have been developed, so has the look and quality of protective clothing. Read more…

London Assembly transport chair: Sadiq Khan may want ‘fresh management’ to restore confidence in Crossrail

Crossrail management are using their hearts rather than their heads when making decisions for the project, and the London mayor may bring in “fresh management” to restore confidence, the chair of the London Assembly’s transport committee has said. Read more…

Archaeologists begin UK’s biggest ever excavation work at HS2 London Euston site

Archaeological work on the HS2 rail link between London and Birmingham to remove 45,000 skeletons from a burial site has begun. Read more…

TfN CEO on Crossrail 2 competition: ‘London can flourish, but we want to turbocharge investment’

The chief executive of Transport for the North (TfN) has quelled concerns that funding for the programme would be in conflict with Crossrail 2, claiming that the raising of funds through general taxation will help to finance both projects. Read more…

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The latest news this week in the Built Environment

 

Colmore Tang has won the contract to convert the former Intel Security office building in Slough into a luxury apartment complex for developer SevenCapital.

Work will see the building converted into 58 one and two-bedroom boutique apartments. Read more…

Network Rail supplier spend table revealed

Network’s Rail’s investment in signalling and train control systems saw Siemens Rail Automation unseat Costain as the infrastructure group’s biggest supplier by spend. Read more…

London council picks Countryside for big estate rebuild

The London Borough of Kingston has selected Countryside Properties to redevelop a major housing estate. Read more…

BAM Nuttall wins first stage of £60m Lowestoft bridge

BAM Nuttall has won the contract for the first stage of completing the £60m Lake Lothing Third Crossing in Lowestoft. Read more…

New framework announced for measuring the impact UK rail has on society and sustainability

The RSSB has developed a new framework which can measure the social value of the UK’s railway. Read more…

DERAGGER demonstrates benefits in independent trial

Clearwater Controls’ DERAGGER device cuts energy consumption by up to 80 per cent, significantly reduces maintenance requirements and helps to extend asset life, according to a new independent trial. Read more…

Thames Water publishes environmental, social and governance statement

Thames Water has published its first Environmental, Social and Governance Statement today (25 October) and been recognised for its commitment to sustainability in a global review. Read more…

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Engie secures £195m student accommodation deal in London

ENGIE has been announced as the winner of a new £195 million student accommodation refurbishment and maintenance scheme for Kingston University in London.

Affordable housing development launched on former West Ham stadium

Upton Gardens, an 842 unit mixed-tenure development of private sale and affordable housing has been launched on the site of West Ham’s former Upton Park stadium in East London.

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Khan boosts council housebuilding teams with new £10m fund

Sadiq Khan has launched a new £10m fund to improve London councils’ housing and planning teams and help boost their role in building new homes in the capital. Read more…

Planning permission granted for more than 350,000 new homes

Planning permission was granted for more than 350,000 new homes across 20,076 sites in the year up to June 2018. Read more…

Rental payments recognised in credit reports for the first time

Rental payment information will now on the Experian credit reports of more than 1.2 million tenants from across the UK. Read more…

Latest ARLA report shows rent hikes continue to rise year-on-year

The latest PRS data and analysis from ARLA Propertymark has revealed that the number of tenants experiencing rent hikes remained high in September. Read more…

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UU building floating solar farm on Langthwaite Reservoir

United Utilities is building a floating solar farm on the surface of Langthwaite Reservoir. Read more…

Former Kier MD Fletcher to lead Anglian’s @one Alliance

Anglian Water has appointed former Kier MD Paul Fletcher as director of its @one Alliance – a 15-year partnership of engineering and construction partners. Read more…

Anglian gets permission for solar installation at Grafham Water

Grafham Water is to become the latest part of Anglian Water’s carbon neutral journey as the installation of a solar array has been permitted on operational land at the site. Read more…

Nissan Leaf gets green light for vehicle-to-grid use in Germany

Electric car is first to win regulatory approval from German authorities to supply energy from battery back to the grid. Read more…

Aluminium Drink Cans Recycling Hits Record High in Ireland

The official recycling rate for aluminium drink cans consumed in Ireland has jumped from 54% in 2016 to 73% in 2017. Read more…

Uber to introduce clean air fee to all London rides

Uber will charge its customers in London an extra 15p per mile on every trip to help its drivers buy electric cars. Read more…

 

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Traditional vs modular: Deconstructing building methods

Traditional and modular construction are very different from one another. Premier Guarantee examines the pros and cons. Read more…

Hill bags £300m Aldershot and Farnborough town centre revamps

House builder Hill’s investment partnerships arm has signed off a development deal with Rushmoor Borough Council to transform both Aldershot and Farnborough town centres. Read more…

Atkins wins Wylfa nuclear power station civils design

Atkins has been signed up to deliver civils design for the Wylfa Newydd nuclear power station on the Isle of Anglesey. Read more…

Despite slowing growth, construction’s profits continue to rise

An analysis of the accounts of more than 1700 construction companies has shown that average annual profit before tax has grown from 11.5% to 17.1% over the last three years. Read more…

Civils specialist Nexus sees orders surge 45% to £290m

Publicly-listed civils specialist, Nexus Infrastructure, has enjoyed a sharp uplift in orders driven by both its civils and house building utility connection businesses.

London boroughs get £1bn council homes construction boost

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has confirmed more than £1bn in funding for 26 boroughs in the capital to ramp up the construction of council homes. Read more…

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Searching for a job can be a daunting prospect; understanding your worth on the job market, navigating job boards, recruiters and social networks can all present barriers to finding the perfect role. But all is not lost, new technology and algorithms on established platforms are all geared to help you find your next role with minimum effort.

So how do you find a job in the technological age?

Here are 3 simple tips to help speed up your job search.

Update your Virtual CV

 

 

Your social media profile can act as a virtual CV, it’s there 24/7 as your own personal advert to the job market. Create a LinkedIn profile or update your existing profile by detailing your relevant skills and experience to maximise your online presence. Share your profile edits to draw attention to your refreshed profile among your followers.

Register for Job Alerts

 

 

Save time with your search by registering for job alerts. By registering with relevant job boards and setting up job alerts, you can receive notifications of new opportunities straight to your inbox. You can be as specific as you want to be, narrowing it down to location, salary, job title or industry. Targeting industry-specific job sites can be a good way of narrowing down the number of jobs sent to you.

Utilise Recruiters

 

 

Good recruiters will have a comprehensive understanding of your market and current opportunities. Engaging recruiters is a quick way of tapping into this knowledge to help you in your search. Even better, they already have a relationship with the hiring managers and can guide you through the process, from interviews and salary negotiation through to offer and onboarding.

You can now choose to show recruiters and hiring managers, who are searching for potential candidates, that you are ‘open to opportunities’ on LinkedIn. This will not be visible to your current company but will alert hiring managers and recruiters that you are open to approaches!

 

Looking for your next career?

Advance TRS is a niche recruitment consultancy specialising in the provision of highly-skilled technical professionals. Since establishing, Advance TRS has grown rapidly and now provides permanent, contract and temporary recruitment solutions to both candidates and clients across a number of key technical sectors, including Rail, Property, Construction, Water and Utilities.

For the latest opportunities visit staging-advancetrs.kinsta.cloud or speak to one of our team on 01483 361061.

Network Rail Thameslink programme harnesses innovation with its latest aerial project

The Thameslink programme at Network Rail’s latest project pledges to drive innovation and make commuters’ lives easier with cutting-edge aerial surveying technology. Read more…

Grayling agrees ‘hybrid approach’ for December timetable shake-up to avoid more chaos

Transport secretary Chris Grayling has agreed to proceed with a proposed ‘hybrid option’ for timetable changes this December, the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) has revealed. Read more…

Delays to Crossrail could ‘push HS2 off track’

Delays and cost overruns on the Crossrail project could have a significant impact on HS2, according to the Construction Products Association (CPA). Read more…

Go-Ahead lands Norwegian train operating contract

British public transport provider Go-Ahead Group has is to run train services in Norway after winning the country’s first competitively tendered train operating contract. Read more…

Historic Victorian rail bridge given facelift in restoration project

A historic Victorian-era railway bridge in Wandsworth at Earlsfield station has been restored by engineers. Read more…

New transparent roof ‘first of several’ upgrades announced for Leeds station

Network Rail and the East Coast Main Line Railway board have announced a new state-of-the-art roof will be installed at Leeds station as part of the next step of upgrades. Read more…

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The latest news this week in the Built Environment

 

First iKozie micro-home community gets thumbs up

Worcester City Council has approved the country’s first iKozie micro-home community for single people. Read the story here and watch a video of the UK’s first iKozie home here.

RG Group starts tallest building in Yorkshire

London-based Olympian Homes has selected Kent-based builder RG Group to deliver a 37-storey student housing scheme in Leeds. Read more…

ENGIE secures £195m student accommodation deal in London

ENGIE has been announced as the winner of a new £195 million student accommodation refurbishment and maintenance scheme for Kingston University in London. Read more…

Prefabricated houses are on the rise – here’s everything you need to know

In this piece, Advantage Home Construction Insurance will be answering everything you need to know about prefabricated houses and its growing popularity. Read more…

Grayling agrees ‘hybrid approach’ for December timetable shake-up to avoid more chaos

Transport secretary Chris Grayling has agreed to proceed with a proposed ‘hybrid option’ for timetable changes this December, the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) has revealed. Read more…

Iconic Abbey Mills pumping station to run on renewable energy

Abbey Mills pumping station, once powered by steam, is getting ready to run on 100 per cent renewable energy thanks to a Thames Water project happening under the streets of Newham. Read more…

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Housing experts join forces to boost property agent standards

Government is moving on its promise to regulate the agency and property management sectors and introduce a nationally recognised qualification. Read more…

RG Group starts tallest building in Yorkshire

London-based Olympian Homes has selected Kent-based builder RG Group to deliver a 37-storey student housing scheme in Leeds. Read more…

Voice controlled windows tint on command

Voice controlled windows are now available which change colour when you talk to them. Read more…

Rise in house sales falling through

New data released by Quick Move Now has shown that, in a challenging year for the UK property market, the latest piece of bad news is that house sales that fail before completion are on the rise. Read more…

London councils will join government-funded homelessness scheme

London councils are preparing to join a scheme to provide accommodation for homeless people with government funding that could save them more than £100m. Read more…

Seven of the UK’s property guardian firms have come together to form the industry’s first trade association to lead on safety and standards, represent and promote the sector, and to foster best practice. Read more…

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Basingstoke STW operating entirely on energy from sludge

Thames Water has revealed that Basingstoke Sewage Treatment Works is now producing enough energy from waste to power the whole site after a recent £53 million upgrade trebled its energy generation capacity. Read more…

Water industry to benefit from new engineering research centres

The water sector is set to benefit from a £47 million investment into three new advanced engineering research centres opened today (Thursday 11 October) at the University of Sheffield. Read more…

Defra Seeking Views On 2018 WEEE Compliance Fee

Defra is seeking views on whether it will set a waste electrical and electronic equipment compliance fee for 2018 and also on two proposals for managing this year’s fee. Read more…

Ofwat’s Fletcher: Change essential and inevitable for sector

Ofwat chief executive Rachel Fletcher has said change in the water industry is “essential and indeed inevitable” and that the time is right to discuss “a new vision for the water sector”. Read more…

How microplastics salted the Earth: Over 90 percent of salt brands studied found to contain microplastics

The extent to which microplastic pollution is contaminating food chains was hammered home again today, as a new study suggested over 90 percent of salt brands could contain microplastics. Read more…

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Winners revealed for Highways England work bonanza

Highways England has chosen the winners for one of its biggest ever framework deals. Read more…

Balfour confirmed for £85m London student scheme

Balfour Beatty has been confirmed for the £85m contract to deliver a mixed-use student accommodation scheme in the heart of the City of London for student accommodation specialist Urbanest. Read more…

TfL and Pocket Living tie-up for cheap London homes

Transport for London has struck a deal with affordable homes specialist Pocket Living to build out several sites. Read more…

Banks cut lending to construction firms

Banks have been steadily cutting lending to construction companies over the last six months. Read more…

North Midland scoops £225m South West Water alliance deal

South West Water has named its partners for the H5O Alliance to deliver its capital works programme over the next control period. Read more…

Advance TRS are delighted to be sponsoring this year’s highly regarded International Reception on Tuesday 20th November at the prestigious venue: Institute of Directors, Pall Mall, London. This event is held in collaboration with overseas partners to help increase international partnerships and the sharing of best practice by bringing together those involved in developing and delivering global water projects.

Our specialist Water and Utilities consultants supply permanent, contract and temporary recruitment solutions to clients across the UK. As a trusted adviser to our clients, we deliver an end-to-end recruitment service that provides complete peace of mind. From meter readers to senior managers on AMP6 framework projects and Thames Tideway, our specialist industry knowledge enables us to deliver expert, hard-to-find candidates for your business. Furthermore, we are delighted to support networking and shared learning in the industry as this year’s official British Water UK Forum sponsors.

This event is free to attend for British Water members and Advance TRS Water & Infrastructure Director, Rob Kelly, will be attending along with other members of the Advance TRS team. If you are going to be attending the International Reception, feel free to contact Rob to set up a meeting or a discussion.

 

Stations Day – how we’re providing better stations for passengers

It’s Stations Day, celebrating the rail industry’s billions of pounds of investment in Britain’s railway stations. Read more…

£15m Network Rail freight upgrade between Doncaster and Lincolnshire kicks off

Work to upgrade the route between Doncaster and northern Lincolnshire has begun as Network Rail invests more than £15m in rail freight in the region. Read more…

How will Crossrail 2 be paid for? Boss backs tax hike, says ‘we must make scheme more affordable’

The managing director for Crossrail 2 has outlined the plans for cutting costs for Crossrail 2, stating that TfL “need to make it more affordable.” Read more…

Grayling promises rail reform before next election

Transport secretary Chris Grayling has announced the terms of reference for the government rail review, adding that he expects rail industry reform to begin before the next General Election. Read more…

KeolisAmey takes over Wales and Borders franchise

A joint venture of Keolis and Amey took over the operation of almost all regional and commuter services in Wales on October 14 with the start of the new Wales and Borders franchise. Read more…

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London Bridge redevelopment – 60 second time-lapse

Passengers are now benefiting from a bigger and better station with new platforms for more trains, a new concourse and better connections. The redeveloped station is modern, spacious and fully accessible – fit for the twenty-first century. Read more…

Mount Anvil ramps up London homes pipeline to 4,125 flats

Central London property developer and contractor Mount Anvil has significantly expanded its new homes pipeline. Read more…

Water industry to benefit from new engineering research centres

The water sector is set to benefit from a £47 million investment into three new advanced engineering research centres opened today (Thursday 11 October) at the University of Sheffield. Read more…

£5m Fund Launched To Deliver Public Water Fountains Across London

A new £5m scheme will help to create a network of hundreds of free public water fountains across busy areas of London, helping to reduce single-use plastic waste and encouraging people to refill rather than buy bottled water. Read more…

FTBs out in force during September

The latest data from e.surv has shown that the market share of small borrowers increased during September from 22.8% to 24.2%, resulting in a lending spike for the month. e.surv also reports that approval levels were up on the month. Read more…

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Mount Anvil ramps up London homes pipeline to 4,125 flats

Central London property developer and contractor Mount Anvil has significantly expanded its new homes pipeline. Read more…

Savills snaps up two independent NW businesses including leading newbuild specialist

Case McNair and Knutsford branch of Meller Braggins are soon to be subsumed into Savills’ operation in the region. Read more…

How much does it really cost to get on the property ladder?

It’s common knowledge that buying a property is expensive – and getting more so by the day. However, it’s pretty easy to underestimate just how much goes into the total cost of getting on the property ladder. Read more…

House-builders continue to set the pace for whole industry

Latest information from the Office for National Statistics indicates that construction output in Great Britain increased by 2.9% in the three months to August 2018, showing continued recovery from a relatively weak start to the year. Read more…

Deeley sets up affordable housing arm

Coventry-based Deeley Group has launched an affordable homes division to work in partnership with landowners, local authorities and social housing providers. Read more…

Failed planning system halts affordable housing in UK’s deprived areas

The latest report from the Town and Country Planning Association has revealed that a failed planning system is delivering next to no new affordable housing in England’s most deprived areas. Read more…

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Bristol Water supporting growth of innovative entrepreneurs

Bristol Water has launched its business incubator to boost innovation and help support the local economy. The Workshop encourages small, start-up businesses to help solve business challenges. Read more…

Severn Trent set to expand trial with leak-finding robot

Following trials earlier this year, Severn Trent is working with US-based WatchTower Robotics on creating and trialling a UK-specific leak-finding robot in the company’s pipes. Read more…

UK’s Biggest Collaborative Push To Improve Recycling On-The-Go Launches

Bubble-blowing bins, recycling reward machines, a huge art installation and ‘Re-Cycler’ recycling collection bikes will appear across Leeds city centre from today [Tuesday 9 October] as part of #LeedsByExample – the UK’s biggest push, to date, to trial innovative ways to improve rates of recycling on the go. Read more…

Thames’ ‘micro-machine’ to cut roadworks disruption

Thames Water is bringing an innovative new micro-machine to London to cut down travel disruption caused by essential roadworks. Read more…

Ofwat not ambitious enough on ‘shocking’ leakage levels – MPs

Ofwat’s 15 per cent leakage target is “not ambitious enough” while more must be done to incentivise water transfers, MPs have said in a report on the regulation of the water industry. Read more…

Walkers To Create UK’s First Nationwide Crisp Packet Recycling Scheme

Walkers is set to launch the UK’s first nationwide recycling scheme for crisp packets. Read more…

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VolkerHighways wins £70m Wokingham roads upkeep

Wokingham Borough Council has selected VolkerHighways to deliver its highways and transport maintenance and construction programmes. Read more…

Mace tops September contracts league

Mace nosed ahead to rank top of the September contracts league after securing a £200m job for over 500 flats at the London Olympic Park for joint clients Qatari Diar and Delancy Estates. Read more…

VolkerFitzpatrick wins £14m Thames Valley spec office job

The property investment arm of JP Morgan has awarded VolkerFitzpatrick a £14m contract to build a 70,000 sq ft office project in Maidenhead. Read more…

Morgan Sindall wins sixth Southampton port car park

Morgan Sindall has secured the latest stage in the Port of Southampton’s £50m expansion of car storage facilities. Read more…

Kier wins £40m Gloucestershire hospitals revamp

Kier has secured projects to modernised the Cheltenham General and Gloucestershire Royal Hospitals through the Procure 22 framework. Read more…

Striking HS2 Midlands stations designs revealed

HS2 has unveiled detailed designs for landmark stations at Curzon Street in Birmingham and the Solihull Interchange. Read more…

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Crossrail chair Sir Terry Morgan to step down after project setbacks

The chairman of the £15bn Crossrail project, Sir Terry Morgan, is reported to be preparing to step down after it was revealed that the new line would not open until an undefined date next autumn, Sky News has revealed. Read more here…

May 2018 timetable: ORR launches probe into potential GTR and Northern licence breach

The ORR has opened an investigation into whether GTR and Northern breached their requirements to do everything reasonably practical to provide accurate and timely information to passengers in the run-up to, and during, the May 2018 timetable fiasco. Read more here…

New rail graduates join FirstGroup

FirstGroup has welcomed a new cohort of graduates across its UK operations, including South Western Railway (SWR) and TransPennine Express (TPE). Read more here…

Euston site cleared for new HS2 approach tunnel

HS2 work to demolish former carriage sheds at Euston station has been completed, revealing the full scale of the approach tunnel for the new high-speed rail link’s London terminal for the first time. Read more here…

Larkinson takes over as ORR’s interim CEO

John Larkinson has returned to head up the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) in an interim capacity following the departure of Joanna Whittington. Read more here…

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Network Rail starts £4bn race for Western and Wales works

Network Rail is looking to sign up to 17 firms to deliver a programme of building and civil engineering work across Western and Wales routes. Read more…

Anglian pioneers use of naval technology to find leaks

Anglian Water has announced that is deploying an adapted form of naval technology across its network to hunt down and fix leaks faster than ever before. Read more…

Leaf-busting trains launched to prepare railways for autumn

Network Rail is rolling out its fleet of 61 Railhead Treatment Trains (RHTT) and Multi-Purpose Vehicles (MPV), amongst other measures, to combat leaves on railway tracks this autumn. Read more…

Co-Op “Bans” Single-Use Plastics And Unveils Compostable Carrier Bags

The Co-op has announced an end to single-use plastic. It will see around 60 million plastic carrier bags removed in a phased rollout and replaced with an “environmentally-friendly” alternative, it says. Read more…

Willmott Dixon trials robotic vest at new school development in Cardiff

Willmott Dixon, the leading independent and construction property services company has partnered with robotics firm Ekso Bionics to trial a high-tech vest which will aid the completion of a new school development in Cardiff. Read more…

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Green light for 3,000 homes at old Ford Dagenham site

A major development of up to 3,000 new homes in east London has been approved after being called in by the London Mayor. Read more…

McAlpine set for £60m Leeds private rental scheme

Sir Robert McAlpine is understood to have secured the Mustard Wharf build-to-rent housing project in Leeds. Read more…

New property listings up 18% in September

The latest figures released by Housesimple have shown that the early autumn rush to get new properties on the market was up almost a fifth compared to the previous month. Read more…

Majority of students lose their tenancy deposit claims new research

New research from Nationwide FlexStudent has revealed that the majority of students lose their deposit in full at the end of their tenancy, despite over two-thirds disputing it. Read more…

New gov data shows increase of green belt land released for housing

A recent analysis of new government data by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has shown the largest increase of green belt land which has been released to use for housebuilding. Read more…

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Plastics found in 50 percent of freshwater insects – study

New research shows that microplastics are being overlooked in river ecosystems where they contaminate insects and pose risk to other wildlife. Read more…

Oxygen nanobubbles used to prevent algae problems

A research team of Chinese and British academics have come up with a new technique for combating eutrophication and ‘dead zones’ created by algal growth in nutrient-rich water. Read more…

Thames Water names Shedden as independent non-executive director

Thames Water has appointed Jill Shedden to its board as an independent non-executive director. Shedden is currently group director, human resources, at Centrica plc. Read more…

Green juice? BritVic switches to 100 percent renewable power

BritVic has this week become the latest household brand to switch to 100 percent renewables to power its operations, as corporates continue to take advantage of falling green energy costs to cut carbon emissions from their facilities. Read more…

John Lewis Partnership to trial reusable cup cleaning service

The John Lewis Partnership has announced plans to host a pioneering coffee cup subscription service that allows customers to drop off dirty coffee mugs and pick up clean ones in their place. Read more…

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Society of Digital Engineering launches its first Digital Awards

The Awards are designed to showcase excellence and best practice for both clients and the increasing numbers of engineers, contractors and manufacturers who use digital engineering to deliver better outcomes. Read more…

UK construction PMI reveals weakest rise for six months

Activity in the UK construction industry slowed to its weakest output in six months in September, according to Markit’s construction PMI. Read more…

Innovative joint venture to deliver engineering works at Hinkley Point C

Representatives from Altrad, Balfour Beatty Bailey, Cavendish Nuclear and Doosan Babcock have joined forces to officially form the MEH Joint Venture; an innovative new partnership to deliver the erection sequence for the UK’s first new nuclear power station in two decades. Read more…

Interserve sells scaffolding and industrial contracting arm

Interserve has completed its exit from industrial contracting with the disposal of its scaffolding and related insulation and painting business. Read more…

Government bans combustible cladding above 18m

The Government has confirmed it is banning the use of all combustible cladding on new residential buildings over 18m. Read more…

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This September, the Advance TRS team marked 7 years of trading in style. Since establishing in 2011, Advance TRS has grown from one man’s idea into a £30 million turnover business, now with 2 office locations and over 35 staff recruiting across 4 key industry sectors.

Group Managing Director Andy Ridout’s unique energy and dedication has inspired and driven the team to place over 2,600 professionals, boasting over 1.5 million hours worked on the railway without serious incident.

In the last year alone, Advance TRS Ltd. have been presented awards including Leadership Team of the Year and Employer of the Year for Surrey. These add to the companies growing awards cupboard, as previous winners of the M3 Growth Hub High Growth Award and Finalists for the UKRIA Recruitment Excellence award.

With plans to more than double the workforce again in the next 3 years, the rapidly growing team shares Andy’s commitment to providing excellent customer service to both candidates and clients alike, finding the best candidates for each role.

Building on more than 150 years of combined industry experience and mobilising the dynamism of new recruits, the team are going from strength to strength.

The company has recently invested in a new Training and Development Director and Head of Facilities Managment to support the senior leadership team, with expansion plans including new recruits and new office locations.

All of this has been achieved whilst maintaining a singular dedication to excellent customer service, epitomized by the company’s Core Values of Quality, Commitment, Integrity, Honesty and Loyalty.

With business development plans firmly rooted in these five principles, Advance TRS aims to continue this pattern of growth whilst maintaining their strong reputation as dependable, effective and honest.

“Advance TRS’ success has been proven that hard work and a dedication to delivering excellent service pays off” Andy explains, reflecting on the last 7 years.

“Now, the team and I are more motivated than ever to continue this sensational track record of growth and are excited for what the future brings.”

If you’re interested in being part of an award-winning team, please contact Neil Wilkie on 01483 361061 or click here to visit our ‘Work for us’ page and apply for one of our current vacancies!

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