Industry News Roundup
17th January 2020
The latest news this week in the Built Environment:
Willmott Dixon Interiors to transform listed building in Tunbridge Wells
Willmott Dixon Interiors has won the £13m contract to convert the Grade II listed former library and museum in Tunbridge Wells into the new Amelia Scott building. Read more…
Thames Water hits education milestone – 100,000 children learn about water sector
In the last five years more than 100,000 schoolchildren have been given a fascinating insight into how Thames Water deals with water and waste for millions of customers thanks to its pioneering education programme. Read more…
Balfour Beatty electrifies rail lines between Bristol and Cardiff
Balfour Beatty has completed the electrification of 77km of the Great Western Railway (GWR) rail lines between Bristol and Cardiff. Read more…
Amey wins £49m highways maintenance contract extension
North Lanarkshire Council (NLC) has extended Amey’s highways maintenance and management contract for a further three years until June 2024. Read more…
£17m Pembrokeshire wave energy project on track for summer 2020 deployment
Bombora has now contracted more than 70% of its ground breaking £17 million Pembrokeshire Demonstration Project – the wave energy project is currently on schedule for deployment in mid-2020. Read more…
£1.7m investment from Network Rail to protect famous viaduct
The viaduct which was been featured in the Harry Potter series is the latest Network Rail project. Work has begun the protect the railway from possible landslips and rock-falls from the hillsides and embankments. Read more…
