Gavin Pearson

Editor at New Civil Engineer

Editor of @NCEDigital. Also a dad, husband and Spurs fan. But mainly the editor bit.

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Articles

Planning and Infrastructure Bill to deliver up to £7.5bn economic impact

1 week ago | newcivilengineer.com | Gavin Pearson

The UK government has published its impact assessment of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, setting out a range of economic impacts expected to be generated directly from the Bill, while noting that its impact is likely to be wider as other measures also take effect. The aims of the Bill The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is presently passing through Parliament with a view to tackling specific challenges that are deemed to have held back UK construction and growth over many years.
EAC report puts focus on UK's natural capital

1 week ago | newcivilengineer.com | Gavin Pearson

A new Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) report on the UK’s natural capital and biodiversity markets has urged the government to take a more integrated and transparent approach to environmental policy. It calls for stronger regulatory frameworks and clearer investment data to support nature restoration across the country.
Excavation completed on Italian side of Brenner Base Tunnel

1 week ago | newcivilengineer.com | Gavin Pearson

Excavation work on the Italian portion of the Brenner Base Tunnel, slated to become the world’s longest railway tunnel, has been completed, marking a significant milestone in the cross-Alpine rail project. The tunnel boring machine (TBM) named “Flavia” successfully bored through the Alps beneath the Mules 2–3 section, reaching the Austrian border. This follows the completion of the east main tunnel in 2023 and takes overall progress on this section to over 95%.
Contracts awarded to upgrade three major Scottish bridges

1 week ago | newcivilengineer.com | Gavin Pearson

Extensive maintenance and upgrade works on the Kessock, Forth Road, and Tay Road Bridges between 2025 and 2026 have taken steps forward, with Spencer Bridge Engineering appointed to help safely secure vital Scottish transport links. Engineering company Spencer Bridge Engineering has been awarded contracts to carry out significant maintenance and upgrade projects on the three major Scottish road bridges over the next two years.
ScottishPower begins construction of UK’s largest offshore windfarm

1 week ago | newcivilengineer.com | Gavin Pearson

ScottishPower has begun work on what will be the UK’s largest offshore windfarm with the record-breaking monopile installation. ScottishPower has commenced offshore construction on its £4bn East Anglia THREE windfarm, marking the start of what will be the company’s biggest renewable energy project to date.
Ramboll MD for the UK and Ireland Neil Sansbury on what’s needed to expand delivery

2 weeks ago | newcivilengineer.com | Gavin Pearson

As the UK Government looks to achieve dramatic increases in infrastructure delivery, it faces real challenges with capacity and efficiency. Newly appointed Ramboll managing director for the UK and Ireland, Neil Sansbury thinks addressing those challenges will require significant lessons to be learned from abroad. “If the growth happens as the government wishes it to, we’ll have a problem with the supply chain because there’ll be a skills issue and a capacity issue.
National Highways drives forward muon scanning for bridge inspections

2 weeks ago | newcivilengineer.com | Gavin Pearson

NCE joined National Highways, AtkinsRealis and GScan in Estonia to witness an enlightened client collaborating on the development of new technology for non-destructive testing and structural health monitoring. National Highways has reached a turning point. With the majority of the strategic road network built in the post-war era, it is an organisation whose predecessors owned large numbers of relatively modern assets.
What to trade this week

3 weeks ago | fxstreet.com | Gavin Pearson

This week's report dives into what looks set to influence the fair value of the major currencies – think the New Zealand Dollar (NZD), Australian Dollar (AUD), Japanese Yen (JPY), Swiss Franc (CHF), Euro (EUR), British Pound (GBP), Canadian Dollar (CAD), and US Dollar (USD) – over the coming seven days. We're setting this against the backdrop of the wider seven-week picture and, of course, how they've performed recently.
£125M plan agreed to improve West Yorkshire’s roads

1 month ago | newcivilengineer.com | Gavin Pearson

Approximately 450 miles of road – 8% of the road network in West Yorkshire – will be repaired and protected, alongside wider highways works, under a new plan to invest £125M over the next two years. The new plan and its associated funding was approved by regional leaders at a full West Yorkshire Combined Authority meeting, as part of the final two years of the City Regional Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) scheme.
Cambridge waste water treatment plant relocation receives development consent

1 month ago | newcivilengineer.com | Gavin Pearson

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP, has granted development consent for the relocation of Cambridge's existing waste water treatment facility. The development consent order (DCO) is a significant milestone for Anglian Water and paves the way for the development of an integrated waste water treatment center designed to meet the growing needs of the region.