Ian Weinfass

England

Freelance journalist specialising in buildings, police, health & safety and business. British Journalism Awards finalist 2016 and 2023. On the other place more.

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Articles

Parliament’s £111M Victoria Tower refurb to start this summer following procurement setbacks

4 days ago | newcivilengineer.com | Ian Weinfass

The £111M refurbishment of Parliament’s Victoria Tower is set to start this summer, following delays caused by a botched tender process. Wates Construction has been awarded the contract to repair stonework on the exterior of the 99m-tall tower to minimise the risk of stone fall. The contractor will be responsible for temporary works as well as roof refurbishment, metalwork restoration, fire stopping, waterproofing, and reinstatement of balconies, guttering and rainwater systems.
Bridging the gap between builders and educators

4 days ago | constructionmanagement.co.uk | Ian Weinfass

The Greater Manchester Institute of Technology works with contractors to design qualifications to meet the sector’s needs. CM People speaks to some of the key players to hear how its apprenticeships are setting up the future workforce. The Greater Manchester Institute of Technology (GMIoT) is part of a network of 21 institutes in England that specialise in higher technical qualifications at apprenticeship levels 4 (HNC) and 5 (HND).
ICE membership approaches 100,000 after decade of continuous growth

4 days ago | newcivilengineer.com | Ian Weinfass

The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has seen its membership grow consistently year-on-year for a decade, and is now closing in on 100,000. Professional Registration Statistics from the Engineering Council show that the ICE is the only professional engineering institution with 3,900 registrants or more to have achieved 10 years of consecutive growth.
Murphy commences work on UK’s largest-ever capacity substation and supporting infrastructure

5 days ago | newcivilengineer.com | Ian Weinfass

Murphy has started work on building the largest capacity substation job ever delivered in the UK. The contractor is set to deliver the Uxbridge Moor project in Buckinghamshire for the National Grid. It has been tasked with building two new substations next to the existing Iver 400kV facility, enabling new customers to connect the electricity network to help meet the high demand for power in the area to the west of London.
Chancellor to invest 'tens of billions in Northern civils projects'

5 days ago | newcivilengineer.com | Ian Weinfass

Rachel Reeves is planning to announce a multi-billion pound investment in infrastructure in the Midlands and North of England, according to newspaper reports. Multiple outlets said on Friday that the chancellor will use the spending review, due on June 11, to announce a shift in spending plans from the south east to areas of where so-called “red wall” parliamentary constituencies are based.
Kier project sees cleared vegetation reused as charcoal-like material

5 days ago | newcivilengineer.com | Ian Weinfass

Kier has saved 13 tonnes of CO2 by reusing cleared vegetation on the A1417 Missing Link scheme, the contractor has said. Biochar, a charcoal-like material produced by burning organic matter at extremely high temperatures has been produced from vegetation removed on the scheme, and turned into the product that can be reused to fertilise new plants and catch microplastics.
Life sciences construction: is the bubble set to burst?

6 days ago | constructionnews.co.uk | Ian Weinfass

After rapid expansion, signs of a slowdown raise questions about future opportunities in the sectorWhen it emerged that AstraZeneca was planning a £450m expansion of its nasal flu vaccine plant in Speke, near Liverpool, in January 2024, a spokesperson for the Conservative government declared that the UK was “cementing [its] status” as one of the world’s leading centres for life sciences. “For many years we had a supply and demand deficit.
How Suffolk Constabulary transformed its call response performance

1 week ago | policinginsight.com | Ian Weinfass

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Twin peaks: Will new safety laws spark insurer backlash?

3 weeks ago | constructionnews.co.uk | Ian Weinfass

Professional indemnity insurance premiums have only just started falling after their post-Grenfell peak. But some fear new building safety laws could spark another insurer backlashIn the years after June 2017’s Grenfell Tower fire, many contractors found professional indemnity (PI) insurance difficult to obtain, or watched their premiums soar in price.
Arup’s architecture team wins contest for Norwegian state broadcaster’s new HQ

3 weeks ago | architectsjournal.co.uk | Ian Weinfass

The UK-founded design and engineering giant will support the Nordic Office of Architecture, which has studios in Norway, Denmark and Iceland, and Oslo-based Rodeo Arkitekter. The team won the commission ahead of Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) in collaboration with Danish practice AART Architects and local practices Snøhetta with LINK Arkitektur. Entries were judged anonymously.