Government brings in consultants for greener roads

National Highways, the government agency that looks after trunk roads and motorways in England, has appointed a joint venture of  AtkinsRéalis and Jacobs as its ‘environmental and sustainability technical partner’.The AtkinsRéalis-Jacobs joint venture will be working...

New chief for Keepmoat

Ian HoadKeepmoat has promoted Ian Hoad from divisional chairman to chief executive Officer to replace Tim Beale, who has stepped down.Ian Hoad first joined Keepmoat in 1996 at the age of 16. After five years he moved on and worked variously for Fairclough Homes, Henry...

Ballymore to develop Limmo Peninsula

Limmo Peninsula is just across the river from the O2 Arena (Millennium Dome)Places for London, Transport for London’s wholly owned property company, has turned to Ballymore to bring around 1,400 new affordable, market and rental homes to east London.The land at the...

VolkerRail earns Croydon tram contract renewal

VolkerRail has secured an extension from London Trams following continued achievements throughout the framework, originally awarded in 2022, which has resulted in more than 861 metres of track and seven turnouts renewed across the Croydon tram network.London Trams is...

Robot brickie builds Durham houses

Five years after it was first unveiled in the Czech Republic, the WLTR computerised brick-laying machine, called Walter, has finally arrived in the UK.Walter is being used on a development of 27 houses by start-up developer JT Lifestyle Homes. It is claimed that the...