In what is believed to be a UK first, a new range of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) tailored to support religious diversity within the construction workforce has been launched by BCS Group. It forms part of a broader collection of new workwear designed specifically for women who, according to a recent parliamentary report, now make …
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Trams arrived in Victoria Square for the first time as a gauge test of newly installed track for the Birmingham Westside extension was successfully completed.Followed by a team of Midland Metro Alliance engineers, the West Midlands Metro Urbos 3 made the after-hours journey from Grand Central, in another clear sign that the project is progressing …
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Traffic diversions are to be implemented on Broad Street from Monday 2 September as work to extend the West Midlands Metro to Edgbaston enters a new stage.Bus services 9, 10, 12, 12A, 13, 13A, 126, X8, X10 will not stop along Broad Street between Monday 2 September and spring 2020, while this essential work takes …
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Careful pre-planning and the application of a range of innovative techniques including the temporary over-pumping of key parts of the sewer network have enabled leading independent infrastructure specialist Barhale, as part of Anglian Water’s @one Alliance, to rehabilitate more than 10.4 kilometres of sewer pipe across East Anglia. One of the main challenges facing Barhale …
Civil engineering and infrastructure specialist Barhale has been appointed to upgrade vital flood defence measures at Downham Market, Norfolk. The contract, awarded by Downham and Stow Bardolph Internal Drainage Board, will reduce the risk of flooding for 450 homes in the area and will help to protect approximately 3000 hectares of agricultural land. A key …
The winner of the July Photography Competition is Kai Deuker (Graduate Engineer, Southern Region) with this great shot of the Beckton Pipeline project.
Civil engineering and infrastructure specialist Barhale has further committed to tackling stigma and improving workplace mental health and wellbeing with the formal signing of the Time to Change pledge. The Walsall-headquartered business has already established a reputation for its proactive and progressive approach to mental health and wellbeing. In recent years it has taken steps …
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The first of the city’s new tram stops are being installed in Birmingham city centre as the works to extend the West Midlands Metro to Centenary Square enter their final stages. Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, joined Councillor Waseem Zaffar, Birmingham City Council Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment, Phil Hewitt, Director of …
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The winner of the June Photography Competition is Jimmy Carnall (Customer Liaison Officer, Northern Region) with his photo of the Birmingham Resilience Project (BRP) Lickhill Pumping Station. Well done Jimmy! To find out more about this scheme click here
The newly formed Barhale/Doosan Enpure Joint Venture has achieved a double success with appointment to both Lots 2 and 3 of Severn Trent’s AMP7 framework. The joint venture, which brings together two of the UK’s leading water sector specialist contractors, will undertake infrastructure and non-infrastructure capital projects through the framework including, in the case of …
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