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Barhale Construction has appointed Martin Saxton as part of its growth strategy, following delivery of 100 new Renault vans. Saxton (pictured) joins from Carillion Fleet Management as national fleet manager, where he was accountable for the compliance of a fleet of over 3,500 vehicles. The company has recently acquired 100 new Renault vans, ranging from …

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The winner of the June Photography Competition is Karl Simkins (Performance Manager, Eastern region) Well done Karl! This photo captures the winning Eastern region team (The Rat Pack) with family and friends at last month’s Dragon Boat Festival in Peterborough.  

Construction Enquirer Awards are dedicated to recognising and rewarding the industry’s best companies to work for and the best firms to do business with. The event will be attended by directors and senior staff from leading construction firms. The Construction Enquirer Awards 2018 have just gone live for the industry to vote and Barhale have been …

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Last week, people living, working and visiting the centre of Birmingham were excited by the discovery of an old footpath unearthed during excavations in Victoria Square as works progress to build the Metro extension. Since discovering the path, archaeologists, working on behalf of the Midland Metro Alliance, have been studying the cobbles and surrounding area …

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Barhale wins gold at the RoSPA Health and Safety Awards 2018. Barhale achieved the Gold Medal (8th Consecutive Gold) award in the prestigious annual scheme run by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). The award was presented to Barhale’s Head of HSEQ, Andy Dodman, during a ceremony at the London ExCel on Tuesday 19th …

Barhale collects prestigious RoSPA Gold Award for the 8th consecutive year Read More »

Happy International Women in Engineering Day (#INWED18)! With a large skills gap looming and the additional need for a more diverse workforce, it has never been more important to inspire and encourage more people, especially women, to choose a career in engineering. In support of International Women in Engineering Day we would like to introduce …

#INWED18 Meet our Site Engineer – Kristina Trbojevic Read More »

Happy International Women in Engineering Day (#INWED18)! With a large skills gap looming and the additional need for a more diverse workforce, it has never been more important to inspire and encourage more people, especially women, to choose a career in engineering. In support of International Women in Engineering Day we would like to introduce …

#INWED18 Meet our Graduate Site Engineer – Alina Cosovanu Read More »

??Barhale aims to celebrate the role of women in engineering, by highlighting some of our positive role models, inspiring future and current generations to achieve their potential. INWED18 takes place on Saturday 23rd June 2018 and is an international awareness day to support, inspire, celebrate and raise the profile of women in engineering. It is an opportunity to …

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Two graduates, currently working on Midland Metro Alliance’s Wolverhampton City Centre Metro Extension, headed back to school at the West Midlands University Technical College in Wolverhampton, to support students with a light rail construction module. Ben Crowe and Dan Colley designed a construction skills module in order to teach students, aged 14-18 years, about construction …

Midland Metro Alliance go back to school to deliver light rail module for Wolverhampton students Read More »

The winner of the May Photography Competition is Jimmy Carnell (Customer Liaison Officer, Northern region) with his photo of a herd of alpacas. This photo was taken alongside our works at Birmingham Resilience Project (BRP)  – Well done Jimmy! Barhale have a vested interest in environmental responsibility and as such during the design, planning, construction …

May Photography Competition Winner Announced Read More »