Search Results: 'British Tunnelling Society'

Christopher Hewett wins BTS Harding Prize
22 March, 2024
The British Tunnelling Society has announced Christopher Hewett as the winner of the 2024 Harding Prize.

BTS April lecture focuses on Kilsby Tunnel groundwater
13 March, 2024
A historic tunnel is the subject of the British Tunnelling Society’s April lecture.

BTS celebrates 50 years with limited edition book
14 February, 2024
The British Tunnelling Society is marking its 50-year history with a limited edition book celebrating tunnellers and tunnelling.

BTS February 2024 Meeting – TMCLK Challenges, Innovations, and Lessons Learned
25 January, 2024
When: Thursday 8th February 2024 at 18:00 hrs

BTS January 2024 Meeting – Artificial Ground Freezing
04 January, 2024
The first British Tunnelling Society meeting of 2024 will focus on Artificial Ground Freezing; a versatile solution for water tightness and temporary soil structure.

Bts Announce Release Of 4th Edition Of Bts Specification For Tunnelling
13 December, 2023
The British Tunnelling Society is very pleased to announce the release of the 4th edition of the BTS Specification for Tunnelling this Wednesday, December 13th 2023.

Bts december 2023 meeting – silvertown tunnel: a christmas jamboree of tunnelling
20 November, 2023
Thursday 14th December 2023 at 18:00 hrs

Joint Technical Event - Geopolymer Concrete in Tunnelling and other applications: Developments in ultra-low carbon concrete
24 October, 2023
Event Date: Thursday 9th November 2023 at 18:00 hrs

BTS November 2023 Meeting – Hinkley Point C: Balfour Beatty Marine Works: Connecting Tunnels Under the Bristol Channel
24 October, 2023
Event Date: Thursday 16th November 2023 at 18:00 hrs

BTS October 2023 Meeting - Highway 401 & 409 Rail Tunnel Project, Toronto
28 September, 2023
Event Date: Thursday 19th October 2023 at 18:00 hrs

British Tunnelling Society
01 June, 2023
Thursday 15th June 2023 at 18:00 hrs, In-Person at Institution of Civil Engineers, 1 Great George Street, London SW1P 3AA

BTSYM workshop focuses on sustainability and waterproofing
24 March, 2023
The British Tunnelling Society Young Members (BTSYM) is holding a workshop on sustainability and waterproofing in underground projects in Leeds on April 3.

hyperTunnel to collaborate with University of Birmingham
20 December, 2022
hyperTunnel has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Birmingham to work together to accelerate underground construction innovation.

BTSYM gears up for year ahead
30 November, 2022
George Doulkas, package manager for HS2 at Strabag, has been appointed chair of the British Tunnelling Society Young Members (BTSYM).

HS2 announces winners of competition to drive best practice
14 November, 2022
HS2 Ltd has announced this year’s winners of a competition to share insight from the UK’s largest construction project with the wider infrastructure industry.

BTS UNDERGROUND HEALTH & SAFETY COURSE
28 October, 2022
The tunnelling industry is continuing its buoyant period. Thames Tideway tunnelling completed, and secondary lining, connection and testing works will be complete in 2025. HS2 tunnelling well progressing, Hinkley Point C, York Potash in the UK are also progressing, and numerous smaller TBM tunnels around the country for Road & Rail crossings. The Elizabeth Line (Crossrail) has opened.

King to deliver Harding Memorial Lecture
26 October, 2022
This year’s British Tunnelling Society Harding Memorial Lecture 2022 will be given by Mike King from MK Tunnelling Ltd.

ITA leadership elections
11 October, 2022
Prof Arnold Dix has been elected President of the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA-AITES). He plans to catalyse initiatives in measurement tools and contracts to help the tunnelling industry move forward on sustainability. The election took place at the World Tunnel Congress (WTC) in Copenhagen in early September.

hyperTunnel to debut at the World Tunnelling Congress
04 August, 2022
hyperTunnel will exhibit for the first time at the World Tunnelling Congress (WTC) in Copenhagen next month.

Young tunnellers invited to enter new industry award
24 December, 2021
The British Tunnelling Society Young Members (BTSYM) is inviting entries for the very first Doug Allenby Memorial Medal, to be awarded at the BTSYM Conference in 2022.