Search Results: 'Costain'

Compensation scheme for listed workers
11 October, 2013
Eight major construction companies announced a scheme to compensate workers whose names were on The Consulting Association (TCA) database. The practice of listing workers, and thus negatively affecting their reputations, is known colloquially as ‘blacklisting’ in the UK. The debate surrounding the TCA has been prominent in the last year.

Crossrail in practice
10 October, 2013
As Crossrail, Europe’s largest civil engineering project, reaches the advanced point of construction, Simon Pugh, lead engineer in the route Control Centre for Crossrail presents to the BTS and Minsouth audience about how it is built and how it will be run

Bond street models
16 May, 2013
Congested Bond Street Station at the heart of London's Underground is one of the key challenges for an upgrade project. Ali Nasekhian, Thomas Schwind and Stefan Pinter of Dr Sauer explain 3D modelling for the project

London tunnel fit-out contract awarded
09 April, 2013
A tunnel fit-out job for the new rail tunnels under London has been awarded to a JV comprising Costain, French trackwork specialist TSO and Alstom Transport, Crossrail announced last week. The job to design and install track and tunnel equipment is the last major construction contract to be awarded.

British construction company expands in ME
18 March, 2013
Maidenhead-headquartered company, Costain, is increasing its activities in the Arabian Gulf as the company expands the range of services it offers in the region, it announced yesterday. Costain has provided services to the oil and gas industries of Abu Dhabi for more than 30 years but hopes to promote its consultancy expertise.

London's Bond Street station contract awarded
08 February, 2013
The last of the main construction contracts for London's new central section stations has been awarded, Crossrail has announced. In line with European procurement rules the contract for Bond Street station is subject to a ten-day standstill period, ending 11 February 2013.

British construction company expands in ME
22 January, 2013
Maidenhead-headquartered company, Costain, is increasing its activities in the Arabian Gulf as the company expands the range of services it offers in the region, it announced yesterday. Costain has provided services to the oil and gas industries of Abu Dhabi for more than 30 years but hopes to promote its consultancy expertise.

Exeter undergraduate engineer wins research award
17 January, 2013
An undergraduate engineer at the University of Exeter, has won a regional structural engineering award for his research into using optical fibre sensing to monitor strain within sprayed concrete. Ben Ford, a Costain student, won the competition, the company stated.