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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

Facing the future
25 September, 2013
The population of London is expected to reach 10 million by 2030, and the future of the Underground is crucial to supporting this growth. Neil Moss, principal tunnel engineer, and Keith Bowers, profession head for tunnel engineering, both of London Underground, review possible future developments in the near future

CSO Snapshot
20 June, 2013
In this snapshot of CSO work Nicole Robinson checks in with executive director of the NBC, Ray Marshall as construction moves forward in Providence, Rhode Island.

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.

Tunnel Environment
13 March, 2013
Environmental monitoring is getting an increased focus from tunnel clients, designers and contractors. Alex Conacher speaks to a variety of the parties to find out some of the main concerns, and what developments are being made in thinking and technology.

Balfour Beatty appoints new chief executive
11 January, 2013
Andrew McNaughton, currently deputy chief executive and chief operating officer of Balfour Beatty, will become chief executive of the company from 31 March 2013, it was announced earlier this week. The current chief executive, Ian Tyler, will remain with the group until the end of April.

New contract awarded for Hong Kong MTR line
09 January, 2013
Hong Kong's MTR Corporation has awarded a USD 440M tunnelling contract on the new Shatin to Central Link (SCL) railway to Gammon Construction, which is 50 per cent owned by Balfour Beatty. The company will work alongside Kaden Construction on the project.