Gavin Pearson

Editor of @NCEDigital. Also a dad, husband and Spurs fan. But mainly the editor bit.

[Gavin Pearson @Infra_Reports]

@Sam_Dumitriu We need avoid the risk of seeing every planning decision as a keystone of Labour's direction.

What we need to see is a trend towards more good proposals approved, not any specific proposal approved.

And New Town locations identified. That's a big one.

[New Civil Engineer @ncedigital]

Government work to justify classifying nuclear energy generation as “environmentally sustainable” cannot be produced as it is incomplete, despite ex-chancellor Jeremy Hunt making the announcement 16 months ago

Full story: https://t.co/GkC0eGYRJq

[New Civil Engineer @ncedigital]

The Labour Party is now the governing party of the UK following its landslide victory and the civil engineering sector has uniformly said it is standing by to support its ambitions

Full story: https://t.co/4g5fRNrYnM

[New Civil Engineer @ncedigital]

Snowy Hydro 2.0’s tunnel boring machine (TBM) Florence has made incremental movements after seven weeks trapped in hard rock, while work to excavate the Australian megaproject’s transition tunnels is advancing.

Full story: https://t.co/PBlycS9XrR

[New Civil Engineer @ncedigital]

A landmark ruling from the UK Supreme Court relating to sewage dumping in water courses could lead to more owners of waterways taking legal action against polluting water companies

Full story: https://t.co/Jm6GBv1lj0

[Gavin Pearson @Infra_Reports]

The stage is set. Literally. #NCEAwards (@ncedigital)

[New Civil Engineer @ncedigital]

Delivering £96bn worth of investment during the water sector’s AMP8, between 2025 and 2030, is an “exciting” opportunity to push the boundaries of innovation in the supply chain, according to @NorthumbrianH2O asset director Monisha Gower

Full story: https://t.co/RSsWx9k1Xr

[New Civil Engineer @ncedigital]

Networking with peers after joining the audience about tackling unconscious bias "We teach a 12 week STEM programme in schools all around construction... we need to tackle old attitudes for when they do go on to experience work on site" Renee Preston, Gallaway Construction

[New Civil Engineer @ncedigital]

Panel session on Menopause friendly workplace - "When I talk to people across different businesses about the menopause journey, too often I hear 'we've not really looked into it', which is not good enough." Rob Melling, Chief Executive at Curtins Consulting

[New Civil Engineer @ncedigital]

We leave the #IWCE Workshop with a quote from Deborah Nutt, Director at @ArcadisUK "Networking is a confidence builder...and it gets easier the more you do it. For the next generation, I want women coming into the industry to feel they belong..."

[New Civil Engineer @ncedigital]

The UK’s development finance institution British International Investment (@BritishIntInv) has signed an agreement to provide up to $25M (£20M) for a new renewable energy projects in Tanzania.

Full story: https://t.co/a90sKNN1lJ

[New Civil Engineer @ncedigital]

How wind energy was scaled up to the point of commercial viability around the globe could be a template for the proliferation of nuclear fusion, according to wind energy pioneer Andrew Garrad Hassan, founder of Garrad Hassan

Full story: https://t.co/IoF4wU0oe3

[New Civil Engineer @ncedigital]

The historic Union Chain Bridge in the Scottish borders that reopened last year following a £10.5M revamp has closed again for further works

Full story: https://t.co/1Fx88xFsRm

[New Civil Engineer @ncedigital]

🚨 NEW ISSUE OUT NOW 🚨

Check out July's issue of NCE.

Read now: https://t.co/dzxBFMrEvP

🔍 3D printing in bridge construction
🔍 Post-tensioned concrete railway bridge replacement
🔍 Can the UK still deliver major infrastructure projects?
🔍 Using asset condition data

[New Civil Engineer @ncedigital]

The rebuild of a post-tensioned railway bridge across the M62 in Castleton, near Rochdale, could form the template for future remediation of @NetworkRail’s ‘at risk’ post-tensioned bridges

NCE spoke to numerous operatives to find out more

Read on: https://t.co/GtCFGWG42s

[New Civil Engineer @ncedigital]

Building a new rail link from Aberdeen to Fraserburgh via Peterhead could save lives and boost the economy in the region, according to research by @Aecom and @Stantec for @CNERail and @chambertalk

Full story: https://t.co/S5hpz7cLBO

[New Civil Engineer @ncedigital]

Have you checked out the trailblazers of tech? Last year’s TechFest shortlist were a beacon of innovation. Get inspired and consider who you’ll nominate for this year’s accolades! #Innovation #Engineering #Construction #Tech https://t.co/mgDdKjh8NH

[New Civil Engineer @ncedigital]

💦 @AmeyLtd has won a £30M deal to deliver a range of water engineering services in Northern Ireland.

Full story: https://t.co/Q5HScaOEPx

[New Civil Engineer @ncedigital]

Chair Angela Macoscar, head of innovation @NorthumbrianH2O opens the afternoon session at NCE Water Conference #NCEWater

[New Civil Engineer @ncedigital]

💥 @ThamesWater has appointed contractor @Barhaleltd to deliver remediation works on a Victorian gravity sewer in East London in a contract worth £36M.

Full story: https://t.co/NJlmfSckAH