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In early October we witnessed the return of Ground Engineering’s physical events with the co-located Basements & Underground Structures and Instrumentation & Monitoring conferences.

Looking at the results of the 2020 Geotechnical Services File, the overall message was one of concern in the face of the unknown. Ground engineering is a sector used to dealing with project delays and struggling to predict long term project pipelines. But Covid-19 added another layer of uncertainty, with…

As part of the lifting of coronavirus restrictions in England, the government is encouraging people who have been working from home to return to their workplaces. This, in many cases, does not mean a full return to pre-Covid working practices. According to a survey by the London Chamber of Commerce…

Well over a year after Covid-19 started playing havoc with our lives, we are still living in “unprecedented times”, as the cliché goes. But even with the current restrictions in place, normality has been creeping in. Small gatherings – both personal and professional – have been taking place and continue…

As we were readying the June issue to go to press, the news came through that the first tunnelling machine on the High Speed 2 (HS2) scheme was being launched from the Chilterns south portal site in Hertfordshire. While we have all been expecting the announcement, at GE we did…

Spring is usually a time for renewal, a time to clear out and start afresh. Perhaps this spring, more than ever before, we can all appreciate what is new after the past year of uncertainty, fear and insecurity. There is no denying that we are travelling in the right direction…

We are now moving into spring and closer to a post-lockdown period. As such, we are seeing a light at the end of the proverbial tunnel. Nonetheless, as was highlighted during chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget announcement, it will take time to recover from the economic situation caused by the pandemic.…

In 2019, the UK signed into law its target to end contributions to global warming by 2050. This means that all greenhouse gas emissions must be brought down to net zero. To reach this goal, any emissions must be balanced by offsetting the same amount of greenhouse gases in the…

Happy new year to all our readers! Another strict national lockdown was not the best start to 2021, but it might offer us a better, brighter spring. At the time of writing, the construction industry is allowed to continue operating, with certain Covid-19 restrictions in place. The Construction Leadership Council…

As we approach the end of a tough and unpredictable year, we are seeing some glimmers of hope in the form of projects getting the green light and large tenders coming through. While parts of the UK remain in lockdown, there has been encouraging progress on a coronavirus vaccine. Nonetheless,…