Contractors have reached the lowest point of an 18m deep basement excavation for the Salisbury Square Development in the heart of London's financial district.
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Group wins cash to explore hydrogen-storage potential in Midlands
A consortium led by distribution network Cadent has secured funding to investigate the potential for underground hydrogen storage in the East Midlands.
Industry celebrates return of mining engineering undergraduate course
Industry leaders have hailed the return of a mining engineering degree at the University of Exeter after a five-year hiatus.
Geothermal drilling business sold to ‘green’ energy tech company
Ground-source heat network provider Rendesco has bought Gloucestershire-based ADP Group’s geothermal drilling operation.
Boost for Sydney Metro West as TBMs arrive at Olympic Park
Construction of a 24km underground rail link in Sydney has reached a milestone with arrival of two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) at the city's Olympic Park.
Fourth TBM lined up for tricky Snowy 2.0 hydro tunnels
Construction chiefs in Australia want to bring in a fourth tunnel boring machine (TBM) to tackle the troubled Snowy 2.0 hydropower scheme.
Scottish Water teases £6.3bn of work including civils
Scottish Water has alerted contractors to up to £6.3bn of work over its next two regulatory periods.
TBM Zelda starts on 6.5km Melbourne tunnel
The first tunnel boring machine (TBM) has started work excavating a 6.5km section of the North East Link road project in Melbourne, Australia.
Rail line closed near Manchester for landslide repair works
Network Rail has closed a line south-east of Manchester for a month for the next stage of repairs to an embankment that failed in April.
Groundworks underway ahead of Hudson Tunnel project
Ground stabilisation has begun in the Hudson River in preparation for the US$16bn (£12.6bn) scheme to create a rail tunnel linking New York with New Jersey.