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Civil engineering product manufacturer and supplier Wrekin has created a new identity and standalone division for its range of geosynthetics called Geoworks.

Acquisition hungry RSK Group is set to receive a £500M preferred equity investment from a consortium of private equity firms as it looks to expand further.

Scottish groundworks and civil engineering company Advance Construction has bought shares in piling specialist company Northern Piling.

Mott Macdonald, Stantec, and Binnies in joint venture with WSP have been selected to provide £96M worth of technical, engineering and design services on Southern Water’s Asset Management Period 8 (AMP8).

Thames Water has selected a joint venture of Arup and Binnies as its technical partner for its proposed 150M.m3 Abingdon reservoir in Oxfordshire.

United Utilities has partnered with a further 18 companies that will carry out upgrades to its infrastructure under its £13.7bn Asset Management Period 8 (AMP8) plan between 2025 and 2030.

United Utilities has partnered with seven companies to help it deliver £3bn of water infrastructure upgrades in the North West of England.

The UK general election has delayed major projects, but industry figures are hopeful that a new administration could re-energise the country’s infrastructure focus.

Ground engineering contractor Van Elle expects to see dips in revenue and pre-tax profit for the last financial year but has identified cost saving measures that include headcount reductions.

National Grid has selected seven companies to support infrastructure projects under its Great Grid Upgrade programme to overhaul the UK’s electricity grid.