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Director General welcomes appointment of Sir John Armitt to review UK infrastructure

1 OCTOBER 2012

ICE Director General, Nick Baveystock, has welcomed the Labour Party's confirmation that Sir John Armitt will lead an examination of the UK's long-term infrastructure needs and work to develop a political consensus.

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  • Energy , Environment & Sustainability , Public affairs , Structures and buildings , Transport

ICE Director General views engineering innovation at Explore Industrial Park

ICE Director General views engineering innovation at Explore Industrial Park

26 SEPTEMBER 2012

Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Director General, Nick Baveystock, visited Laing O’Rourke’s Explore Industrial Park near Worksop to see the company’s innovative approach to off-site manufacturing in action.

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  • Structures and buildings

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  • East Midlands

ICE urges celebration of iconic North East works of Civil Engineering

31 AUGUST 2012

By John Jeffrey, chairman, Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) North East

NewcastleGateshead’s successful Bridges Festival earlier this month saw thousands flock to Newcastle Quayside and Gateshead Quays to take part in a weekend of family activities, shows and games, with the many bridges that cross the Tyne acting as the background to the celebrations.

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  • Historical engineering , Municipal engineering , Public affairs , Structures and buildings

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  • North East

CARE photography competition winner announced

29 JULY 2012

Congratulations to John Watt, from Burnt Sienna Structures, who has been declared winner of the CARE (Conservation Accreditation Register for Engineers) photography competition with his photo ‘The Mesquita, Cordoba, Spain.’

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  • Historical engineering , Structures and buildings

Watch 2012 Learning Legacy lectures online

24 JULY 2012

14 Learning Legacy lectures, focusing on lessons learned from the recent Olympic delivery and construction projects, are now available on the ICE website.

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  • Education , Learning Legacy , Management , Structures and buildings , Waste management , Water

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  • London , Northern Ireland , Scotland

ICE London partnering with Open House London again this year, 21-23 September 2012

ICE London partnering with Open House London again this year, 21-23 September 2012

3 JULY 2012

We are proud to be partnering with Open-City's Open House London for the second year to showcase the vital role of civil engineers in building, maintaining and transforming the capital's infrastructure and built environment.

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  • Education , Energy , Environment & Sustainability , Historical engineering , Structures and buildings , Transport , Waste management , Water

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  • London

Jo da Silva to deliver 9th Brunel International Lecture series

21 MAY 2012

Jo da Silva, Director of Arup’s International Development team, has been chosen as the lecturer for the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)’s 9th Brunel International Lecture series.

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  • Environment & Sustainability , Innovation and research , Structures and buildings

Review: Infra-MANC exhibition, CUBE gallery

12 MARCH 2012

On a wave of post-war optimism, Manchester's planners dreamt of visionary infrastructure projects to modernise the city. This exhibition showcases four of the proposed projects' drawings, videos, promotional materials and contemporary newspaper cut-outs. Two of the projects went ahead and two never made it from the draughtsman's drawing board, and have been gathering dust until now.

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  • Structures and buildings , Transport

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  • North West

Civil engineers reveal top London projects of 2012

6 MARCH 2012

Thames Water Lee Tunnel Project receives Greatest Contribution to London Award

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  • Awards & competitions , Environment & Sustainability , Ground engineering , Innovation and research , Municipal engineering , Structures and buildings , Transport , Water

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  • London

Paddington Station roof wins HBIA

29 FEBRUARY 2012

Winners
A £45 million project to refurbish the roof of Paddington Station has emerged as one of the winners at the 2011 Historic Bridge and Infrastructure Awards.

The restoration of Newport Iron Bridge and the repair of Telpyn Bridge in Denbighshire also won awards, and projects on the Kennet and Avon Canal and the Ricker Gill Bridge in Cumbria were commended. The reconstruction of the Welsh Highland Railway won a special mention.

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  • Awards & competitions , Structures and buildings

New Workington bridge highly commended in NW civil engineering awards

3 FEBRUARY 2012

A footbridge built to reconnect Workington’s communities following the devastating 2009 floods has been highly commended in the prestigious North West Civil Engineering Community Award.

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  • Awards & competitions , Structures and buildings

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  • North West

ICE responds to second National Infrastructure Plan

29 NOVEMBER 2011

ICE Director General Tom Foulkes has given his response to the 2nd National Infrastruture Plan announced today.

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  • Energy , Environment & Sustainability , Municipal engineering , Structures and buildings , Transport , Waste management , Water

All Party Infrastructure Group re-forms with event on Thames Tideway Tunnel

28 JULY 2011

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Infrastructure (APPGI) met on 5 July to hold its Annual General Meeting and receive a presentation on the Thames Tideway Tunnel.

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  • Environment & Sustainability , Public affairs , Structures and buildings

Past President Jean Venables Visits South West

9 MAY 2011

Jean Venables to Chair Two Events

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  • Environment & Sustainability , Membership information , Professional development , Structures and buildings

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  • South West

Assumptions must be reassessed

Assumptions must be reassessed

28 APRIL 2011

Christchurch quake was a huge surprise

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