February 2026

Scottish Water's proposed business plan for 2027–2033 includes £8.1bn investment in infrastructure.

Scottish Water proposes £13.4bn five-year investment plan

28 February 2026 GeoCon News Comments Off

Scottish Water has published its business plan for 2027–2033, setting out proposals to invest £13.4 billion to protect and improve water and wastewater services across Scotland over the next six years. The plan explains how […]

The Heat is On: UK’s Geothermal Revolution becomes a reality in Cornwall

27 February 2026 GeoCon News Comments Off

Eren Gunuc Geothermal energy expert, entrepreneur, and systems designer with over 15-years of experience in delivering innovative heat pump and deep geothermal solutions across Europe and the UK. Founder and Managing Director of the London […]

The extended terminal will have more space and almost double the number of shops and restaurants.

Farrans wins £30m Bristol Airport terminal extension contract

27 February 2026 GeoCon News Comments Off

National leading civil engineering and building contractor Farrans has been awarded a £30 million terminal extension project by Bristol Airport as it continues with its plans to invest £400 million to transform the airport experience […]

The winners: (L-R) Dr. Giulia Marcucci (LumiAIres), Matteo Cese (CEXAL), Kevin Duthie (Thistle Design), Peter Young (Space Scotland), Gordon Stewart (Thistle Design), Dr. Roy McBride (PowerPhotonic), Dr. Antonia Pavlidou (LumiAIres), Dr. Praveenkumar Kaveri (CEXAL).

Winner of Scottish space race announced

27 February 2026 GeoCon News Comments Off

The winners of the Pivot into Space Programme, the Scotland-wide initiative designed to help companies prepare for selling into the growing space supply chain by adapting and scaling their technologies, have been announced. The Pivot […]

Ochre, recovered from mine water at the Deerplay mine water treatment scheme in Lancashire, has been used to stabilise contaminated soils at a former lead works site.

By-product from mine water unlocks city-centre brownfield site

26 February 2026 GeoCon News Comments Off

Ochre from mine water treatment is being used to stabilise contaminated soil at a former lead works in Chester, unlocking a long-derelict brownfield site and making way for 126 new homes. The Mining Remediation Authority […]

The GEL United Downs power station in Cornwall is delivering the UK’s first ever electricity generated from deep geothermal resources.

Geothermal electricity goes live in Cornwall

26 February 2026 GeoCon News Comments Off

For the first time, UK consumers are able to take advantage of geothermal electricity, being produced 24/7 by Geothermal Energy Lithium (GEL) at its United Downs plant in Cornwall. Taking advantage of this a major […]

James Burchell rejoins Groundforce as Global Major Projects Director

26 February 2026 GeoCon News Comments Off

James Burchell, who left Vp Groundforce in September 2024 after 26 years with the company, has rejoined in a new role, that of Global Major Projects Director. He first joined the business in 1998 as […]

EuroCoreReferenceMap will be a pan-European geospatial dataset created specifically for EU policymakers

EuroCoreReferenceMap – a new dataset to cover all EU states and Switzerland

25 February 2026 GeoCon News Comments Off

Work is underway on the development of a new pan‑European dataset. National mapping authorities from France, Germany and the Netherlands, together with their membership association, EuroGeographics, are working on a high‑value, large‑scale geospatial dataset created […]

To understand the shift to data-driven workflows, imagine the project delivery process as an expedition to the summit of Mount Everest. The ultimate goal — the peak — is the final, verified, as-built model delivered to the owner.

Beyond the File: How Data-Driven Workflows Are Changing Engineering Delivery

25 February 2026 GeoCon News Comments Off

Hilmar Retief Principal Solutions Architect at Bentley Systems. Information Management and Digital Twin Evangelist. … For decades, the engineering and construction industry has mastered the art of digital delivery through structured, file-based workflows. The exchange […]

Artist's impression of Portishead station.

Work to start on restoring the Portishead to Bristol railway

24 February 2026 GeoCon News Comments Off

Major work to restore the railway between Portishead and Bristol, which was closed in 1964, will start in Spring 2026, funded by the Department for Transport, the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority and North […]