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[ 28 October 2026 ] Complex support delivered for bridge restoration Case Studies
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[ 6 October 2026 ] Funding approved for DeepWind offshore testing facility Company News
[ 2 October 2026 ] James Brotherton to take over as CEO of Breedon Group Company News
[ 2 October 2026 ] £4.2 billion framework for Civil Engineering, Infrastructure and Enabling Works awarded Company News

UKRI’s Infrastructure Fund has awarded EMEC £3 million to develop the DeepWind floating and deepwater wind test site.

Funding approved for DeepWind offshore testing facility

6 October 2026 GeoCon News Comments Off

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), the world’s leading facility for demonstrating and testing wave and tidal energy converters, has been awarded £3 million by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to advance the development of […]

James Brotherton will take over as CEO of Breedon Group on 1 January 2027.

James Brotherton to take over as CEO of Breedon Group

2 October 2026 GeoCon News Comments Off

Construction-materials group Breedon has announced the appointment of James Brotherton as its next CEO with effect from 1 January 2027. He will succeed Rob Wood, who has decided to retire at the end of this […]

£4.2 billion framework for Civil Engineering, Infrastructure and Enabling Works awarded

2 October 2026 GeoCon News Comments Off

Procurement specialist Pagabo has announced the 111 suppliers that have been appointed to a new £4.2 billion framework for Civil Engineering, Infrastructure and Enabling Works. The new framework will run for a term of four […]

The Geospatial Survey Association has been awarded the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors Institution Medal.

GSA awarded CICES Institution Medal in recognition of long-standing relationship

28 September 2026 GeoCon News Comments Off

The Geospatial Survey Association was awarded the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES) Institution Medal at the CICES Annual Dinner in Bristol on Friday 25 September 2026. The medal was presented by outgoing CICES […]

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The Survey Association becomes Geospatial Survey Association (GSA)

17 September 2026 GeoCon News Comments Off

On 6 August 2026, Full and Affiliate members of the UK Land & Hydrographic Survey Association, long known as The Survey Association or TSA, voted to change the Association’s name to the Geospatial Survey Association […]

Systra will supply hydrological surveys and assessments to Anglian Water, as well as a range of environmental monitoring programmes.

Systra wins hydrological surveys and assessments contract from Anglian Water

14 September 2026 GeoCon News Comments Off

Systra UK has won a contract to supply hydrological surveys and assessments to Anglian Water. These services will support the water company’s capital delivery and environmental programmes and inform planning, permitting, design, and construction activities […]

Impression of the new station at Seatown on Dublin's new MetroLink.

Jacobs AECOM to act as Programme Delivery Partner for Dublin MetroLink

11 September 2026 GeoCon News Comments Off

A Jacobs / AECOM joint venture has been appointed as Programme Delivery Partner for Ireland’s MetroLink – a 19km, high-capacity, high-frequency, modern and efficient metro railway, with 16 new stations running from Swords to Charlemont. […]

Emiel Jongerius will join Fugo as Chief Financial Officer in November 2026.

Emiel Jongerius nominated as Fugro CFO

31 August 2026 GeoCon News Comments Off

The Fugro NV supervisory board has named Emiel Jongerius as its nomination for appointment as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) as of 16 November 2026. He will succeed Barbara Geelen, who stepped down as CFO at […]

Mainmark UK injected resin beneath 77 foundations at Tottenham Hale station.

Railway station platform replacement needed improved ground conditions

13 August 2026 GeoCon News Comments Off

When two platforms needed replacing at one of London’s busiest railway interchanges, the problem was not the platform surfaces themselves but the support structure underneath them, which were in danger of collapse. Temporary supports were […]

TICA has expanded its national training centre in Darlington to meet a record increase in demand.

Trade association invests to meet increased demand for apprentice training

12 August 2026 GeoCon News Comments Off

In response to a growing demand for apprentice training, an industry trade association has expanded the capacity of its national training centre in Darlington. Enrolments for training provided by the Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) […]