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Barry Jupp takes over as managing director of Kier's highways business on 1 July 2026.

Barry Jupp to head up Kier Highways

25 June 2026 GeoCon News 0

Infrastructure contractor Kier has appointed Barry Jupp as managing director of its highways sector business. Barry, who has been with Kier for more than 23 years, will take up his new post on 1 July […]

Drivers and operators of heavy plant can now be protected by Clearview transparent sacrificial panels.

New range of secondary glazing for heavy machinery

23 June 2026 GeoCon News 0

Clearview – sacrificial secondary glazing for excavators and other heavy plant – has been launched by Digger Guard, the company behind the award-winning patented Vandal Guard range and polymer handrail systems. Designed as a durable […]

Murphy has laid negative-carbon asphalt for a car park in Golborne, near Wigan.

First negative-carbon car park laid in north-west England

12 June 2026 GeoCon News 0

To demonstrate its green credentials and commitment to sustainability, Murphy has constructed a carbon-negative carpark at its new One Murphy Hub depot in Golborne, ACLA was added to the asphalt that was used to construct […]

Groundforce Shorco worked with OBR Group to support the basement excavation on a site at 30 Marsh Wall, Canary Wharf.

Efficient temporary support solution for Canary Wharf basement

11 June 2026 GeoCon News 0

A highly efficient temporary support solution has been used for a new basement excavation at Canary Wharf. OBR Group, which has the reinforced concrete contract for 30 Marsh Wall, a new 48-storey student accommodation scheme […]

The new UrbanCore strategic partnership should make the delivery of complex urban construction projects simpler and safer.

UrbanCore strategic partnership launched by Bachy Soletanche and Kilnbridge

15 May 2026 GeoCon News 0

UrbanCore is the name that has been given to a new strategic partnership between Bachy Soletanche and Kilnbridge that is intended to make the delivery of complex urban construction projects simpler, safer and more certain […]

Hyperion will manufacture 3D-printed concrete sleepers at its Forge I manufacturing facility near Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire.

Teesside carbon capture project to use 3D printed concrete

23 April 2026 GeoCon News 0

Hyperion Robotics has been contracted by infrastructure solutions company Costain and AE Yates, the civil and structural engineering delivery specialist, to deliver low-carbon concrete sleepers for a landmark East Coast Cluster project on Teesside. Northern […]

JCB is stepping up efforts to improve the security and emissions visibility of its Stage V generator range.

JCB backs identification and emissions checks for diesel generators

23 April 2026 GeoCon News 0

As part of its push for clear, practical identification across the power generation sector, JCB is stepping up efforts to improve the security and emissions visibility of its Stage V generator range. Announced on 23 […]

The board of Van Elle has accepted an offer from Strabag UK.

Van Elle to be bought by Strabag UK

10 April 2026 GeoCon News 0

Van Elle, the Nottinghamshire-based ground engineering and geotechnical contractor, has accepted an offer from Strabag UK for the purchase of its shares and the takeover of the company. The offer from the Austrian group is […]

ECS Engineering Services, a major part of the Engineering Solutions Group, will now sit under NG Bailey.

Engineering Solutions Group acquired by NG Bailey

1 April 2026 GeoCon News 0

NG Bailey, the UK’s largest independent engineering and infrastructure services provider, has acquired Engineering Solutions Group (ESG), a specialist engineering group operating across the water, environmental and wider infrastructure sectors. Undertaken as part of its […]

Bespoke attachments, such as this one for moving heavy pipe segments, can make materials handling quicker, simpler and safer.

Bespoke solutions to materials-handling challenges

1 April 2026 GeoCon News 0

Whether it is in the factory or on a construction site, handling bulky, heavy and awkwardly shaped items is a challenge faced by many in the industry. They have to be placed precisely, stacked safely […]