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Plans to bring HS2 to Manchester and Leeds took a step forward today with the award of the four key development and design contracts. CH2M has been confirmed as phase two overall development partner on the route from Crewe to the North. The US giant will work with three design consultant consortia also just named, which include teams from […]

The Insurance industry body believes the year 2017 is likely to see similar terrorist attacks across Europe to those seen in 2016. Terrorist suspects continue to be arrested on a regular basis, with many plots disrupted, says a report on terrorism from the membership body that offers terrorism cover for insurance companies covering commercial property. […]

Norwich City Football Club have complied with FA standards, as the Championship club recently upgraded its CCTV, including a video management system from FLIR Systems. The Canaries has regular gates of 27,000; hence the need for adequate security monitoring, for football and other events to run smoothly and safely. Norwich City decided in 2016 to upgrade […]

ADI Global Distribution and Hanwha Techwin have formed a strategic alliance that will see the two companies work together closely to support installers and system integrators throughout Europe. Wisenet surveillance solutions Under the terms of the agreement negotiated by Alan Paterson, Managing Director of ADI’s Europe, Middle East and Africa businesses and Bob (H.Y.) Hwang […]

Expecting customers will start to see their security as a service with remote and professionally hosting and monitoring of video transmitted from the customer’s site. This will not only free up internal resources which could be better focused elsewhere, but also improve the service levels, enable better device-management, and strengthen cyber security. Integrated solutions The […]

The access control industry enjoyed growth last year, and the growth trend is expected to grow in 2017, according to market research firm IHS Markit. The global access control market grew 6.1 percent in 2016, about 1 percent slower than originally forecast, due to underperforming countries such as Brazil, Russia, Latin America (except Mexico) and China, […]

The number of people employed in construction is set to top 2.6m this year as the industry continues on its upward trajectory. Nearly half of industry growth is forecast to come from infrastructure The latest Construction Skills Network report from the CITB predicts growth of 1.7% over the next five years, with 179,000 jobs to […]

United Utilities Water will submit plans in the next few weeks for a major 100km pipeline scheme known as the Thirlmere Transfer West Cumbria Water Supplies Project. A joint venture between Northern Irish contractor Farrans and Atkins has been drawing up detailed plans for a large 13km pipeline from Thirlmere reservoir in the Lake District to […]

London’s Haringey Council has narrowed its shortlist to three bidders for the role of long-term development partner for the £1bn High Road West scheme in Tottenham.  A final decision on the winning partner from shortlisted companies: Barratt Developments; Lendlease Development and Linkcity (Bouygues) is now expected by mid 2017. Located next to the £900m Tottenham Hotspur stadium development, […]

Joint venture contractors Ferrovial Agroman/Laing O’Rouke have got the nod to start work in March on tunnelling the Northern Line Tube extension between Kennington and Battersea. The contractors originally planned to start the main drive last summer, but this was delayed following design changes in the Battersea station box needed to launch the two TBMs. Progress was held up […]