Network Rail intense Surveying
Commissioned by Network Rail the City Surveys Group determined the feasibility of the development of the Heathrow Stabling...
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The City Surveys Group surveying team have been chosen by Network Rail to work on an investigation project of Disley... -
We are pleased to announce that Dan Rogers has joined City Surveys Group as Technical Director. With over 25 years of...
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1-year Extension of the NINIS Framework with Network Rail
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The strategy is the flagship policy of the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, and its aim is to...
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Rail services that were lost as a result of the infamous Beeching and British Rail (BR) cuts of the 1960s...
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Recent data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that construction output decreased by 0.9% in the third...
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It was announced in the last week that Everton have signed an agreement to lease land on Bramley Moore Dock...
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Northern Rail welcomed customers onto the first passenger service to cross Manchester’s Ordsall Chord on Sunday, 10th December. A limited number...
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Cheshire East Council has announced its plans to launch a public consultation for its HS2 Masterplan Vision for Crewe by...
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Listed by the World Conservation Union as the world’s most invasive species, it is the scourge of railway workers, construction...
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Historic England's At Risk List is a register of endangered historic properties released annually in October.
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The North West’s new £600 million toll bridge over the Mersey has opened with a bang. An impressive firework and...
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During Network Rail’s (NR) next five-year funding period (Control Period 6), close to £48 billion is expected to be spent...
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So it would seem it’s official. Worries over Brexit have led to commercial construction clients turning their back on risk. The...
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Croydon Council has approved plans to build what will become the UK’s second tallest building. It is said that the...
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Last week London’s Crossrail project reached a milestone, all the track having now been laid for £14.8billion Elizabeth Line, in...
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The government is set for an uncomfortable few months amid a growing wave of protests against the recent announcement to...
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The Grenfell Tower fire that killed at least eighty people in a West London tower block in June has had...
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The procurement process for HS2’s London Euston build and the Old Oak Common transport hub has officially commenced with the...
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Last week, Manchester mayor Andy Burnham and Liverpool City Region mayor Steve Rotheram joined with leaders from Leeds, Newcastle and...
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Planning permission has been granted by Liverpool City Council for two more residential tower blocks on the ambitious Liverpool Waters...
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Economic prospects for UK construction industry growth have been given a gloomy forecast, with a warning of ‘clear signs’ that...
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The Labour Party have criticised plans to scrap or downgrade rail electrification projects in Wales, the Midlands and the North,...
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With Parliament officially dissolved today, MPs have received the green light to hit the campaign trail towards the General Election...
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In a new report published by Property Partner this month, the scale of ‘ghost homes’ in the UK has been...
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The preferred route for the construction of a second crossing of the Thames east of the Capital has been selected...
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The monthly Markit/CIPS Construction Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) was published last week, and with it signs of the long-anticipated post-Brexit...
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When selecting engineering staff to work on your project, the temptation is to go with who you know and who...
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Major road projects could go under the knife because David Cameron started them too soon. Highways England’s Road Investment Strategy...
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Survey industry leaders have warned that loss of access to the EU single market has the potential to bring the...
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Despite early predictions that construction work would be driven down by the 12% plunge in the pound since last year’s...
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Construction on a £25 million conference centre in Blackpool is due to commence in the autumn. It is hoped the...
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A public consultation is underway to examine Transport for London’s (TfL) plans to extend the Bakerloo line in London. The updated...
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This month Walsall Council and Highways England unveiled plans for a multi-million pound improvement project to the M6 motorway. The chosen...
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Earlier this month, the government published a white paper outlining its plans to tackle the nationwide housing shortage. Accelerate residential...
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There has been a flurry of international interest in the West Coast Partnership after a November 2018 date was set...
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Land surveyors have a varied job description – from mapping sites for new residential, commercial, industrial and infrastructure developments, to...
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The latest report of the Deloitte Real Estate Crane Survey saw UK regional cities break resurgence and development records –...
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There have been calls for politicians and the energy industry to team up to ensure Wales has the right skills...
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In a groundbreaking project for the UK, billions of detailed 3D laser scans have been made to create innovative computer-generated...
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After decades of delay, a controversial tunnel proposal could reunite the Stonehenge landscape. The dividing road that passes the UNESCO world...
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Our guide to topographical surveys is intended to give readers a broad introduction to the field and explain when, why...
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In an industry survey released this month, contractors have shown confidence in the UK construction market with an 11-month high...
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A Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) report released just before Christmas stressed the critical role construction plays in reversing the...
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This week, Stansted Airport unveiled plans for a new arrivals terminal which is set to increase its capacity by up...
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This week, the gargantuan MSS ‘Webster’, a bridge-building machine measuring 157 metres long by 8 metres high by 22 metres...
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Laser scanning is a high-precision method of producing a virtual three-dimensional image of a surface and of items on that...
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Plans for Manchester’s iconic and infamous city centre open space, Piccadilly Gardens, have come under scrutiny following a recent public...
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This week the government published the National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline, revealing more than £500bn in planned public and private...
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Buckingham Palace made headlines in recent days with the news that it is to receive an estimated £370 million in...
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Measured building surveys provide you with a full set of measurements of the key features of the inside of a...
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Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has announced plans to end the monopoly on repair and upgrade of British rail infrastructure. He believes...
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The need for new rolling stock on the upcoming South Wales Metro franchise has been written into the contract on...
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The government has announced plans to roll the West Coast Mainline together with new High Speed 2 rail services to...
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This Sunday saw North East Wirral Atletico, a youth football team supported by City Surveys, mark 100 years since the battle...
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Electrification of the Great Western line has been deferred indefinitely. The project to electrify the line between London to Cardiff...
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A £7 million pilot scheme to trial congestion-cutting techniques at the Croft Interchange near Warrington gets underway in November 2016,...
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Manchester residents and shoppers hoping to reach the city’s super-mall, the Trafford Centre, via public transport were given good news...
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Essential rail renewal work on the Liverpool city centre underground sections of the Wirral line and the Mersey Tunnel will...
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Following a cabinet meeting yesterday, the government has finally approved the construction of a third runway at Heathrow with the...
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Global transportation specialist Alstom has announced the start of work on building its new rail training academy and technology centre...
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Rail travellers who normally use the Wirral Loop Line are set to face six months of Mersey misery as the...
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Our Key Accounts Director, Ian Johnson, presented this year’s ‘Rail Person of the Year’ award to a colleague of Adam...
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The North Wales and Mersey Dee All Party Parliamentary (APPG) has expressed strong support for a planned £1 billion of...
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The Mersey Gateway project passed two important landmarks this week – firstly with the erection of the bridge’s tallest pylon...
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Firm believers in keeping up with the latest developments in the rail industry as well keeping in touch with old friends,...
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The saga of the much-maligned Garden Bridge project took another twist recently as the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, ordered...
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A new development in wireless technology may prevent future fatal incidents and near misses on rail crossings following research published...
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If you like being outside and using logical mathematical solutions to solve large scale problems then a career in land...
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In a surprising turn of events, the government has scrapped plans to launch a National Infrastructure Commission (NIC), favouring instead...
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Simon Kirby, the man who moved from Network Rail to head of the construction arm of HS2, has announced his...
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Stonehenge, the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Colosseum, the Great Wall of China… as we look back in time certain...
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The Minister in charge of the nation’s railways, Rail Minister Paul Maynard, has publicly expressed his determination to fix, once...
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As Londoners enjoy 24-hour access to the Tube, Scottish commuters are also reaping the benefits of a multi-million pound revamp...
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Scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2017, the construction of the new Mersey Gateway project has taken another...
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Berkeley, the UK’s largest builder of luxury homes and a major force in the London homes market, has stated that Government...
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From 12 September to 21 October the Severn Tunnel will be shut for work to enable Hitachi electric trains to...
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Transport for London has announced that it will be take back on board railway maintenance work for the Jubilee, Piccadilly...
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After a three-year wait, the first overnight London Underground services have finally begun, with tens of thousands of passengers making...
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The awarding of up to £900 million worth of enabling contracts for HS2 will be delayed by two months, it...
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The City Surveys Group are proud to be a major sponsor of the 2016 RailStaff Awards. One of the largest...
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The government has called for opinions on the introduction of the apprenticeship levy in Spring 2017, but may not be...
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A government consultation has set out plans for payments from the Shale Wealth Fund to go directly to local people...
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The Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index, the industry-standard report on construction activity nationwide, has recorded its second quarterly drop...
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Reports from around the UK show an interruption to construction orders since the Brexit vote, which saw Britons vote to...
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The government has delayed making their final decision regarding the construction of an additional nuclear reactor at Hinkley Point in...
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A planning application submitted by a Balfour Beatty Pinnacle Joint Venture has been approved by Woking Borough Council, giving the green light...
