I had the pleasure of joining members of the Engineering Golfing Society at their Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 16th March at Tandridge Golf Club near Godstone in Surrey. The AGM was followed by a cracking good 3 course lunch with wine and a 9 hole competition on their fantastic course. The Engineering Golfing Society …
ICE Essex Debate
"Civil Engineers are in direct conflict with initiatives to create a more sustainable planet". That was the motion put forward at a recent debate organised by the Essex Branch of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). The debate was a new venture for the branch and was held at Colchester Royal Grammar School (CRGS) with …
A Monster in Farringdon
There is a monster to be found in Farringdon at the moment - just outside the main entrance to Farringdon London Underground Station. Map here. The monster in question is a DEMAG CC 2800-1 600T capacity crawler crane and it is huuuuuuge!. This size of crane is normally to be found building oil refineries and …
Essex Civil Engineering Projects – A Google Map
Something the ICE Essex Branch committee is working on... Blue placemarks show past projects Green placemarks show current projects Yellow placemarks show future projects Click on placemarks for further information and on hyperlinks for even more information .
Reaching for the sky
The Shard at London Bridge is making fantastic progress in its quest for the giddy heights. I stopped in there this afternoon on my way back from a business meeting in town to have a look and to take some photos. This enormous structure is located next door to London Bridge Station. Map here. Once completed, …
Southend Connexions Careers Fair 2011
On Wednesday 2nd February I spent a very enjoyable and productive day at SYC - the Southend Connexions Youth Centre in Shoeburyness - with over 1,700 secondary school students. I was there to support the Southend Connexions Careers Fair 2011 and to promote careers in civil engineering and construction. This is a fairly common activity for …
The Bribery Act 2010 – ICE Meeting 11th January 2011
Another of our ICE Essex Branch evening meetings was held last Tuesday 11th January at Anglia Ruskin University. Richard Cooke of Birketts llp - a local law firm with offices in Chelmsford - gave a very interesting talk on the new Bribery Act 2010 and it implications for the construction industry. Richard Cooke is a …
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Prittle Brook Greenway Phase 1 nearing completion
Phase 1 of the Prittle Brook Greenway project in Southend is nearing completion but there are one or two areas where things need to be corrected. The Greenway runs near the bottom of our road and this afternoon I had a quick cycle along it to see how the work was progressing. The Phase …
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WHSG ICT Conference
On Wednesday afternoon I was at Westcliff High School for Girls as a guest speaker at an ICT conference aimed at A Level ICT students. The event had been organised by WHSG for their own students and for students at other local schools. It was held in their new English Block in their excellent conference …
Cuckoo Corner Update
The works in Southend to improve some congested junctions is progressing really well and hopefully drivers will already be seeing the benefits even before the full works are complete. Birse Civil Engineering are carrying out works at both Progress Road junction and at Cuckoo Corner as part of the Better Southend Schemes. Both jobs have …
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