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ICE and IStructE members and guests in Essex were treated to a fascinating lecture last night on all things Demolition, Deconstruction, and Dismantling. The lecture - given by McGee Group Director Paul Bland and Head of Demolition Nick Taylor - covered all aspects of building demolition and was augmented with examples from their extensive portfolio …
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Peter Hawkins – Counter Terrorism Security Advisor (CTSA) Supervisor in the Protective Services Command of Norfolk Constabulary - gave an excellent talk on designing resilience in public spaces last night (4th November). Given to a joint audience of civil and structural engineering members of ICE and IStructE, the event was held at the usual ICE …
Last Friday I spent the third and final day touring projects that had entered the ICE East of England Merit Awards 2014. You can read about the first two days of visits on my blog here. This final days projects were all in the South of the region in my home town of Southend and …
A group of Civil Engineers visited the ongoing works to that will allow the water level in Abberton Reservoir to be raised by 3 metres last week. The project is being carried out by Carillion Civil Engineering for client Essex and Suffolk Water. After an introduction to the project the group mounted up into two …
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'What' I hear you say.. To give it its full title it was an Institution of Civil Engineers East of England region Supervising Civil Engineer and Delegated Engineer Seminar. Hence the abbreviation. It was the first one I'd been too and it was very useful. I am an SCE. Find out more about this here. Graduates …
Regular readers and occasional visitors alike will have seen my previous posts about the possibility of a Institution Of Civil Engineers social summer bicycle ride through the lanes of Essex, Suffolk and Hertfordshire. We have decided that this cycle will go ahead on Sunday 7th July 2013 starting at 9am in historic Stansted Mountfitchet and returning to …
I'm considering organising an ICE Summer social cycle around the leafy lanes of Essex and its environs and am wondering what appetite there might be... Am thinking a minimally organised ride - so no signage or marshalling - so just a group or two of people out for a social ride. Thinking donation's of £5 -£10 'entry …
Working from home today so took the opportunity of buzzing down to the seafront to take a nosey at the civil engineering works going to 'repair' and stabilise the cliffs where a major slip occurred 10 years ago. Despite it being rather gray I snapped some pics and later spoke to the Public Liaison lady …
It was the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) East of England regional Merit Awards Dinner recently and I was there in an unofficial capacity to enjoy the evening and to support my work and ICE Committee colleagues. The awards dinner was held at the wonderful Ickworth House near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk and it …
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A quick rant about potholes or to be more accurate - highway surface defects. This is a big issue which I have my own views on generally but a specific issue locally on a street near my home which is a principal route I use when cycling in the area. There are loads of other …
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