Category: Infrastructure

RSK acquires Octavius Infrastructure

RSK Group, a specialist in the delivery of environmental and engineering solutions, has strengthened its presence in the UK transport infrastructure sector with the acquisition of Octavius Infrastructure from Sullivan Street Partners. With over 700 employees working across rail and highways, Octavius is one of the UK’s leading civil engineering and electrification transport infrastructure businesses. […]

Essential upgrades completed between Poole and Dorchester South

South Western Railway services between Poole and Dorchester South resumed on Saturday 22 November after Network Rail engineers carried out vital maintenance and upgrades to the railway. During the week-long closure, engineers re-enforced a stretch of railway embankment in Hamworthy, and improved drainage at the Poole sidings to reduce the risk of flooding on the […]

UK helps fund new European satellite projects through ARTES

UK Space Agency funding will support five new satellite projects through the European Space Agency’s (ESA) ARTES (Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems) programme. As businesses and governments increasingly rely on low Earth orbit (LEO) const…

UK helps fund new European satellite projects through ARTES

UK Space Agency funding will support five new satellite projects through the European Space Agency’s (ESA) ARTES (Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems) programme. As businesses and governments increasingly rely on low Earth orbit (LEO) const…

Network Rail issues safety warning after road bridge in Powys struck seven times in 2025

Network Rail is urging drivers to “Wise Up, Size Up” after a local railway bridge was struck multiple times this year – causing repeated disruption for passengers and road users, and racking up significant, avoidable costs for taxpayers. The Abergavenny Road bridge, in Caersws, has been hit 12 times by road vehicles since January 2024, […]