Six contracts awarded on National Highways SPaTS3 framework
An AtkinsRéalis Jacobs Joint Venture, Ove Arup & Partners, Amey, Arcadis, Costain and WSP have been appointed to the £495 million Specialist Professional and Technical Service 3 (SPaTS3) Framework from National Highways. The six year contracts are for these suppliers to provide road transport-related technical consultancy, engineering advice, research and innovation services. These will include, […]
Costain and National Highways help transform mine site into green space
Costain, the infrastructure solutions company, has worked with National Highways to transform the former opencast mine near Wigan into a large green space, known as the Sandyforth Green Gateway. Costain and National Highways have carried out a range of ecological work to ‘rewild’ the 34-hectare site to increase biodiversity, including providing grassland seed for more […]
New life for Wigan gateway following motorway upgrade
Plans to complete the rejuvenation of a prominent part of the Wigan landscape scarred by years of opencast mining have taken a step forward thanks to National Highways’ M6 junction 21a to junction 26 project. Work to complete the Sandyforth Green Gateway, which sits alongside the northbound M6 at Bryn between junction 25 and 26, […]
Costain completes construction of 41 M1 emergency areas ahead of schedule
Costain, the infrastructure solutions company working as part of SMP Alliance, has completed the construction of 41 new emergency areas ahead of schedule between junctions 28 and 35A of the M1. The emergency areas are on a 32-mile stretch of the motorway between Derbyshire and South Yorkshire. They are part of National Highways’ National Emergency […]
Costain achieves leading standard for carbon management
Infrastructure solutions company Costain has achieved verification to PAS 2080:2023 Carbon Management in Infrastructure and Built Environment with the British Standards Institution (BSI). BSI’s PAS 2080 is the leading standard for carbon management in infrastructure and applies to new projects or programs of work, as well as the management or retrofit of existing assets and […]
Cornwall: £330m A30 upgrade nearing an end
Progress continues on the local road connections alongside the new A30 dual carriageway in Cornwall which will see the £330m scheme finally completed. The newly dualled 14km stretch of the A30 between Chiverton and Carland Cross opened last June and now National Highways, in collaboration with principal contractors Costain, is carrying out essential ancillary works, […]
Costain marks 160th anniversary with volunteering drive
Costain, the infrastructure solutions company, is marking its 160th anniversary in 2025 by donating a record number of volunteering days to improve people’s lives through transforming career prospects and supporting community projects across the UK. Around 7,000 volunteer days will be used by Costain’s people this year to help organisations including Business in the Community […]
Costain engineer becomes youngest woman to receive ICE Fellowship
Costain is celebrating the achievements of five professionals who have been awarded Fellowship by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), the highest grade of membership and a globally recognised mark of professional excellence. Fellowship is awarded in recognition of the significant contribution engineers have made to the profession and is an endorsement of leadership, knowledge, […]
Costain increases 2025 graduate and early careers intake to match business growth
Costain, the infrastructure solutions company, is increasing its intake of early careers professionals to more than 180 places in 2025, in response to a strong forward work position across the business. Costain will offer early careers roles for more than 60 graduates, 90 apprentices, and 30 internships and university placements following a successful period of growth for the business. […]
Industry-wide adoption of connected and autonomous construction plant equipment would add billions to UK economy
Costain, the infrastructure solutions company, has found that the widespread adoption of Connected and Autonomous Plant (CAP) in the construction and infrastructure industry would have enormous economic and productivity benefits for the UK. Costain was commissioned by the Department for Transport to provide market analysis of wider adoption of CAP – construction equipment that uses […]
