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 […]
Ten miles of new lanes open for traffic on M6
Infrastructure solutons company Costain has reached what it’s calling a significant milestone with new lanes on the M6 between junctions 21a and 26 opening for traffic this week. National Highways is opening an extra lane for drivers on both the northbound and southbound carriageways along all ten miles of the M6 between junction 21a and […]
Costain builds carbon tracker to standardise emissions reporting
Costain, the infrastructure solutions company, has successfully trialled a carbon tracker platform that aims to standardise and improve carbon emissions reporting across its projects. The tracker, visualised via an interactive, online dashboard, will enable project teams to capture construction related emissions, including Scope 3 emissions, from across the supply chain. It is part of Costain’s […]
New Cornish dual carriageway open for traffic
Costain has successfully delivered a critical piece of south-west infrastructure with a new stretch of A30 dual carriageway between Chiverton and Carland Cross in Cornwall. The National Highways scheme opened for traffic on 24 June 2024 after a four-year upgrade to this critical south-west highway. The widening of the nine-mile stretch of road has already […]
Northumberland: £260m A1 dualling upgrade set to start
The Government has finally given the go-ahead for the dualling of a 13-mile stretch of the A1 between Morpeth and Ellingham in Northumberland, including construction of a new dual carriageway bypassing the existing A1 between Priests Bridge and Burgham Park. Main contractor Costain has been waiting for the green light on the long-delayed £260m project, […]
Costain project aims to revolutionise tunnel infrastructure installation with robotic AI
A consortium of mechanical and civil engineering, and robotic automation industry leaders, including Tunnel Engineering Services (UK) Ltd (TES), i3D robotics (i3D), the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), Costain, and VVB Engineering, has developed the first robotic and AI solution set to revolutionise the installation of mechanical and civil services in tunnels. Traditionally, installing these services […]
Successful trial of concrete sensor technology benefits major road projects
Costain, the infrastructure solutions company, has made significant time and efficiency savings for its customers after using new concrete sensor technology. Costain’s materials engineers have been using Maturix’s concrete sensors to keep track of the strength and temperature of setting concrete. The technology has been deployed across a number of Costain’s projects in the road, […]
