UK Platooning showcased
A world-first platooning trial will be showcased in East London next week, showing off lorries which enabled them to travel in a platoon, with speed and braking of following lorries reacting to the actions of the lead vehicle. HelmUK, led by TRL, was the world’s first HGV platooning trial to take place in a live […]
Costain appoints Nicole Geoghegan as General Counsel and Company Secretary
Costain has appointed Nicole Geoghegan as general counsel and company secretary, replacing Sharon Harris who is leaving the business in July. She will start and join the Executive Board on 1 July 2022. The company says Ms Geoghegan has extensive infrastructure experience, covering the full asset lifecycle, and is an expert in public sector procurement […]
Costain announced as delivery partner for major transport plans in south Lancaster
Costain will design and deliver a sustainable and innovative road scheme that will transform how people travel around the region, the company has said. Working collaboratively, Costain’s expertise will develop the plans for the Lancashire County Council led project which includes a £100m highways infrastructure programme, a new layout for junction 33 of the M6, […]
Yunex Traffic and Costain win Preston road signals contract
Yunex Traffic has been awarded a major contract to supply traffic signals for the new Preston Western Distributor Road. Working with Costain, the project’s main contractor, Yunex Traffic will supply and install traffic controllers and signals at 11 locations along the route, including both intersection and pedestrian crossing signals. John Holding, Senior Project Manager for […]
ITS (UK) honours Patey and Ali in annual awards, and acclaims environmental, digital and community innovations
The country’s Intelligent Transport industry association ITS (UK) has given its highest honour, the Rees Hills Award for Personal Contribution and Achievement to Ian Patey, WSP’s ITS Head of Profession, Intelligent Transport. Mr Patey has more than 37 years’ experience in transport design and consultancy, and has played a leading role in many of the […]
Costain and Monotch announce strategic partnership
Dutch smart infrastructure specialist Monotch has selected Costain as UK deployment partner for its Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems services in a move which it says will enable greener, safer, and faster customer journeys on the UK road network. The two organisations will work together to pilot the Monotch open mobility services platform, TLEX I2V, on the […]
Costain appoints chief digital officer
Costain has appointed Matthew Higham as chief digital officer and a member of its Executive board. Matthew will start on 1 December 2021 and will work closely with the leadership team to further embed the use of digital technologies as part of meeting clients’ changing infrastructure needs. Mr Higham joins from Microsoft, where he was […]
Costain signs up to the Climate Pledge
Costain has signed The Climate Pledge and now joins other official partners of the COP26 campaign: Race to Zero. The only initiative with the ambition to beat the 2050 target by achieving net zero by 2040 at the very latest, the Climate Pledge is also driving tangible action on all three greenhouse gas emission scopes, a […]
Several major contractors win places on TfL’s Surface Transport Infrastructure Construction Framework
Kier, Eurovia, Tarmac and FM Conway are among the winners on Transport for London’s Surface Transport Infrastructure Construction Framework. Costain and VolkerFitzpatrick also feature on the framework which will mainly cover highway work but also possibly other surface related assets in London as well. Transport for London’s bid process meant that the companies with the […]
Costain appoints Andy Clarke as its new Integrated Transport Director
Costain has appointed Andy Clarke as integrated transport director. The creation of this new role reflects the importance placed by the business on working collaboratively with a range of partners to transform the customer experience of transport – helping to catalyse the green transport revolution, said the company. Mr Clarke said: “At Costain, we see […]
