The works to the M8, M73 and M74, running through Scotland's central belt have officially been declared opened by First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon this month. The new sections of motorway, including a seven mile stretch of the M8, have been open to...

Earlier in the year, First MTR (a joint venture between First Group and Hong Kong based MTR) were awarded the franchise to take over the running of railways for South Western Trains (SWR). The new franchise will include a £1.2bn investment over se...

Join ALLEN & YORK recruiters, senior professionals and thought leaders at Brownfield Risk & Remediation on Thursday 14 September in London. The conference will bring together regulators, consultants, remediation contractors and other industry expe...

In February 2016 sentencing guidelines were tightened-up for health and safety breaches and this has been a wake-up call for the construction industry. According to a report by Clyde & Co, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has collected fines ...

In a recent survey conducted by IOSH in May this year, they give a snapshot of pay, conditions and morale across their member safety and health practitioners Survey highlights include: The average salary for all full-time practitioners is £40,000....

The price drop in renewable energy technology means that new onshore developments could be built for the same price as a new gas power station or almost half the cost of Hinkley Point C, according to leading engineering consultants Arup. EDF were ...

EDF Energy are looking for 100 homes to offer free installation of solar panels to trial their Sunplug scheme. To be accpected you will need a large, south-facing roof and be happy to buy your subsidised power from EDF for 20 years. If your applic...

The Met Office long range forecast for August includes quite a lot of “showers, rain and strong winds” and we’ve already had a wash-out month, July being reported as the wettest for five years. In January 2016 the then Environment Sectary, Liz Tru...

Since the commercial water market was opened up in April this year, 70 per cent of companies have contacted their water supplier and 26 per cent have already switched! These figures are according to the Major Energy User's Council (MEUC) survey, t...

At ALLEN & YORK we really enjoy celebrating success and rewarding excellence. So, it is with great pleasure that we present our monthly award winners: Miriam Heale (business support), Katie Pereira (sustainability) and Vildan Cifci (sustainability...