Conference hosting in a virtual world
Addressing a large crowd from stage can be both a daunting and thrilling experience, as hundreds of delegates in front of you follow your every word, Mike Walter writes.
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Highlands mobility app seeks to better join up rural travel
Travelling across rural Scotland can be challenging without a private car, especially if people are heading to unfamiliar places and uncertain about the public transport options available to them. But a new smartphone app designed to present users with a host of sustainable and active travel choices tailored for their journey – plus the ability to book services – is proving its worth to those in the know across the Highlands & Islands.
Bus champions push mode’s climate benefits
Britain’s new Government has been urged to start promoting sustainable modes of travel such as buses more vigorously in order to meet transport carbon emission reduction targets.
Community comes together to restore Hertfordshire canal
Volunteers hard at work restoring a long forgotten canal have delivered over a million pounds worth of work for free. Up to 100 people working at different times and in a variety of roles are slowly rebuilding a 1km section of the Wendover Canal near the village of Little Tring which was last used over a century ago.
Automated cone layer promises worker safety boost
Traffic management operatives on the M25 are set to benefit from reduced risk when implementing lane closures among fast moving traffic following the adoption of automated cone laying machines.
Further scrutiny demanded of flagship northern rail plan
Government must urgently reassess rail investment options for the Midlands and northern England, according to the Transport Select Committee. It says alternative schemes were not properly tested and decisions made in the Integrated Rail Plan need to be revisited.
Net Zero Strategy deemed unlawful
A major government strategy which sets out long term plans to ensure the UK meets its legally binding net zero targets will have to be revised following a High Court ruling which found the document to be unlawful.
Fresh warning of insolvency risk to projects
Construction projects risk being derailed by increasing insolvencies in the sector as firms continue to struggle with the effects of heightened inflation, consultant Turner & Townsend has warned.
Industry challenges prompt fresh call for digital adoption
Manufacturers have been urged to accelerate digital technology adoption to help them adapt to current economic challenges around rising energy costs and supply chain disruption, following new market research by Made Smarter.
A new approach to training the next generation
Development of employment-ready engineers equipped with the skills and experience to tackle talent shortages and address critical national and global challenges is the primary mission of the New Model Institute for Technology & Engineering (NMITE).