http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/ en Sat, 25 May 2013 04:40:36 +0100 VolkerStevin has received the Most Considerate Site Runner-Up award for the Lower Todmorden and Walsden FAS Phase three project at the National Site Awards, given only to the top 26 Gold Award winning projects in the UK. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/volkerstevin-ccs-gold-award-2013 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:37:39 +0100 VolkerStevin, in conjunction with Carillion, Halcrow and Glasgow City Council, has received two highly commended awards for the White Cart Water Flood Prevention Project at the CEEQUAL Outstanding Achievement Awards. The project was highly commended in the categories of ‘Relations with the Local Community and other Stakeholders', and ‘Ecology and Biodiversity'. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/white-cart-water-project-highly-commended-at-the-ceequal-outstanding-achievement-awards Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:49:18 +0100 Preston-based foundation specialist, VolkerGround Engineering, has invested in the newly developed Movax SG-50V side-grip and ID25H impact hammers. The new impact hammers will allow the company to operate in more challenging environments, expand its portfolio, improve its capabilities in the UK rail sector and diversify its foundation engineering and piling services. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/volkerground-engineering-invest-in-new-movax-impact-hammers Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:15:27 +0000 VolkerStevin has won a ‘Silver' Green Apple Award which recognises its outstanding sustainability practices on the Central Felixstowe Coastal Protection Scheme. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/volkerstevin-wins-green-apple-award Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:12:24 +0000 The £260 million New Tyne Crossing, completed in November 2011, has taken the top civil engineering gong at the British Construction Industry Awards in London, holding off competition from projects across the UK. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/tyne-tunnel-wins-top-civil-engineering-award Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:18:55 +0000 The White Cart Water Flood Prevention Scheme (FPS), which was built by main contractors VolkerStevin and Carillion, won the national Environmental Award at the British Construction Industry (BCI) Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/glasgow-flood-prevention-scheme-wins-top-award Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:23:22 +0000 VolkerStevin Marine has completed construction of the £18 million specialist marine facility in Portsmouth Harbour for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO). http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/volkerstevin-marine-successfully-complete-dio-ammunition-facility Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:23:10 +0100 Four VolkerWessels UK sites have been awarded 2012 British Safety Council International Safety Awards showing its continuous commitment to improving health and safety. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/four-volkerwessels-uk-sites-awarded-british-safety-council-international-safety-award-2012 Sun, 20 May 2012 13:19:19 +0100 Solid profit in difficult market conditions 2011 was another eventful year in the construction sector. The year began relatively well, partly because of the favourable weather conditions. But the initial optimism had to be tempered considerably after the summer holidays. The credit crunch and euro crisis slowed things down considerably. VolkerWessels was also affected by these developments but was able to hold its own. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/volkerwessels-annual-figures-2011 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 13:21:08 +0000 VolkerStevin in conjunction with IBS Engineered Products Ltd has designed and installed the largest glass wall flood defence system of its kind in Keswick, Cumbria, as part of the Environment Agency's £6.1 million flood risk management scheme in Keswick. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/unique-glass-wall-preserves-views-of-keswick Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:01:20 +0000 In consultation with Todmorden residents, VolkerStevin is relocating an early 19th century ironwork weir structure discovered as part of the Todmorden Flood Alleviation Scheme. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/volkerstevin-gives-historic-todmorden-structure-a-new-home Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:11:13 +0000 The Supervisory Board of VolkerWessels wishes to announce that on 6 February 2012, Henri van der Kamp (1960) was appointed as a member of the VolkerWessels Management Board. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/new-appointment-to-the-volkerwessels-management-board Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:09:23 +0000 VolkerWessels UK has published another issue of VolkerView, which details news from companies throughout the UK group. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/2012-volkerview-published1 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:58:47 +0000 Glasgow City Council has officially opened the White Cart Water flood prevention project, Scotland's largest flood prevention scheme, which VolkerStevin has just completed the construction of. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/white-cart-water-flood-prevention-scheme-officially-opened Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:07:10 +0000 VolkerStevin Marine has been awarded the Tay Road Bridge pier collision protection works in Dundee, Scotland, a £15 million contract to ensure the bridge is not closed by a serious ship impact at the navigation spans. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/volkerstevin-marine-awarded-tay-road-bridge-contract Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:04:21 +0000 VolkerStevin, together with client Glasgow City Council, designer Halcrow and joint contractor Carillion, have been highly commended at the prestigious Saltire Awards 2011 for the White Cart Water Flood Prevention Scheme, Glasgow. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/white-cart-water-flood-prevention-scheme-highly-commended-at-the-saltire-awards-2011 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:59:02 +0000 VolkerStevin, together with the Environment Agency and consultants Jacobs, have been presented with the Value Award at the South East Constructing Excellence Awards 2011 for their work on the Deptford Creek Frontages Flood Risk Management Project, London. VolkerStevin has also been presented with a Project Management Award for the Deptford Creek project at the Environment Agency Project Excellence Awards. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/volkerstevin-deptford-creek-frontages-flood-risk-management-project-wins-two-awards Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:55:42 +0100 Andrew Edge has been appointed as the new head of human resources (HR) for VolkerWessels UK. Andrew will be working with the individual businesses across the group and each of their dedicated HR teams in order to provide support and guidance on all HR matters. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/volkerwessels-uk-appoints-new-head-of-human-resources Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:42:16 +0100 A solid performance in difficult markets http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/volkerwessels-interim-figures-2011 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:43:42 +0100 One of the specialist marine construction teams at VolkerStevin is setting up site on the seafront at Felixstowe to start work on the coastal protection scheme, which will protect more than 1,500 homes, local businesses and other key facilities in central Felixstowe. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/volkerstevin-wins-8m-coastal-protection-scheme Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:52:02 +0100 VolkerStevin Marine has been awarded the £18m contract to design and build a specialist marine facility for loading ammunition at Portsmouth Harbour by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO). http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/volkerstevin-marine-wins-contract-for-dio-ammunition-facility Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:49:21 +0100 VolkerFitzpatrick and VolkerHighways have been presented with Gold Awards in the prestigious RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2011. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/volkerfitzpatrick-and-volkerhighways-win-rospa-gold-awards Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:14:34 +0100 VolkerStevin received a Bronze Award for the Deptford Creek Frontages site at the Considerate Constructors Scheme Awards 2011. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/volkerstevin-win-bronze-award-at-considerate-constructors-scheme-awards-2011 Wed, 18 May 2011 18:45:51 +0100 VolkerWessels UK picked up four awards at this year's Considerate Constructors Scheme Awards.  The national site awards are designed to recognise and reward those who have demonstrated exceptional levels of consideration against the Scheme's Company Code of Considerate Practice. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/volkerwessels-uk-quadruple-win-at-the-considerate-constructors-scheme-awards-2011 Wed, 18 May 2011 12:15:22 +0100 Click here to read online http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/autumn-2010-volkerview-published1 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 11:30:05 +0100 Solid results in difficult times. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/volkerwessels-interim-figures-2010 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:36:26 +0100 Solid Results in Difficult Times http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/volkerwessels-2010-interim-figures Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:06:21 +0100 Two events took place at the former Avenue Coking Works in Wingerworth near Chesterfield this week (Tuesday 7th September) which enabled project partners and local residents to celebrate completion of the thermal desorption plant's construction. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/events-mark-completion-of-thermal-plant-construction-at-avenue Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:32:21 +0100 The Templeborough to Rotherham Flood Alleviation Scheme undertaken by VolkerStevin, on behalf of client Rotherham Borough Council, has won the Flood Risk Management Award at the BURA Waterways Renaissance Awards 2010. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/volkerstevin-scheme-wins-a-waterways-renaissance-award Wed, 05 May 2010 18:28:31 +0100 VolkerStevin has retained its Gold Award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) for the third year in a row proving its continuous improvement in health and safety standards. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/volkerstevin-retains-rospa-gold-award Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:24:29 +0100 Solid year in difficult market circumstances due to a good spread of activities. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/volkerwessels-2009-annual-figures Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:53:13 +0000 RWE has announced the appointment of a preferred contractor for the ground breaking Siadar Wave Energy Project on the Isle of Lewis. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/one-of-the-uks-first-commercial-wave-power-stations-is-one-step-closer Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:21:25 +0000 Work has now started to clean up the former Avenue Coking Works in Wingerworth, near Chesterfield. VSD Avenue, the consortium of specialist contractors appointed by East Midlands Development Agency (emda) to carry out the work, have moved onto site and are now preparing for the remediation of the 98 hectare area to start in earnest. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/contractors-move-on-site-to-clean-up-former-chesterfield-coking-works Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:17:48 +0100 Press Release Interim Figures VolkerWessels http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/volkerwessels-2009-interim-figures Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:49:15 +0100 VolkerStevin has won a £4.8m flood alleviation scheme in Deptford, south London, which will protect more than 33,000 residential properties and a significant number of businesses from future flooding occurrences. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/volkerstevin-wins-priority-flood-scheme-in-south-london Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:14:22 +0100 VolkerStevin Marine has poured the final 530m³ of concrete at its Tyne Tunnel site completing the four tunnel sections, which are being constructed in a dry dock in Wallsend, Newcastle. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/final-concrete-pour-completes-tyne-tunnel-sections Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:11:44 +0100 VSD Avenue, a joint venture partnership between VolkerStevin, DEC and Sita Remediation, has this week been awarded the contract to remediate the former Avenue Coking Works in Chesterfield; one of the most heavily contaminated sites in Europe. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/-82m-contract-awarded-to-clean-up-one-of-europes-most-contaminated-sites Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:06:43 +0100 The first new lock to be built in London for 20 years has been officially opened bringing a stretch of London waterways back in to navigation in time to receive freight barges for major construction sites in the Stratford area. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/new-lock-provides-sustainable-legacy-for-london Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:00:08 +0100 "Contractors are busy building immersed tunnel sections for the new Tyne crossing", reports Andrea Klettner of Construction News. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/an-immersion-in-the-tyne Wed, 27 May 2009 17:41:02 +0100 All four of the 90 metre long pre-cast and reinforced concrete sections for the new Tyne Tunnel are now under construction by VolkerStevin Marine some 3km upstream of the existing tunnel. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/new-tyne-tunnel-takes-shape Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:37:31 +0100 VolkerWessels, the European construction group, announces the coming together and rebranding of its seven UK companies - a move which underpins its aim to become a one billion pound turnover operation and a ‘best in class' operator in the UK market. As of today the companies will take on a new group identity as VolkerWessels UK; this reflects their commitment to closer collaboration and supports a strategy to offer clients a more integrated service, take advantage of growth opportunities and to benefit from the sharing of best practice across the operating companies. VolkerWessels UK is part of Dutch based VolkerWessels - a major European construction company with an annual turnover of almost €5 billion. Representing the combined force of seven of the UK's most successful construction, civil engineering and infrastructure companies, the group has an annual turnover of more than £700 million and employs nearly 2,500 staff in locations throughout the country. The seven companies rebranding are: Fitzpatrick Contractors, GrantRail, Crowley, Gabriel, Volker Stevin, Laser and Visser & Smit Hanab. All are respected names in their fields with a long and successful heritage and a history of working together. Together they offer expertise in a wide range of disciplines including: highways, civil engineering, construction, railway engineering, steel foundations, pipeline and cable installation, waterproofing, marine works, flood protection and land reclamation. From today the companies will be known as: VolkerFitzpatrick VolkerRail VolkerHighways VolkerLaser VolkerInfra (Visser & Smit Hanab) VolkerStevin retains its name, but takes on a new brand identity. VolkerHighways will incorporate the London based businesses Crowley and Gabriel along with the highways division of Fitzpatrick and the street lighting operation MEWS. Alan Robertson, Chief Executive Officer, VolkerWessels UK, says: "This is an exciting time in the history of our companies. Our rebrand is much more than a name change and a new design. It signals an exciting new start for the members of our group, one that reflects our parentage and demonstrates our commitment to share expertise and resources for the benefit of our clients, staff and the communities in which we work. "The companies that make up VolkerWessels UK already share the same philosophy and values which include pride in everything we do, a commitment to the training and development of our staff and a strong focus on tight project management for our clients. We believe that through closer collaboration we can deliver better, safer, faster and more cost effective services for our clients. By joining forces we will be ideally placed to take advantage of the significant opportunities in the construction and infrastructure markets in which we operate." Although it will be largely business as usual for the seven companies that make up VolkerWessels UK, Alan Robertson believes that clients, suppliers and staff will soon start to notice the benefits of more joined up working within the group. "All the companies have been part of the VolkerWessels family for some time and many have already worked together on joint ventures, but this rebranding will bring greater cohesion to the group, and will ensure more successful collaborations across it. Our clients will continue to experience the same consistent levels of care, consideration and commitment they have always received. However, as VolkerWessels UK, we can take advantage of expertise in every sphere, whether it is financial, technical, managerial or operational. We can also bring the best innovations and training from across the group to our workforce. It won't be long before all our clients and staff start to see the benefits." Further information on VolkerWessels UK is available at www.volkerwessels.co.uk http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/volkerwessels-becomes-new-cohesive-force-in-uk-construction Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:30:37 +0000 The Board of Management of VolkerWessels is pleased to announce that Mr Alan Robertson has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer VolkerWessels UK. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/alan-robertson-appointed-ceo-of-volkerwessels-uk Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:29:40 +0000 VolkerStevin is using a mass stabilisation system from ALU in Finland to stabilise more than 9,000 cubic metres of silts from two large docks, which will form part of a large residential development on the banks of the River Tyne. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/european-procurement-brings-new-innovation Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:26:57 +0000 The final piece of the 160-metre span highway bridge over the River South Tyne in Northumberland was put in to place this week marking a major milestone in the Haydon bridge bypass project. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/final-lift-completes-800-tonne-viaduct Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:24:23 +0100 Building contractor VolkerStevin has won the contract to design and build a head office building and cold storage distribution centre for Heron Foods in Melton, near Hull. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/volkerstevin-awarded-145m-building-contract Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:21:28 +0100 New Civil Engineer has today (30 July 2008) announced that VolkerStevin has won the NCE/CECA Contractor of the Year 2008 in its medium firm category for outstanding business performance. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/volkerstevin-wins-contractor-of-the-year-award-2008 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:14:21 +0100 Judges at the Constructing Excellence Awards for Yorkshire and Humber 'Highly Commended' the project team working on the Voluntary Action Rotherham Project for achieving excellence in creating long term value for the client. http://www.volkerstevin.co.uk/en/news/detail/volkerstevin-recognised-for-creating-long-term-value Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:09:21 +0100