This is the time for the Canal & River Trust to push forward in its quest to safely maintain and conserve its historic resources, says Malcolm Horne, who became its chief infrastructure and programmes officer in March.
New Civil Engineer writes:
The trust is a charity which owns 1,582 locks, 55 tunnels, 2,970 bridges, 281 aqueducts and 71 reservoirs on the English and Welsh canal networks. It recently awarded £800M worth of civil engineering contracts – its largest ever award for waterway engineering contracts…
Horne explains that the trust’s “forward workload”, particularly for its reservoir estate, embankments, culverts and other critical infrastructure, means it is important to get the most efficient delivery supply chain and processes in place through these contracts.…
Challenge of old infrastructure
The age of the trust’s ”very old” infrastructure – in some cases around 200 years – provides a challenge…
…And so the firms employed under the new contracts have a clear mandate to continue these – and other – positive impacts on the trust’s assets.
