streetworks
Gas
More excavation searches benefit asset owners
Richard Broome, managing director at LSBUD (Linesearch BeforeUdig), an online asset search facility, discusses its recent report, "Digging Up Britain 2019" and its findings on safe excavation work in the utilities industry.
Power
ENW buys electric diggers to dig the road to zero carbon
Electricity North West is turning its streetworks operations a darker shade of green by purchasing two innovative JCB electric mini diggers, following a successful trial period.
Gas
Grenfell report praises Cadent operation to seal gas mains
"Clarity of planning and careful execution" allowed Cadent gas engineers to cut off three gas mains near to Grenfell Tower at the height of the emergency, helping to bring the fire under control after gas sustained the fire in its later phases, the official inquiry has found.
People & Skills
New street works video highlights best practice
A training film designed to support safe and efficient practice during street works has been released.
Technology & Operations
NJUG renamed Street Works UK
The National Joint Utilities Group (NJUG), the trade association for utilities and their streetworks contractors and suppliers, has been renamed Street Works UK.