Ground engineer Mainmark UK has used its Teretek engineered resin injection system to improve ground conditions for 77 new foundation locations at Network Rail’s Tottenham Hale station, enabling replacement of deteriorating precast concrete platforms with glass‑reinforced polymer units. Working with tier one contractor CML over a single bank holiday weekend, the team completed the works in three shifts by injecting resin through small‑diameter access points to depths of around 2m, avoiding excavation. The solution densified variable made ground and granular soils, reducing programme risk and construction disruption for the live rail environment.

Lovell has paused construction on a nearby housing development in Charlton, south London, after three homes on Woodland Terrace suffered a partial collapse. Lovell took the decision to pause work while it works with the Royal Borough of Greenwich and other relevant parties to understand what happened. The cause of the incident has not been established. Lovell commissioned an independent structural engineer to carry out a visual survey of the properties.

British Tunnelling Society chair and Jacobs tunnels director for Europe Alastair Smith calls for earlier geotechnical investigation and constructability input in UK tunnel planning to cut redesign and delay on major schemes. Drawing on five decades of work on large-bore metro, water and road tunnels worldwide, he points to fragmented client governance and late contractor involvement as key causes of cost escalation. Smith urges standardised design frameworks and clearer risk allocation for ground conditions to speed delivery of long linear assets.