Why We Get Inspired Rather Than Daunted By Reactive Rail Repairs
Difficult access is more or less a given when you respond to a rail emergency such as a failed embankment, landslip or drainage failure. The failure will almost inevitably be in a remote location and access to the site may have to be through narrow lanes. Plant and materials might have to cross soft ground […]
Simplifying Cliff and Cutting Slope Stabilisation
Carefully managing the stabilisation of cliff faces, cutting and embankments require the very highest standards of quality and project management. Attention to detail and a thorough understanding of the potential ground risks associated with the changing properties of the cliff face structure during each phase is essential to guarantee safe and assured delivery. For example, […]
Inspiring the next generation with the Southern Renewals Enterprise: Bower Grove School Careers Fair
Back in March, Finance Officer Chloe and Degree Apprentice Quantity Surveyor Rosi, both based at our operational hub in Thanet, Kent – attended the Bower Grove School Careers Fair in Maidstone. The event brought together a range of employers and organisations to give students valuable insight into different career paths and industries. Bower Grove School […]
Who Wouldn’t Want Lower Risk and More Efficient Civil Engineering Projects?
Rail is a demanding sector where performance and value for money are always in the spotlight. Project overruns are highly visible as well as disruptive. Budgets are constrained. And often there’s a need to act urgently and purposefully when an asset fails. These pressures drove Suttle Projects to develop our projects: simplified approach to delivery. […]
What Reliable Delivery Looks Like In Practice
No matter how complex or technically demanding the assignment, the Suttle Projects Team always expects to deliver fully compliant assets and minimise the impact of any project changes. Shouldn’t you expect the same on your projects? For Suttle Projects reliability is one of our four key principles in simplifying every aspect of every project. Reliability […]
Suttle Projects Secures Hayling Island Groyne Marker Replacement
Suttle Projects has been appointed for the design, supply and installation of a replacement marker beacon by Havant Borough Council procured through the Southern Coastal Group Minor Works Framework. Groyne Number 3 is located on the foreshore of Eaststoke Beach Hayling Island and is the most easterly marker beacon in a series of navigation markers. […]
Effective Water Management: The Cornerstone of Rail Resilience
If you asked most people what they thought the biggest causes of bridge failures were, they’d probably think of accidental impacts or physical deterioration of the structure. Few would think to look down to observe the scouring action of the watercourse being spanned. Yet that is often the root cause of the problem. Similarly with […]
The Disciplines Needed To Transform The Defence Estate Economically And Reliably
Looking at the strategic priorities for the defence estate – and hard facilities management in particular – it’s striking how many parallels there are with other critically-important aspects of our national infrastructure such as the rail network. Ageing infrastructure that needs significant investment to improve resilience and operational effectiveness, matching capacity to current and projected […]
Temporary or Permanent – The Solution Still Needs The Same Care And Attention To Detail
Access to construct your project or provide temporary re-routing of traffic on projects demands the same meticulous up-front attention to detail, buildable designs, and clear communications throughout planning, execution and handover. Suttle Projects adopt the same proven approach for a temporary bridge/access required for one or two weeks as we do for a permanent support […]
Thinking Like an Engineer, Inspiring Through STEM
Suttle Projects’ graduate engineer Tom Osborne is one of our engineers currently working on the Network Rail CP7 framework. He is also an Old Colytonian, having previously attended Colyton Grammar School in Devon, making a recent visit to the school particularly meaningful. Towards the end of last year, CECA South West; the regional body for the Civil Engineering Contractors […]
Winning A New Framework Is Only the Start – What’s Important Is How You Work When You Get There
The continuity of relationships and project opportunities in frameworks should, with the right determination and mindset, provide a wealth of opportunities to continually improve the safety, efficiency and effectiveness in your project delivery. At Suttle Projects, we strive to simplify every element of a project through meticulous up-front attention to detail, buildable designs, and clear […]
Suttle Projects Further Strengthen their Military Commitment with New Operations Manager
Suttle Projects has appointed Major (ret’d) Richard Walker MBE as Operations Manager HR, in this feature Richard discusses his transition from a long military career into finding new challenges and opportunities. “After over 36 years in the Army, you rarely imagine the day your service will come to an end. When you have been […]