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Record bridge slide completed for HS2 [–with video]

Freyssinet jacked the bridge a distance of 163 metres at four metres per hour
Freyssinet jacked the bridge a distance of 163 metres at four metres per hour

According to HS2 Ltd, installation of the Marston Box bridge represents the world’s longest box slide.

Around 450 people from Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV) – HS2’s construction contractor in the Midlands – took part in the 40-hour operation between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day

The 12,600-tonne

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4 K–12 Tech Trends to Follow in 2023

 

Here’s what to watch for in 2023.

Advanced Access Control Tech Improves Physical Security Measures

Student safety is always a priority for K–12 districts. With the help of technology, many schools are now taking steps to improve the ability to monitor who is in buildings and keep out unwanted visitors. Other access control technologies ensure students aren’t bringing dangerous or

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Interserve fined £4.4m for data breach

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found that Interserve failed to put appropriate security measures in place to prevent a cyber-attack, which enabled hackers to access the personal data of up to 113,000 employees through a phishing email.

In May 2020 an Interserve employee forwarded a phishing email, which was not quarantined or blocked by the Interserve’s system, to another

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