Two of Via East Midlands’ Project Engineers have been recognised for their achievements at the 2021 Institution of Civil Engineers East Midlands Merit Awards, taking a clean sweep in the ICE Civil Engineering Achiever of the Year category. Danielle Deakin won the award overall, which recognises outstanding achievements of a person who is studying civil…
A new toucan crossing has been completed at a busy roundabout in Hucknall, Ashfield making life safer and easier for local residents. The scheme is the latest in a £26.54 million programme to improve local roads and other highway assets, reflecting Nottinghamshire County Council’s ongoing commitment to improving Nottinghamshire’s highways and transport network. Located at…
As we celebrate National Tree Week, a programme which will see 160 new trees planted on the highway in Nottinghamshire is underway. The scheme, delivered by Via East Midlands is taking place over the winter at locations throughout the county and will deliver around three times the number of new trees than previous years. The…
Via East Midlands has been celebrating after winning the 2020 Association of Public Sector Excellence Street Lighting Innovation Award for its work on an LED street lighting renewals project in Nottinghamshire. ‘Nottinghamshire’s Lighting the Way to Save Energy’ project, run in partnership with Nottinghamshire County Council’s Energy Team and Salix Finance, has now seen over…
Trainees and Graduates from Via East Midlands’ Design Consultancy took part in Nottingham Trent University’s (NTU) virtual jobs fair last week, helping to inspire the next generation of engineers. Tiegan Emmott and Elizabeth Coates, both Trainee Project Engineers, along with Priyesh Mistry, an Assistant Project Engineer who had a year-long placement with Via and returned…
Via East Midlands and Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) have marked the first year of a contract to maintain NFRS’ fleet and equipment. The five-year agreement, with the option to extend for a further five years, has already improved efficiency, reduced costs and downtime as well as improving operational reliability and providing additional resilience…
Via East Midlands and Nottinghamshire County Council are committed to the well-being of employees, customers, sub-contractors and residents during the current coronavirus pandemic. Via is continuing to deliver many services, wherever it is safe to do so. We are returning to business as usual wherever possible in line with government advice. All employees are on…
The Via East Midlands Training Centre has reopened for business, with a wide range of courses now available to book online. The centre had previously closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, however measures have been put in place to make the training centre COVID Secure and courses have resumed for external learners this month. Training…
Your child will have grown throughout Social Distancing – wait until you try their school uniform on them… you’ll soon notice the difference. But there is something else you need to check, that could be life saving for them. Their car seat! Top 5 checks Harness Does it need adjusting, is it still at the correct…
COVID-19 UPDATE – Based on Government advice and for the safety of our customers and staff, our MOT and ATF testing facilities, along with servicing and repairs will be closed to external customers and the public from Friday 20th March until further notice. In addition, the Via Training Centre will be closed to external delegates.…