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Welcome to our News page. Here, you’ll find the latest updates on all things Brookbanks, as well as industry news, guides, expert advice and more. Make sure to check in regularly to stay informed.

November 13, 2025

Why Early Site Investigations Matter

Developers often focus on design, budget and planning, but the ground underfoot can be a silent deal-breaker. In fact, it’s estimated that roughly 80% of construction problems arise from unexpected soil or rock conditions that proper investigation could have revealed.
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November 5, 2025

Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Committee Reforms and Fees

The Government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill, introduced in March 2025, is a cornerstone of its housing and growth agenda. Its report stage has recently concluded, with members seeking amendments to some elements.
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November 4, 2025

Podcast Episode #4: Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)

In this episode of the Brookbanks Podcast hosted by Ben Wakeling, guests Paul Coombs, Senior Civils Engineer and Andrew Wilkinson, Director, share their experience and reflections on the evolving landscape of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS).
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October 30, 2025

Quick tips from our experts: Lessons from delivering complex M&E projects

In our latest video, the M&E engineering team share some quick tips from what they have learnt from delivering complex projects.
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October 29, 2025

Brookbanks Expands: Regional Growth and Service Innovation

Brookbanks continues to build momentum in 2025, marking a significant phase of expansion and innovation across the UK. Following our recent announcement celebrating both longstanding colleagues and new starters, we’re excited to spotlight the broader strategic growth that’s driving our success.
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October 27, 2025

Our October 2025 Newsletter

Welcome to our October newsletter. In this issue, we share insights and helpful takeaways from our latest podcast and webinars, celebrate a safety milestone, and highlight key successes for our clients. Our goal is to keep you informed and inspired about the changing landscape of development and infrastructure.
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October 23, 2025

Podcast #3: Utility Infrastructure for Strategic Sites

In this episode of the Brookbanks podcast, host Ben Wakeling is joined by Mat Capper, and Emily Timmins from MADE, to explore the evolving landscape of utility infrastructure for strategic development sites.
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October 22, 2025

Elevating Value: Planning & Project Management in Action

In today’s development landscape, the ability to unlock value through effective planning and project management has never been more critical. Increasing regulation, complex stakeholder networks, and heightened expectations around sustainability and deliverability mean that every decision, from concept to completion, carries weight.
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October 21, 2025

Bridgend College – Flagship Project & Ceremony

Brookbanks is proud to have delivered the civil and structural engineering design for Bridgend College’s transformative new town centre campus. This is a landmark £50 million development that will provide 13,000m² of state-of-the-art educational space across two buildings.
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October 20, 2025

Leadership Promotions at Brookbanks

At Brookbanks, we believe that recognising excellence and nurturing talent is key to our continued success. We are delighted to announce a series of leadership promotions that reflect our commitment to developing future leaders and strengthening our internal capabilities.
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October 17, 2025

A Milestone in Safety: Securing BSR Approval for Shoreham’s High-Rise Redevelopment

The redevelopment of Shoreham-by-Sea’s former Adur Civic Centre,159 new homes in two concrete-framed blocks (six and nine storeys), posed a real-world test of our engineering mastery. In today’s post-Grenfell world, high-rise residential towers like this are classified as higher-risk buildings (HRBs) under the 2022 Building Safety Act.
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October 16, 2025

Carbon-Neutral Construction: The Future of Sustainable Infrastructure

The construction sector, long recognised as a major contributor to global carbon emissions, stands at a critical juncture. With increasing pressure from regulators, clients, and communities to build responsibly, the industry must adopt radical innovations in materials and methods. This paper explores cutting-edge strategies that not only reduce embodied and operational carbon but redefine how infrastructure can be conceived, constructed, and maintained.
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