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As part of our Waterman Aspen in the Community Day, eight colleagues spent two days volunteering at a St Richard’s Hospice warehouse near Worcester.

Find out what they got up to and how they supported the hospice.

Social value is about more than meeting requirements. It’s about making a positive difference in the communities where we live and work. We spoke to Lee Baldry, Growth Director for Tenders & Frameworks and Waterman Aspen’s Social Value Lead, to find out why social value is such an important part of who we are and where our journey is heading next.

As more UK cities invest in light rail, do we have the workforce to deliver it? Read our latest Tram Talks article on building the skills needed for future growth.

Danielle Coleman is one of our ICE QUEST Scholars. She spent six weeks completing her summer placement with Waterman’s Structures team, gaining hands-on experience and applying her university learning to real-world engineering projects.

When we last caught up with James Drinkall, he was helping RMBC modernise traffic signals along the A631. James is turning his attention to another challenge: how traffic signals can respond more effectively to the people waiting to cross the road.

Waterman Aspen is working with Waterman’s parent company, CTI Engineering, to trial an innovative acoustic sensing device in the UK that could help UK water companies identify unwanted water entering the sewer network more safely, quickly and cost-effectively.

One of our scholars, Emma Kippax, reflects on her eight-week secondment with Coventry City Council and shares what she gained from the experience.

We’re incredibly proud to share that Neil Bradley has been shortlisted for the Heroes Awards after his courageous actions helped save a life on the A45 in Northampton.

Find out how Toby Cowell supported Liverpool City Council on a three-month secondment, helping to reduce planning backlogs and demonstrating the value of experienced planning support in easing pressure on local authority teams.

Craig Williams, Anthony Wilton and Joe Clarbour share their thoughts with Highways Magazine on what D-TROs mean in practice for councils. Drawing on their current local authority secondments, they explore how councils can improve data quality, make information more accessible and build stronger foundations for future transport services.

Find out how Louise Morgan’s AtkinsRéalis secondment helped shape her career, from achieving chartership to progressing into management at Waterman Aspen.

In the latest edition of Flood Industry Magazine, Stella Davies explains why a site’s landscape, geology, drainage pathways and physical constraints need to come first.