Peter Brett in the news
TfL Announce £500m Engineering and Management Project
New Civil Engineer (NCE), January 2010
Peter Brett Associates is one of 35 companies selected by Transport for London
to participate in its £500M engineering and project management framework.
M4 junction 11: What a relief
New Civil Engineer (NCE), September 2009
“At the illustrative design stage, it was clear
that we had to keep the junction live throughout construction.”
Malcolm Fillingham, PBA.
Meeting the needs for sustainable transport
Estates Gazette, 15.08.09
New travel plan guidelines could lead to onerous obligations on developers, argue
Joanna King and Keith Mitchell.
Behavioural Change for Water Efficiency
Water and Effluent Treatment News, March 09
Regulators are putting pressure on water companies to save more
and more water, which means consumers will be asked to play a big
role as well. PBA’s Jonathan Reed maintains that technology will
only get us so far - it is a behavioural shift that is needed.
Trowbridge Town Enhancement Award goes to PBA
Wiltshire Times, 25.03.09
Nick Dixon and PBA team were “delighted to win” the award in
recognition for their work to enhance the town’s bridge.
Journey into the future?
Reading Evening Post, 05.03.09
Revealing the proposal provide better transport links between Reading
and Heathrow Airport, TVEP director Scott Witchalls said: “We cannot
rely on another two or three lines on the Great Western Mainline, but
what we can do [instead] with the existing corridors and how much
capacity we can get out of them.”
Why Birmingham has to have a joined-up public transport system
Birmingham Post, 20.11.08
Keith Mitchell, partner, asks if Birmingham will welcome the first integrated transport authority.
Reading completes wireless travel info project
Traffic Technology Today, 17.10.08
An innovative intelligent transport system and services trial of new
technologies for Reading Borough Council has just concluded.
WIMAX traffic app developers claim proof of concept
WiMAX Vision, 07.10.08
“We are already talking with other local councils [in the UK] about how this system
can be implemented," says Rob McDonald, senior associate at PBA.
Pushing a new message
NCE Viewpoint, 18.09.08
Modern marketing methods can help society kick its nasty habits, says Bob Pinkett.
Thames Estuary Coastal Habitat Atlas wins BCS Award
British Cartographic Society, 11.09.08
Christopher Blair-Byers accepts the Avenza Award for Electronic Mapping 2008 on behalf
of Peter Brett Associates.
Global Consultant PBA Aims to Crack the USA’s Addiction to the Car
Reuters, 26.08.08
How long can we afford to drive ourselves crazy? Bob Pinkett, partner from Peter Brett Associates LLP
(PBA) international headquarters in the UK, believes the same principles applied to break addictions
in drug therapy could be one secret to breaking America's love affair with the automobile.
Access real-time travel details on your phone
Reading Chronicle, 25.09.08
The end of traffic congestion has moved a step closer as the result of a pioneering trial in Reading.
Rob McDonald said: “What we’ve tried to demonstrate is the benefit of the application of the latest
communication technology to local authority provided services.”
Top award for township’s developers
Peterborough Evening Telegraph, 04.09.08
O&H Hampton, in partnership with its consultant civil engineers, Peter Brett Associates and master planners
David Lock Associates, has claimed the IHT/DfT Manual for Streets Award.
Energy risks and the CRC
Energy Online, 01.08.08
Companies with an understanding of their energy consumption and an ability to control their future needs through
an effective energy strategy will be the winners of the CRC, writes Jonathan Riggall, senior sustainability consultant
at Peter Brett Associates.
GSF 2008: The state of the industry
NCE, 30.07.08
Ground Engineering’s annual Geotechnical Services File: As with last year, many respondents expressed further
frustration on the lack of coherent guidance on contaminated land, or as Peter Brett Associates director Richard
Thomas put it, there is “still no way forward” from Contaminated Land Exposure Assessment.