Octavius Regional Civil Engineering land first scheme on East Sussex Framework
Octavius Regional Civil Engineering (ORCE) has secured its first project on the Balfour Beatty Living Places East Sussex Framework. The project at Stonehill between Heathfield and Hailsham incorporated reactive drainage improvements, new gullies, weir kerbs, concrete aprons, ditch clearance and root cutting. ORCE Project Manager Jack Dixon commented. “Whilst this was our very first project…
Octavius Infrastructure Publish Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Octavius Infrastructure Ltd (OI) has published its annual financial results, showing strong growth in both revenue and profitability. Now widely recognised as one of the UK’s leading specialist transport infrastructure service providers, the group continues to perform well on its remarkable journey since becoming a standalone business in 2021. The latest published accounts show that revenues…
Octavius Regional Civil Engineering delivering long term driver safety improvements
Octavius Regional Civil Engineering (ORCE) completed drainage upgrades and improvements for National Highways on the A30 at Sourton. Nick Brooks Contracts Manager for Regional Civil Engineering commented “This stretch of the A30 was prone to flooding and presented significant risk to road users. In phase one we focussed on the central reserve and through detailed…
Octavius Regional Civil Engineering grabs A38 Liskeard Project
September marks the commencement of Octavius Regional Civil Engineering’s (ORCE) A38 flood alleviation and drainage improvement scheme for National Highways in Cornwall. The scheme is located northeast of Landrake, on the A38 on this the second longest road in the UK after the A1. The new project will address specific risks and safety concerns having…
Octavius – The Market Leader in Access for All
Octavius continues to reinforce its position as one of the country’s market leaders in the design and installation of Access for All (AfA) solutions, having already delivered circa 10% of all AfA schemes completed across the UK to date. Octavius also currently has £65m of AfA projects in various stages of delivery, either recently entered…
Octavius Regional Civil Engineering secures Northampton project with Keir Transportation
Octavius Regional Civil Engineering (ORCE) has secured its first project with Kier Transportation on the West Northamptonshire Major Projects Framework. Mark Jacobs Project Manager at ORCE commented. “We are delighted to be commencing this project and looking forward to this opportunity becoming the start of a long-term and collaborative working relationship with the Kier team….
Maximising Social Value through long term procurement frameworks
Octavius Managing Director Gavin Pritchard discusses how a focussed and proactive approach combined with long term delivery frameworks can provide the perfect catalyst to deliver impactful social value benefits. Gavin highlights that whilst the headlines for social value achievements tend to focus on the monetary value, it is what sits beneath these headlines that is…
Octavius Regional Civil Engineering nearing completion at the Miner Arms Junction blackspot
Octavius Regional Civil Engineering (ORCE) are carefully progressing towards completion of the Miners Arms junction safety improvement project. The existing Miner’s Arms crossroads near Priddy in Somerset had a reputation as a collision hot spot, with numerous serious and fatal crashes in the area. According to Avon and Somerset Police, in the last 20 years…
Baiter Park waterfront in Poole gets a major makeover with greener travel
Octavius has progressed the first phase of improvements to the Baiter Park waterfront area in Poole Dorset. The Octavius Regional Civil Engineering team has completed 650m of new cycleway to provide more sustainable green travel options for connecting people across the communities of Poole and Bournemouth. In addition to the new cycleway, the existing promenade…
Octavius awarded new £27m Link Road for Essex County Council
Octavius has been awarded the first phase of the new A1331 near Colchester to the east of the University of Essex. The project will provide a 1.8km dual carriageway road between a new roundabout on the A133 (pictured) and the new ‘Allen’s Farm Roundabout’ to the north. The project provides the initial infrastructure for the…
Octavius secures further £11.5 million phase of Ryde Pier improvements
Octavius has secured the important next phase of work to repair and preserve the historic Ryde Pier structure on the Isle of Wight. This project phase will include renewal of the permanent way railway tracks, new GRP fencing, walkways and troughing and associated upgrades to signalling. Octavius Programme Manager Julian Wisbey commented “this award follows…
How Technology Is Unlocking Greater Opportunity and Convenience in Car Park Construction
Car park design is often thought of as the art of compromise – finding an optimised solution to balance out multiple physical, technical and operational constraints. Technology and modern building systems offer a different design pathway – one that’s less about compromise and more about delivering enhanced value. The multi-storey car park Octavius is completing…
