Leaving a legacy in Weston, The Octavius Way
Octavius’ annual Leaving a Legacy initiative this year focused on Weston-super-Mare’s Bournville neighbourhood. While the company adheres to firm social value targets in all of its projects, Leaving a Legacy takes this to the next level by channelling significant resources into a project that will create meaningful, lasting improvements for a community in which the […]
Social value champion: How to embed social value creation
Putting social value at the heart of project delivery is one of the many ways Octavius delivers the wider benefits that a modern, integrated transport network can bring to local communities For Octavius, ensuring the communities we work alongside are still able to thrive during our presence is as important as the infrastructure we create. […]
RCE Black Country Framework win: new region, new customers
Octavius’ Regional Civil Engineering (RCE) business has won a place on the new £150M Black Country Framework. Organisations, mainly local authorities, across the West Midlands will use the framework to procure a wide range of services to expand, renew and maintain their highways infrastructure. “This is a significant win for Octavius RCE,” said Chris Ellis […]
Salford University car park: a modular solution supporting campus growth
What we delivered The Octavius and SiderPark modular system delivered a fast, flexible, and cost-effective solution for the University of Salford, transforming an underused area into 462 parking spaces, nearly doubling existing capacity. Around 30% cheaper than traditional pre-cast concrete construction, the system enabled the university to increase parking provision quickly and with minimal disruption. […]
Manchester Victoria North East Gateway: All about people and community
Victoria North East Gateway is a package of road, cycle and walking route enhancements that improve access to Manchester city centre, public transport and provide connections to walking and cycling schemes in other parts of the city. Octavius is Manchester City Council’s, Principal contractor for the project, which marks the company’s first win on the Manchester City Council […]
Social value champion: How to embed social value creation
Putting social value at the heart of project delivery is one of the many ways Octavius delivers the wider benefits that a modern, integrated transport network can bring to local communities For Octavius, ensuring the communities we work alongside are still able to thrive during our presence is as important as the infrastructure we create. […]
AfA: The Story Behind A Successful Handover
Another new Access for All (AfA) upgraded station opens. But before the ceremonies, ribbon-cutting and public appreciation, there’s a story. It’s one of consultation, attention to detail and applied expertise. While the overall aim of making rail travel easier for all is a constant, the precise means of getting to a successful outcome is always […]
Greener modular technology transforms car parking at Ely Hospital
Octavius Infrastructure has successfully completed a new multi-storey modular car park at Ely Hospital, Ely. The three-level plus ground-level car park provides a total of 271 spaces, including sixteen designated disabled bays, eight EV charging points, external bicycle parking, and two lifts. The new facility transforms the former MOD social club site and porters lodge […]
Lyneham Banks reinstatement: reconnecting communities
About the project Closed following a major landslip in 2022, the B4069 at Lyneham Banks, Wiltshire, was successfully reinstated and future proofed in a high-profile project delivered by the Octavius Highways team. The project restored a major transport route which, prior to the landslip carried more than 5,500 vehicles each weekday. Communities were reconnected and […]
Ryde Pier completion: a legacy of innovation and social value
You know an innovation is good when it starts to stick. You know a project is successful when the benefits extend beyond enhanced infrastructure. As Octavius hands back Ryde Pier to South Western Railway, enabling the first trains to run in eight months, the team leaves a legacy of innovation and social value. Ryde Pier […]