News releases
13.12.22
Costain appointed to support United Utilities on net zero journey
Costain has been appointed by United Utilities to provide consultancy, engineering and design support services to deliver the Concept and Definition Phase of works to help phase out fossil fuels within the network. The contract is worth £360,000 and is the latest to demonstrate Costain’s role at the heart of driving UK infrastructure’s transition to Net Zero.
21.06.22
Launch of Hydrogen South West consortium to accelerate the transition to a net zero future
Costain one of nine leading organisations that have joined forces to drive the development of a hydrogen infrastructure ecosystem.
07.04.22
Alex Vaughan, Chief Executive Officer at Costain welcomes the UK energy strategy
Alex Vaughan, Chief Executive Officer at Costain welcomes the UK Energy strategy, published today.
10.11.21
Removing carbon-emitting HGVs by 2040 welcomed by Costain
Costain welcomes today’s commitment by the Department for Transport that all new heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) must emit zero emissions by 2040. As lead partner in the Electric Roads Consortium (ERC), Costain will be responsible for integrating the various technologies that are needed to bring this programme together to deliver a decarbonised road freight network to the UK.
13.11.20
Lara Young wins prestigious industry award
Lara Young, group carbon manager at Costain, has been awarded a Highways UK 2020 Associate Laureate award for her commitment to driving forward the climate change agenda within transport.
20.10.20
Costain part of proving hydrogen can be distributed via existing gas networks
Costain, the smart infrastructure solutions company, in collaboration with the gas networks, has produced a feasibility study that will contribute to the ongoing assessments of the ability to use the existing UK gas transmission and distribution networks to transport hydrogen.
01.10.20
Costain to transition its fleet to clean sustainable fuel sources as it joins the Climate Group EV100
Costain is taking another step closer to realising its ambitions to lead UK infrastructure into a net zero carbon future, as it joins the Climate Group EV100 and pledges to transition 100% of its fleet to electric or other clean sustainable fuel sources such as hydrogen.
17.07.20
London HS2 contractors launch scheme to help tackle homelessness, improve skills and benefit local communities
Today (Friday 17 July) HS2 Minister, Andrew Stephenson MP has launched a major social legacy programme to be delivered by HS2 London contractors SCS called Empowering Communities, intended to benefit communities along the final part of the HS2 route into London.
02.07.20
Costain Skanska joint venture delivers significant ‘social value’ to communities in London
The Costain Skanska joint venture (CSjv) team working in partnership with HS2 has today shared details of its legacy programme that has created vast numbers of local jobs, invested in SMEs and challenged the stereotypical diversity of a construction project.
01.07.20
Costain makes commitment to put environment first at COP26 business leaders' event
Alex Vaughan CEO was among 200 of Britain’s business leaders to make a joint commitment to put the environment first at a COP26 business leaders’ virtual meeting this week.