EUROPE society ’ s aims is the attraction of ‘ new blood ’ into the industry . Through our Young Members , we regularly attend schools , universities and career fairs , giving prospective tunnellers a taste of what the industry offers . A strength of the BTS is that we welcome all tunnelling personnel within the industry , giving a greater depth to the ability and knowledge available .
The society has strong ties with both TunnelSkills and TUCA ; these bodies are the industry ’ s response to the potential shortfall of skilled and competent personnel to ensure its future capability to deliver .
As an industry we have probably never had such a promising period ahead of us , with a range of projects currently underway or in the pipeline , and there has never been a better time to embark on a career in tunnelling .
With numerous LUL contracts and National Grid Power Tunnels well underway and Crossrail recently passing the halfway mark , we are looking to the next phase of works . Hinkley , Shieldhall , Bank Station and Northern Line Extension are all due to begin soon ; Tideway , Silvertown and HS2 will become a reality in the near future . I cannot begin to mention numerous small schemes for utilities that tend to go unnoticed in the press .
In summary , the UK tunnelling industry is in an excellent position and I look forward to the coming years and the challenging work ahead for all of us .
Association Information
ASSOCIATION TYPE
A Learned Society . The BTS is an Associated Society of the Institution of Civil Engineers ( ICE ).
LOCATION
The Institution of Civil Engineers , London , UK .
FOUNDED
1971
KEY PEOPLE
Chairman , Roger Bridge , Vice Chairman , Mark Leggett
NO . OF MEMBERS
In excess of 700 individual members and 60 corporate members
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