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Promotion News – Festus Robert

We are excited to announce that Festus Robert has been promoted to Transport Analyst. Festus joined Connect a year ago having impressed us at interview with his enthusiasm, eagerness, and the skills he had gained from previous ventures. As a Graduate Transport Planner he quickly grew into the role and Read more…

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Planning Reform and the new NPPF

As promised, the consultation draft of the proposed new NPPF was released yesterday. We have until 23:45 on 24th September to respond. There is also some explanatory text published alongside the tracked-changes consultation draft. As a Transport Planning consultancy, we have be drawn to our familiar ‘Chapter 9 Promoting sustainable Read more…

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Planning Reform July 2024

“We will reform the planning rules to build the homes and infrastructure the country desperately needs.” “We will improve public transport, transforming our buses and our railways to connect our country. We will bring rail services under public ownership and put passengers at the heart of our transport systems.” – Read more…

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Socially Connected 2024

It’s February which means one thing in the Connect calendar – our weekend away! We were so impressed with last year’s venue that we went back for more. Carmarthenshire gave us its best fog and lowest visibility, but inside the barn was warm, dry and buzzing with Team Connect plus Read more…

Festus Robert, Connect Consultants

Welcome Festus Robert

We are delighted to announce that Festus Robert has joined Connect as a Graduate Transport Planner in our Transport Planning Team. He has a BSc in Civil Engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana, and a MSc in Transport Engineering and Planning from the University Read more…

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Transport Planning Win at Ingatestone

£450,000.00: SAVED. (and permission granted for Office Headquarters and Care Home in Ingatestone) As much as all highway engineers and transport planners love modelling, designing and building new junctions, this one was simply unnecessary… …and, in successfully removing the need for the signal junction, we saved the development a hefty Read more…

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International Women in Engineering Day 2023

Happy International Women in Engineering Day 2023! In the build-up to INWED2023, the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) asked nine of their female engineer Members a series of questions about the sector, and what needs to be improved to encourage more women into engineering roles. Our own Principal Read more…

Bike Week 2023, Connect Consultants

Bike Week 2023

This week is Bike Week 2023. Actually, it’s Bike Week 100, as this year it is celebrating its centenary. Cycling UK promotes this week as a celebration of everyday cycling for everyone, and at Connect we like to celebrate it by encouraging our team members to do the right thing Read more…