Video from RCIS Property Hustings event

Video's from RCIS's recent Property Hustings event, 19th January 2010:

Sarah Teather:

Nick Raynsford:

Grant Shapps:

Sound Design

IET Faraday (from The Institute of Engineering and Technology) is an exciting year-long programme of resources, activities, competitions and events designed to inspire young people about science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).

'Urban Evolution' - this year's theme looks at some of the most innovative structures we live amongst today, as well as what we might have in the future. As part of this theme they have showcased the work undertaken by Capita Symonds' Acoustics team on the O2 in Dublin.

"The Acoustic Engineering team were faced with a daunting challenge – turning the historic Point Theatre in Dublin into a 14,000-seat modern concert venue. The whole site had to be transformed and completely redeveloped from the existing warehouse space into a world-class venue with unparalleled acoustics. The challenge? The building is right in the centre of a residential area – requiring the acoustic team to come up with a solution that means the noise from the newly named O2 Dublin did not exceed its planning licensing limits." Find out more and watch the video on the IET Faraday website

New website

We've launched our new website!

Have a look at www.capitasymonds.co.uk

It's got lots of nice new features, and all new content - we hope you like it.

We'd love to know what you think - so if you have any comments, email us at website.capitasymonds@capita.co.uk

Prince Charles gives speech to RIBA

Further to all the discussions over the last few days, you can now see for yourself what Prince Charles had to say at the RIBA yesterday. (And make up your own mind).

Go to the Building Design website to read coverage, opinions and the full transcript.

Read some reactions on The Architects' Journal website

You can also watch the coverage from Channel 4 News:

Westminster Accademy Video on BBC

BBC have added a video on their website featuring the Westminster Accademy, which Capita Symonds project managed. Watch the video below.



Go to the full article on the BBC's website

Ken Dodd opens Southport's Lord Street

The £4m refurbishment to Southport's famous Lord Street shopping boulevard is now complete.

To celebrate the occasion local legend Ken Dodd was present to unveil a commemorative plaque.

A Team from Capita Symonds designed, supervised and project managed the redevelopment on behalf of Sefton Council’s Planning Department.

Find out More about the Lord Street redevelopment project




The video below is from the Liverpool Daily Post (courtesy of Sefton Borough Council):

Capita Symonds on TV

Capita Symonds hit the small screen this weekend in a programme entitled "Careers in the Environmental Sector".

The show aired on Saturday at 6:30pm on Information TV (SKY Digital channel 166 & FreeSat channel 406).

The show, which was presented by Gail Porter, included interviews from the following Capita Symonds employees:

• John Southgate, Executive Director - Infrastructure
• Nadia Dew, Senior Environmental Consultant
• Paul Landsborough, Associate Director
• Victoria King, Graduate in the Flood Risk and Water Management Team
• Paul Hlinovsky, Senior Engineer, Flood Risk and Water Management Team

Don't worry if you missed it - the programme can also be viewed at Careers TV

Capita Symonds shortlisted for CMA 08 Award

We have been shortlisted for the Construction Marketing Awards 08 for "Best Use of Events & Exhibitions", for our stand at the 'Think 08' sustainability exhibition.

The full shortlist for all awards will be announced on 20th October on the CMA 08 website

The winners will be announced on 27th November 2008. Fingers crossed!

Find out more about our Capita Symonds at Think 08

Find out more about Sustainability within Capita Symonds

Watch our video from Think 08:

Mossband Viaduct and Eask Bridge videos

NCE (New Civil Engineer) magazine have recently posted a couple of videos on YouTube featuring projects Capita Symonds have been involved in.

Mossband Viaduct and Esk Bridge Move
Both of these projects are part of the bigger "M6 Extension project" to fill the missing link between Scotland and England - currently there is a 9km gap in motorway from the top of the M6 in Carlisle to the A74(M) near Gretna. The new stretch of motorway should ease safety concerns and create a through flow of traffic to and from Scotland on this major route.

Capita Symonds are providing Environmental Assessment, Management and Design, Geotechnical Engineering, Highway Design and Structural Engineering on the project.

Find out more about the M6 Extension project and our involvement


Mossband Viaduct


Esk Bridge Move

http://www.nce.co.uk/

Capita Symonds Video

If you want to find out more about life in Capita Symonds, our projects, working for us and more, have a look at some of our videos:

Go to our YouTube Channel
See videos on the Capita Symonds website

or watch some of them below:

Capita Symonds at Think 08


Jonathan Goring (our MD) talks about Successful People, Projects and Performance


Rob Firth talks about Capita Architecture


Working at Capita Symonds


Working at Capita Architecture


Wales Millennium Centre - Cardiff


Regeneration and Communities