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This is the time for the Canal & River Trust to push forward in its quest to safely maintain and conserve its historic resources, says Malcolm Horne, who became its chief infrastructure and programmes officer in March.<\/h3>\nThis is the time for the Canal & River Trust to push forward in its quest to safely maintain and conserve its historic resources, says Malcolm Horne, who became its chief infrastructure and programmes officer in March.<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
New Civil Engineer<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n The trust is a charity which owns 1,582 locks, 55 tunnels, 2,970 bridges, 281 aqueducts and 71 reservoirs on the English and Welsh canal networks. It recently awarded \u00a3800M worth of civil engineering contracts \u2013 its largest ever award for waterway engineering contracts\u2026<\/p>\n Horne explains that the trust\u2019s \u201cforward workload\u201d, particularly for its reservoir estate, embankments, culverts and other critical infrastructure, means it is important to get the most efficient delivery supply chain and processes in place through these contracts.\u2026<\/p>\n Challenge of old infrastructure \u2026And so the firms employed under the new contracts have a clear mandate to continue these \u2013 and other \u2013 positive impacts on the trust\u2019s assets.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The age of the trust\u2019s \u201dvery old\u201d infrastructure \u2013 in some cases around 200 years \u2013 provides a challenge\u2026<\/p>\n