Congratulations to the National Buried Infrastructure Facility (NBIF) at the University of Birmingham on winning the Research and Studies category at the Institution of Civil Engineers West Midlands Awards and being crowned the overall winner.
This recognition for the large-scale testing programme assessing bedding factors for rigid concrete pipes is a fantastic achievement and highlights the value of collaborative industry research in advancing infrastructure performance and standards.
Special congratulations to Wuzhou Zhai for securing the funding, leading the experimental work, and analysing the data.
We are proud to have supported this important project alongside FP McCann Ltd Marshalls Civils & Drainage Elite Precast Concrete, and to have contributed to such a strong NBIF team effort.
A great example of academia and industry working together to deliver meaningful research outcomes for the sector.
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