15 August 2002
An highway engineer at Mouchel's Northallerton office has become the first female to gain Chartered Engineer status via the Institution of Highways and Transportation (IHT). This new route to becoming a recognised Chartered Engineer was established in 2001 and has since enabled 30 plus engineers to qualify.

Alison Wilstrop, who has 12 years experience in highways design, development and infrastructure projects, comments: "I decided not to go down the traditional Institute of Civil Engineering route because the IHT route looked simpler. The process took me just two months to gather the relevant information together and the IHT were extremely helpful throughout."

Alison has worked for Mouchel within its Northallerton office for just over two years and advises clients such as the Highways Agency and North Yorkshire County Council on motorway schemes, town centre refurbishments and trunk road improvement schemes. She previously advised on development and infrastructure projects in Cardiff, South Wales.

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Mouchel plc
Stuart Black - Group Business Development Director
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