British Tunnelling Society

British Tunnelling Society
Established1971
TypeCivil Engineering professional association
HeadquartersOne Great George Street
London, SW1
Region served
United Kingdom
FieldsTunnel-related matters
Membership
800 individual members
(as of 2016)[1]
Key people
Rod Young
(BTS Chairman)
Alasdair Fraser
(BTSYM Chair)
AffiliationsInstitution of Civil Engineers
Websitebritishtunnelling.com

The British Tunnelling Society (BTS) is a professional association established in London, UK, in 1971 by tunnelling professionals, led by Sir Harold Harding. The BTS is a learned society of the Institution of Civil Engineers, its mission being to provide a forum for meetings and discussion on tunnel-related matters.

The BTS took part in the founding of the International Tunneling and Underground Space Association (ITA-AITES)[2] in 1974 and represents the UK on its General Assembly. In 2016, the BTS had 800 members[3] making it one of the largest.[citation needed] The current chairman of the BTS, Rod Young, assumed the position in May 2022.

  1. ^ "Annual Reports and Accounts for the Year Ended 31 December 2010" (PDF). British Tunnelling Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  2. ^ "About the BTS". www.britishtunnelling.org.uk.
  3. ^ "The British Tunnelling Society". Archived from the original on 15 February 2017.