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Highlights
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Company news
Amey chief executive Andy Milner leaves the company
After more than a decade with the company. Andy Milner has stepped down as Amey CEO.Read more -
Climate change
Climate emergency tops the urban political agenda, says new report
‘Greta effect’ catapults climate emergency to the top of the urban political agenda, according to Arup’s new city leaders' survey.Read more -
Water & Waste
Yorkshire Water awards £650m infrastructure frameworks
Yorkshire Water appoints nine companies to infrastructure frameworks worth a combined £650m.Read more
Latest news and analysis
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Diversity
Diversity – less of a buzzword, more of a buzz
Truly diverse teams see solutions and opportunities that might be invisible to conventional ways of seeing.Read more -
International
Backing the best of UK infrastructure exports
Infrastructure Intelligence is supporting an awards programme promoting UK-based professional services firms working internationally.Read more -
Roads
Atkins bags five-year highways contract in Wiltshire
Highways framework contract includes a focus on deployment of innovative technology solutions.Read more -
Construction
Industry rallies to support Clugston workers
The construction industry is rallying together to help 150 workers who have lost their jobs after the Clugston Group collapsed last week.Read more -
Modern Methods of Construction
Mace launches next generation construction method
Mace creates Mace Tech, a new business unit to manage and deliver advanced off-site sub-assembly construction methods harnessing the latest technologies.Read more -
Mental Health
Framework partnership to provide £600k of mental health funding for schools
Pagabo partnership to provide £600k of mental health funding for the Education Alliance.Read more -
Northern Powerhouse
Northern Powerhouse in sharp focus as main parties set out plans to rebalance UK economy
Senior figures from the two main political parties have set out their party’s approach to the Northern Powerhouse.Read more -
General election 2019
Three major parties have a newfound appreciation for infrastructure
The construction sector should welcome the election pledges by Labour, Conservatives and the Lib Dems to spend big sums on infrastructure, says ACE's chief executive.Read more -
highways
Balfour Beatty wins £217m highways contract with Lincolnshire County Council
Balfour Beatty wins six-year £217m highways contract with Lincolnshire County Council, with an option to extend for a further six years.Read more -
Housing
Port of Leith Housing Association seals £40m investment in affordable homes for rent
New £40m funding to bolster Port of Leith Housing Association’s plans to create more than 650 social and mid-market homes for rent by 2025.Read more -
Infrastructure and society
Enabling Better Infrastructure programme launches worldwide
New programme launched to help global policy-makers plan better infrastructure for the good of society.Read more -
Construction contracts
ISG wins £89m Cardiff Transport Interchange construction contract
ISG wins £89m construction contract to deliver the Cardiff Transport Interchange building, taking its tally of work awarded at Welsh capital’s Central Square scheme past £200m.Read more -
Climate change
The end of the world as we know it?
Hard-hitting report details the opportunities and threats the world faces over the coming decades.Read more -
Company news
AECOM appoints Stephen Gleave as cities lead for Manchester
New appointment for AECOM in Manchester is a local leader who understands the dynamics and priorities of the region.Read more -
Cycling infrastructure
Work set to begin on new 7km cycle route in London
Work to introduce new segregated cycle lanes and upgrade pedestrian crossings at Kew Bridge set to begin on 12 December.Read more -
Construction output
Construction remains in doldrums, according to latest PMI figures
Ongoing political and Brexit uncertainty sees output fall in all three broad categories of construction.Read more -
Women in engineering
Employ more women in STEM roles or get left behind, says WISE campaign
WISE says that the UK needs 30% of women in core STEM, as it publishes its annual analysis of ONS data.Read more -
Construction contracts
FIDIC launches new subcontract for plant and design-build
New subcontract launched by FIDIC to add to its suite of international construction contracts.Read more -
Infrastructure and society
AECOM signs new partnership with the Social Value Portal
AECOM signs three-year partnership with the Social Value Portal to measure the impact of its social value activities in the UK and Ireland.Read more -
Infrastructure delivery
Industry needs to work harder to avoid contractual disputes, says new report
HKA’s Crux report highlights sector-by-sector insight into causes of disputes on major capital projects around the world.Read more
Most read
Housing
Government to borrow to invest in new homes, says Javid
The communities secretary says “a lot needs to happen” to address the housing crisis.Read more
Diversity
Transforming the future with Women in Engineering Day
Global awareness campaign, coordinated by the Women’s Engineering Society, aims to increase profile of women in engineering worldwide.Read more
Weekly round-up - 13 March 2015
Hayes confirms Highways England start date, Spaghetti Junction repairs extended, big firms will have to reveal gender pay gap and Crossrail tunnelling last leg.Read more
Business
Grasping the case for growth in the UK starts with clear political decisions - today not tomorrow.
There has never been a better time to invest in UK infrastructure. So why are we still making it so difficult, asks Baroness Jo ValentineRead more
Featured video
Airports
VIDEO: Stunning fly-through shows Manchester Airport transformation
Find out how Manchester Airport will look in ten years time after its £10bn transformation.Read more
Airports
Video: Captain Jock Lowe on the Heathrow alternative
One of the team behind the rival Heathrow option says his scheme does not require a new runway just an extension of an existing one.Read more
Planning
Video: Tony Travers on better compensation for better delivery
Introducing better compensation measures is one thing that could be done to push projects through more quickly, says Tony Travers, director at the London School of Economics.Read more
Structures
Video: So what exactly is Cross Laminated timber?
Sky’s Health and Fitness Centre is the latest cross-laminated timber structure to open on its west London campus. Read the feature and watch the Trada-supported video.Read more
Airports
Video: Interview with Heathrow chief executive John Holland-Kaye
Time for the infrastructure design and construction supply chain to engage with Heathrow ahead of a 2020 target start date to build the airport of the future, says Holland-Kaye.Read more