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ACE
Time for the Government to honour its promises on HS2, says ACE
The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) calls on Government to collaborate with industry leaders now.Read more -
£420m Port of Aberdeen crowned Scotland's largest port
Transformational project "will support increased jobs and investment for decades to come".Read more -
John Laing completes £204m acquisition of assets from HICL Infrastructure PLC
John Laing Group, a leading international investor and active manager of core infrastructure assets, has invested £204m to acquire HICL Infrastructure PLC’s entire equity interest in four UK public-private partnership projects, in addition to aRead more
Latest news and analysis
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Skills
Leeds College of Building receives silver rating
Higher level courses at the college have grown significantly over the last five years.Read more -
Housing
Homes by Esh gets go-ahead for new Darlington site
Planning permission granted for 144 new homes, with sales set to launch next year.Read more -
Carbon reduction
Construction leaders to launch carbon database initiative
Data is construction’s strongest ally in decarbonising built environmentRead more -
Transport for London
Costain appointed to deliver major London road upgrade
Transport for London commissions firm for A40 improvementsRead more -
Artificial Intelligence
Reducing the carbon-intensive nature of infrastructure projects
How the civils and infrastructure community can use data to drive sustainability across a range of projects.Read more -
Construction Leadership Council
CLC announces plan to boost industry productivity by 25%
Construction Leadership Council publishes new reportRead more -
Appointments
On the move – new industry appointments
Accelar, Stantec and Northern all make staff announcementsRead more -
New city could benefit from millions injected by UKREiiF event
Projected growth of UKREiiF means event organisers are now looking to Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham, as well as existing home of Leeds.Read more -
Green travel
New £2.86m e-bike for hire scheme in Leeds has positive start
More than 1,600 trips have been made on the new e-bikes in the city centre.Read more -
Net Zero
Kier joins pioneering project to develop embodied carbon calculation solution
Data accuracy is key to company’s net zero strategyRead more -
Survey
Property investors clamour for farmland in Q3
Latest Land Development Demand Index data releasedRead more -
Buildings
Structural works complete on new £12m band facility at Sandhurst
Willmott Dixon is working on the purpose-built facility for the army.Read more -
Net Zero
Britons want to move further and faster in delivering net zero infrastructure, says new report
Data released from Global Infrastructure Investor Association (GIIA) and Ipsos studyRead more -
Electric vehicles
Octopus customers take part in trial to balance grid with EVs
Trial led by National Grid ESO uses electric cars for the first timeRead more -
MMC
VBC brings MMC centre of excellence to Ireland
Volumetric Building Companies opens new operation in County MonaghanRead more -
Frameworks
Pagabo's Professional Services Framework opens for bids with new Scotland offering
Four-year framework will launch in April 2024Read more -
Company news
Engineering consultancy Rodgers Leask expands in Bristol
Relocation follows regional success and team expansionRead more -
Education
Morgan Sindall Construction hands over new £14.8m Nottinghamshire school
Millside Spencer Academy creates 315 primary and 26 nursery school placesRead more -
Frameworks
Pagabo’s £1.6bn decarbonisation frameworks open for bids
Frameworks will run for four years once liveRead more -
Education
New College Durham students move into new £8.9m learning space
Esh Construction completes work on new facilityRead more
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