Managing changes and charging for them are major issues for design firms. Steve Lett of management consultant Invennt offers some tips on an essential skill for improving business performance.
The political, social and economic imperative to break down the north-south divide with investment in transport, energy and communications infrastructure is clearly growing, says Antony Oliver
Russia needs investment of $30bn a year to upgrade its infrastructure and new rules make PPP schemes faster and cheaper to negotiate, says Vladislav Zabrodin.
What was Brunel’s direct descendent Morwenna Wilson doing in an origami boat? Helping promote engineering as a career, says Paul Jackson, a vital activity for a sector needing 182,000 new recruits a year.