Produced for the industry by the Association for Consultancy and Engineering
Highlights
-
Digital railway
Network Rail seeks digital partner in potential £180m eight-year deal
Network Rail seeks a traffic management partner for its major digital railway transformation programme.Read more -
Housing, Scotland
Thousands of new homes supported by state-backed Building Scotland Fund
Almost half of a projected £150m fund for Scottish housing projects has been invested since its launch last year.Read more -
Mergers & Acquisitions
WYG agrees to be sold to US consultancy giant Tetra Tech
Major UK consultancy to be taken over as WYG board unanimously recommends Tetra Tech’s bid of 55p per share.Read more
Latest news and analysis
-
Diversity
Reverse mentoring, inspiring and promoting inclusion in construction
Two upcoming Manchester events on diversity and inclusion in construction should be of interest to consultancy and engineering firms.Read more -
Flood protection
£40m Great Yarmouth flood defence upgrade set to start
Flood defence work in Great Yarmouth will help protect more than 4,500 properties from tidal flooding.Read more -
Space flight
Government funding to enable airports to become spaceports
Future spaceports can apply for share of £2m to develop horizontal spaceflight in the UK, in new plans announced today.Read more -
Company news
Galliford Try confirms 350 construction job cuts
Galliford Try is set to shrink its construction activity by nearly a third and axe 350 jobs following a strategic review.Read more -
Water
AECOM secures major three-year contract with Irish Water
AECOM is to work on Irish Water’s capital investment programme through to 2021 and beyond.Read more -
Housing
£55m Homes England grant funding to boost development of 4,000 homes
Homes England agrees funding deals with 12 local authorities to deliver 4,000 homes across England.Read more -
International
Turner & Townsend appointed on Auckland City Rail Link
Global consultancy Turner & Townsend is set to work on the largest transport infrastructure project ever undertaken in New Zealand.Read more -
Management
Atkins appoints new technical director to lead masterplanning practice
New appointment to grow Atkins’ masterplanning offering in the UK.Read more -
Digital transformation
The two biggest barriers to digital transformation
If the industry wants innovative solutions, it must have innovative commercial models.Read more -
Social value
Social value-led procurement driving higher economic growth, says report
An increasing focus on social value is likely to change public procurement, says a new report from Social Enterprise UK.Read more -
Transport planning
Nominations open for Transport Planning Society People’s Award
The search is on for the best community-focused transport initiatives.Read more -
aerospace
Atkins and Vertical Aerospace take urban transportation to the skies
Atkins and Vertical Aerospace are working together on ambitious plans that could revolutionise urban travel.Read more -
Network Rail
Network Rail devolves structure and appoints five new regional managers
New executive leadership team to drive new “passenger first” approach.Read more -
Skills
Scotland moves to address housing skills gaps
The Scottish government is taking steps to improve skills to meet future housing demand.Read more -
Digital transformation
Why construction firms can no longer ignore digital construction
Technology is making a radical difference to the way construction businesses operate.Read more -
Roads
Highways England launches consultation on £1bn A66 upgrade
Options for the transformation of a key northern route, improving connections between the east and west of England, have been unveiled by DfT.Read more -
Scotland
Report urges “fundamental rethink” of Scotland’s approach to land development
Scottish Land Commission calls for “fundamental rethink” of speculative and market-driven approach to identifying and allocating land for development.Read more -
Health and wellbeing
New research building at Harwell will be unique in the UK
Work starts on research facility to transform understanding of diseases and speed up drug design.Read more -
Health and wellbeing
Kier Highways uses mini-series to launch conversation on mental health
Kier launches powerful video series to engage construction workers on mental health.Read more -
Holyrood to host ACE Scotland summer soirée
ACE Scotland’s annual summer networking reception takes place on 13 June at the Scottish parliament.Read more
Most read
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