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Highlights
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Climate change
UK struggling to keep pace with climate change impacts
Government needs to start acting on best advice, says Climate Change Committee.Read more -
Construction contracts, Post-Covid recovery
Pandemic sees average UK dispute value jump 117% in 2020
Covid sees average dispute value jump 117% to £27.7m, but UK remains global leader for timely resolutions.Read more -
Post-Covid recovery, digital
Information management in construction ‘can deliver productivity boost’
Landmark report reveals critical role of information management in UK’s economic recovery.Read more
Latest news and analysis
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Industry challenge and change
Industry roundtable to discuss construction consultancy in a changing world
New Consultancy 4.0 campaign to highlight how construction consultancies are adapting to change.Read more -
Midlands Connect
Midlands Engine Rail could create and safeguard thousands of jobs
Rail programme could lead construction boom that creates and safeguards over 3,500 jobs.Read more -
Net Zero
Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment now online
Code has been developed on behalf of the CLC, as part of the CLC’s Construct Zero Initiative.Read more -
Net Zero
Tarmac commits to renewable fuel in rail freight sustainability drive
Tarmac and DB Cargo UK’s delivery of construction materials on key route will be powered by 100% renewable fuel.Read more -
Planning
Webinar to focus on role of placemaking in levelling up the UK
A webinar on Friday 25 June will explore placemaking and what it means for the government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda.Read more -
Consultancy and Engineering Awards 2021
Consultancy award to recognise value of advice given to clients
Firms have the opportunity to gain recognition for their work providing additional value to the clients they work with.Read more -
Company news
BAM Nuttall praises collaboration after solid 2020 performance
2020 pandemic sees fall in profits and margin, but year ends with record order book of £3.4bn.Read more -
Fixing the way we build major infrastructure
Construction needs to embrace disruption to drive transformational change, says Atkins Richard Robinson.Read more -
Frameworks
Pagabo announces new civils and infrastructure framework
Pagabo encourages firms to attend engagement webinar on 23 June for more information.Read more -
HS2
Turner & Townsend appointed as HS2’s procurement delivery partner
Turner & Townsend appointed as HS2’s procurement delivery partner, providing supply chain and wider commercial support.Read more -
Digital transformation
Machines and humans united
Collaboration between human and machine can unlock the opportunity to transform the construction industry.Read more -
Renewable energy
A sea change in renewables
Tidal offers a potential solution to the UK’s growing requirement for green energy.Read more -
Carbon reduction
Not all carbon offsets are created equal
The carbon credit market is valued at over £300m a year but navigating voluntary carbon offsets is not easy.Read more -
Interview
Be bold, brave and let's collaborate for the common good
Emma-Jane Houghton outlines a positive future for the industry at the latest Infrastructure Intelligence online event.Read more -
Awards
New award to recognise industry Covid response
Opportunity for consultancy firms to be recognised for pandemic response.Read more -
Environment Agency
£501m Thames flood project passes key milestone
Government approval unlocks £60m funding so that detailed design and planning work can begin.Read more -
Devolution
Northern leaders call for greater devolution and rail investment certainty
Northern leaders call for strengthened role overseeing the region’s railways and certainty on investment.Read more -
Environment Agency
Work continues at pace on Port of Tilbury flood defences
Construction work well underway on £34m Port of Tilbury flood defence project.Read more -
Network Rail
Network Rail completes once-in-a-generation scheme at King’s Cross
Major works designed to future proof King’s Cross station and radically improve services completed this week.Read more -
Company news
AECOM appoints Rachel Billington as new ED&I lead for Europe
Billington will focus on inclusive people practices and collaborating with clients to drive industry change.Read more
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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?
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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