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Highlights
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European CEO Conference 2019
Heathrow boss to speak at high-level European construction CEO conference
High-level CEO conference set to attract top European construction leadersRead more -
National Infrastructure Commission
Utility regulators must have new powers to tackle climate change, says NIC
The UK will fail to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 if regulators aren’t given new powers, according to a report from the National Infrastructure Commission.Read more -
Construction
Middlesbrough launches £250m digital city development
A £250m project aiming to establish Middlesbrough as the UK’s main digital city has been unveiled.Read more
Latest news and analysis
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Year in Infrastructure Awards 2019
Finalists announced for Year in Infrastructure 2019 Awards
Entries from more than 60 countries were submitted in this year’s Bentley Systems Year in Infrastructure Awards.Read more -
Construction
Brexit uncertainty sparks slump in construction recruitment, says Randstad
Summer ‘didn’t happen’ according to Randstad, as fellow recruiters PageGroup and Robert Walters both issue profit warnings.Read more -
HS2
Fresh doubts continue to swirl around HS2
New call for government to abandon HS2 is strongly rebutted by northern transport figures, as media reports emerge that Leeds-Sheffield link could be scrapped.Read more -
Green energy
Labour pledges five-fold increase in offshore wind capacity
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn unveils plans for big increase in offshore wind.Read more -
Health and wellbeing
RTPI highlights link between good planning and mental health
The links between good planning and mental health have been highlighted in a new RTPI training resource.Read more -
Housing
Norwich council estate named as UK’s best new building
Pioneering council estate becomes first social housing project to win the prestigious RIBA Stirling Prize in the award’s 23-year history.Read more -
Future of Consultancy campaign
Consultancy sector mobilises to embrace seismic change
Initial findings from ACE’s Future of Consultancy research will be launched in London next week.Read more -
Transport for London
TfL sets out plans for safer and less disruptive roadworks
London’s biggest utility companies have signed up to TfL’s Roadworks Charter, which sets new targets for making works safer and less disruptive.Read more -
Highways England
Atkins wins £49m Highways England contract
Atkins appointed principal designer for Highways England’s improvement schemes in the east of England.Read more -
Market survey
Warning signs as productivity continues to be construction’s Achilles heel
Productivity remains the Achilles heel of construction, with industry still not prioritising solutions.Read more -
Awards
Pioneering autism centre named as RICS UK Project of the Year
The £18m Caudwell International Children's Centre emerges on top, as over 90 of the UK's most outstanding projects went head-to-head for top national accolades at the RICS Awards.Read more -
FIDIC Mexico City 2019
FIDIC Mexico City 2019 - post-conference magazine out now!
A special online issue of Infrastructure Intelligence International has been published.Read more -
Brexit
Construction needs breathing space on post-Brexit visas, says new CITB report
Construction needs greater simplicity and a breathing space on planned visa restrictions following the UK’s departure from the EU, say the Construction Industry Training Board.Read more -
Water
Portsmouth Water appoints Atkins for £100m strategic reservoir project
Portsmouth Water has appointed Atkins as principal designer to progress Havant Thicket Reservoir, the first new reservoir to be built in the south-east since the 1970s.Read more -
Railways
Preliminary work to develop options for Edinburgh Waverley station approved
Scottish government approves £15m investment to develop infrastructure options for Waverley approaches, with funding aiming to move options to next phase.Read more -
Future of Consultancy campaign
Book now to attend Future of Consultancy launch event
Initial findings from ACE’s Future of Consultancy research will be launched at an industry event in London next week.Read more -
Company news
Emma Porter promoted to MD at Story Contracting
Emma Porter has been named the new managing director of Story Contracting’s construction division.Read more -
Network Rail
Network Rail cloud migration project recognised as industry leader
Two-year IT transformation project brings savings of £2m on overhead costs alone.Read more -
Transport for London
Construction of major new cycleway in east London set to begin this winter
New 5km cycleway between Hackney and Westferry set to transform roads for walking and cycling, creating new segregated cycle lanes and pedestrian crossings.Read more -
Roads
Chancellor announces £25bn roads investment for 2020-25
A cautious industry welcome for chancellor’s roads announcement, but figure still falls short of previously requested £29bn.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?
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