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Infrastructure funding
WYG to lead consortium on supporting future infrastructure investment projects
Working with the European Investment Bank, WYG is part of efforts to mobilise financing to vital infrastructure schemes.Read more -
Station developments
£120m transformation of Glasgow Queen Street station on track
Glasgow Queen Street will enter a new phase this month as engineers begin work to complete the extension of the station’s platforms.Read more -
Appointments
Theresa May unveils the latest construction minister
Andrew Stephenson is the latest man at the helm for construction after Richard Harrington quit over the threat of a no-deal Brexit.Read more -
Payment
Pay up on time or risk losing public contracts, government warns contractors
In a fresh warning on the issue of prompt payment, suppliers face the prospect of losing out on public contracts if they fail to clean up their act.Read more -
Rail electrification
£160m rail electrification between Glasgow and Edinburgh completed on time
Scotland's cabinet secretary for infrastructure said the £160m investment in the project will be “genuinely transformational”.Read more -
Young engineers
First of its kind programme launched to inspire next generation of UK engineers
Mabey is hoping to encourage young people to pick a career in engineering with the start of its STEM Education Programme that uses LEGO® education materials.Read more -
Bridges
First look at proposed three-way “landmark” footbridge for Glasgow
Led by Scottish Canals, a new iconic footbridge could connect communities in Glasgow by 2021 if given the green light.Read more -
Thames Tideway Tunnel
Thames Tideway report 8% rise in costs but project still on track for 2024
As Tideway approach the half way point of construction, the company behind London's new 25km 'super sewer' has hailed progress made.Read more -
Infrastructure delivery
Counting the huge cost of infrastructure delays
Poor delivery of infrastructure projects is costing taxpayers globally more than $1.2 trillion.Read more -
Gender Balance
Concerns rise as Crossrail and HS2’s gender pay gap widens
Crossrail’s boss Mark Wild concedes that efforts to narrow the gender pay gap have “not been good enough” as both organisations strive to do more.Read more -
Infrastructure Pipeline
Greater accountability is needed to improve supply chain behaviours
Industry concerns are growing that the infrastructure pipeline has become unwieldy and lacks certainty.Read more -
Crossrail
Report slams DfT’s lack of governance and claims Crossrail warning signs were ignored
MPs want answers on how Crossrail was allowed to unravel and has hit out at laissez-faire attitude to costs potentially rising by nearly £3bn.Read more -
Women in engineering
Bigger gender pay gap could be good news, says WISE
Women in engineering campaign group says gender pay gap to widen before it shrinks.Read more -
London
City of London gives green light to 305m ‘Tulip’ tower
The application from Foster + Partners for the latest London skyscraper has been approved and would sit next door to the Gherkin.Read more -
Digital infrastructure
Digital Ventures harnesses creativity needed to make most of digital opportunities
As a non-executive director, Denise Bower is helping Mott MacDonald to embrace the opportunities that digital can bring to the industry.Read more -
Construction
“Construction needs someone to fight its corner” as sector suffers another slip
The IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Total Activity Index has reported the first back-to-back fall in commercial work since August 2016.Read more -
Network Rail
Network Rail sets aside £2bn for Wales and Borders railway
CP6 investment plans for Wales and the Borders have been unveiled by Network Rail as spending increases by more than a quarter.Read more -
Electric cars
The future is wireless: changing the UK’s approach to EV charging
While any investment in electric vehicle charging infrastructure is positive, Sarah Wixey of WYG wants more detail on where money will go.Read more -
Airports
First phase of Manchester Airport’s £1bn transformation complete
Millions of passengers at Manchester Airport are now set to be welcomed with a new state-of-the-art arrivals and departures pier.Read more -
Rising to the challenge of offsite manufacturing
New business models and new ways of working will be needed to deal with the coming revolution in construction delivery.Read more