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News and analysis
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Company news
Balfour Beatty appoints Chris Johnson as chief technology officer
Balfour Beatty’s newly created role of chief technology officer aims to accelerate drive for sustainable innovation.Read more -
Network Rail
Historic canal resurrected to help deliver railway for the future
Leeds and Liverpool Canal will be brought back into industrial use next year to transport goods to help replace a Victorian railway bridge.Read more -
Company news
Kier Group appoints Matthew Lester as chairman
Former chief financial officer of Royal Mail appointed as new Kier Group chair with effect from 1 January.Read more -
Diversity
Diversity – less of a buzzword, more of a buzz
Truly diverse teams see solutions and opportunities that might be invisible to conventional ways of seeing.Read more -
Climate change
Climate emergency tops the urban political agenda, says new report
‘Greta effect’ catapults climate emergency to the top of the urban political agenda, according to Arup’s new city leaders' survey.Read more -
Water & Waste
Yorkshire Water awards £650m infrastructure frameworks
Yorkshire Water appoints nine companies to infrastructure frameworks worth a combined £650m.Read more -
International
Backing the best of UK infrastructure exports
Infrastructure Intelligence is supporting an awards programme promoting UK-based professional services firms working internationally.Read more -
Company news
Amey chief executive Andy Milner leaves the company
After more than a decade with the company. Andy Milner has stepped down as Amey CEO.Read more -
Roads
Atkins bags five-year highways contract in Wiltshire
Highways framework contract includes a focus on deployment of innovative technology solutions.Read more -
Construction
Industry rallies to support Clugston workers
The construction industry is rallying together to help 150 workers who have lost their jobs after the Clugston Group collapsed last week.Read more -
Modern Methods of Construction
Mace launches next generation construction method
Mace creates Mace Tech, a new business unit to manage and deliver advanced off-site sub-assembly construction methods harnessing the latest technologies.Read more -
Mental Health
Framework partnership to provide £600k of mental health funding for schools
Pagabo partnership to provide £600k of mental health funding for the Education Alliance.Read more -
Northern Powerhouse
Northern Powerhouse in sharp focus as main parties set out plans to rebalance UK economy
Senior figures from the two main political parties have set out their party’s approach to the Northern Powerhouse.Read more -
General election 2019
Three major parties have a newfound appreciation for infrastructure
The construction sector should welcome the election pledges by Labour, Conservatives and the Lib Dems to spend big sums on infrastructure, says ACE's chief executive.Read more -
highways
Balfour Beatty wins £217m highways contract with Lincolnshire County Council
Balfour Beatty wins six-year £217m highways contract with Lincolnshire County Council, with an option to extend for a further six years.Read more -
Housing
Port of Leith Housing Association seals £40m investment in affordable homes for rent
New £40m funding to bolster Port of Leith Housing Association’s plans to create more than 650 social and mid-market homes for rent by 2025.Read more -
Infrastructure and society
Enabling Better Infrastructure programme launches worldwide
New programme launched to help global policy-makers plan better infrastructure for the good of society.Read more -
Construction contracts
ISG wins £89m Cardiff Transport Interchange construction contract
ISG wins £89m construction contract to deliver the Cardiff Transport Interchange building, taking its tally of work awarded at Welsh capital’s Central Square scheme past £200m.Read more -
Climate change
The end of the world as we know it?
Hard-hitting report details the opportunities and threats the world faces over the coming decades.Read more -
Company news
AECOM appoints Stephen Gleave as cities lead for Manchester
New appointment for AECOM in Manchester is a local leader who understands the dynamics and priorities of the region.Read more