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Social Value
The Infrastructure Intelligence Social Value Hub highlights news, views and opinion on an area that is becoming a hot topic for the construction and infrastructure industry. Social value is increasingly been highlighted as a crucial requirement on construction and infrastructure projects, with more and more clients are asking for the companies they work with to quantify the social good they can deliver on projects. This hub, provided in association with Thrive, will showcase news and features about social value to show that the sector is a key contributor to improving the quality of life for citizens in the UK and internationally.
Featured
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Budget must focus on green economy and infrastructure, says ACE
Focus on green economy and infrastructure is central to sustainable economic recovery, says leading trade association. -
New action plan to speed up delivery of major infrastructure projects
Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects action plan aims to speed up delivery of major infrastructure. -
Atkins launches industry first STEM school governor’s programme
Atkins professionals to volunteer at primary and secondary schools across England to help promote STEM subjects.
Articles
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Environment, Materials, Innovation, Research
Sugarcane by-products could replace brick and concrete
Low cost, low carbon construction material prototyped, as university, global architects and sugar manufacturer collaborate.Read more -
Social value
Loop launches survey aiming to reveal state of social value in construction
Social value experts looking for views from the construction industry until May 26.Read more -
Redevelopment
Atkins to deliver masterplan for around 1,600 homes in West Midlands
It is Atkins' largest commission from Homes England and runs until 2025.Read more -
Net Zero
Work is progressing at first Net Zero school refurb in Wales
Morgan Sindall Construction will boost school’s capacity from 800 to 1,100.Read more -
People & Careers, Diversity and inclusion, Health and wellbeing
People First Charter to tackle skills shortages and improve inclusivity
Charter will offer tailored support to help businesses put their people at the heart of everything they do.Read more -
Digital magazine
Editor’s message and March-April 2023 magazine download
The March-April 2023 edition of Infrastructure Intelligence is available to download now.Read more -
Social value
Gleeds launches charitable foundation
Gleeds Foundation pledges to donate £100,000 to UK charities every year.Read more -
Social value
Sophie Timms joins Impact Evaluation Standard Steering Committee
Timms is the corporate affairs director at Kier Group.Read more -
Net Zero, Climate Change Committee
Country still strikingly unprepared for climate change, says CCC
CCC progress report highlights lost decade in preparing and adapting for climate change.Read more -
Building Back Better
Cities urged to prioritise children’s needs in new urban design guide
New Arup design guide helps tackle air pollution, social inclusion and climate resilience.Read more -
National Infrastructure Commission, ACE
Go big where it counts to hit economic and climate goals, says NIC
ACE calls for confident policy approach, with infrastructure being central to a green and prosperous UK recovery.Read more -
Building Back Better, Infrastructure and society, Levelling up
Consultation underway on new infrastructure levy
New levy to make sure developers pay fair share for affordable housing and local infrastructure.Read more -
HS2, Building Back Better
HS2 construction driving economic growth in West Midlands
New figures show 422 businesses have benefited from £1.7bn in contracts.Read more -
Net Zero, Sustainable Cities, Building Back Better, Environment
Building momentum for restoring healthy cities
Samantha Deacon outlines the case for restoring healthy cities.Read more -
Technology, Innovation, Digital transformation
Pagabo raises standards as early adopter of digital credential platform
Almost 100 contractors on Pagabo projects first to benefit from Construct.idRead more -
Education, Construction, Social value
Creating an environment where young people can flourish
Morgan Sindall Construction to build SEN school in Barnet.Read more -
Net Zero, Building Back Better, Retrofitting
Retrofitting historic buildings could generate £35bn a year
Calls for a workforce to meet climate goals and safeguard historic buildings.Read more -
HS2, Recruitment and skills
HS2 partners sponsor Buckinghamshire careers fair
Fair will showcase job opportunities on Britain's new railway.Read more -
Infrastructure delivery, ACE, Building Back Better
New action plan to speed up delivery of major infrastructure projects
Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects action plan aims to speed up delivery of major infrastructure.Read more -
Apprenticeships, Scottish Water
Scottish Water launches biggest ever apprenticeships drive
Major recruitment campaign to hire 60 apprentices coincides with Scottish Apprenticeship Week.Read more -
Education, Social value, Diversity and inclusion
Atkins launches industry first STEM school governor’s programme
Atkins professionals to volunteer at primary and secondary schools across England to help promote STEM subjects.Read more -
offshore wind, Net Zero, Recruitment and skills
From the military to offshore wind
New careers for ex-servicemen demonstrates effort to plug skills shortages.Read more -
Engineering, Gender Balance, EngineeringUK
New report shows stark gender divide in engineering and technology degrees
115,000 more girls need to study maths or physics to bridge engineering gender gap.Read more -
Spring Statement, ACE, Net Zero
Budget must focus on green economy and infrastructure, says ACE
Focus on green economy and infrastructure is central to sustainable economic recovery, says leading trade association.Read more -
HS2, National Highways
HS2 paves way for growth and development around Manchester Airport
HS2 and National Highways plan for growth and development around Manchester Airport.Read more -
Nuclear, Energy Infrastructure, Social value
McAlpine wins major role on £1bn Sellafield project
McAlpine pledges positive and lasting community impact on 17-year £1bn Sellafield project.Read more -
HS2, Apprenticeships, Recruitment and skills
Hundreds more apprenticeship jobs on offer at HS2
HS2 launches apprenticeship recruitment drive during National Apprenticeship Week.Read more -
Health and wellbeing
2,500 female Kier employees set to access personalised health support
2,500 female Kier employees set to access personalised health support via digital app.Read more -
CITB, Recruitment and skills
225,000 extra construction workers needed by 2027, says CITB
New report shows 225,000 extra workers needed to meet UK construction demand by 2027.Read more -
Consultancy and Engineering Awards 2022, ACE
Hugely important night for a hugely important industry
Winners announced at Consultancy and Engineering Awards, where industry inspiration shone through.Read more -
HS2, Apprenticeships
HS2 celebrates creating over 1,000 apprenticeships
Milestone means HS2 is more than halfway on track to hit target of 2,000 apprentices.Read more -
Recruitment and skills
Kier partners with STEM Returners to get people back into the industry
Kier looking for ‘hidden workforce’ of skilled workers to return to STEM industry.Read more -
Procurement, Building Back Better
Pagabo announces 94 suppliers on £1bn framework
Pagabo announces 94 suppliers on latest £1bn medium works framework.Read more -
Net Zero, Building Back Better
‘Lots to welcome’ in Net Zero Review, say ACE and NIC
Industry reacts to Chris Skidmore's independent Net Zero Review.Read more -
Net Zero, Building Back Better
Use infrastructure to unlock net zero, says review
Recommendations include supporting green energy infrastructure, planning reform and building greener homes.Read more -
HS2, Recruitment and skills
HS2 opens doors to young people and jobseekers
HS2 invites young people and jobseekers to visit potential employers across HS2 construction sites.Read more -
Women into Construction, Gender Balance
Campaign group launches new programme to attract women into industry
Women Into Construction teams up with Home Builders Federation to tackle gender imbalance in the industry.Read more -
HS2, Building Back Better, Recruitment and skills
From cleaner to HS2 site engineer within a year
Star student from Nigeria climbs career ladder, two years after leaving his home country.Read more -
HS2, Building Back Better, Construction supply chain
Delivering a safer, more efficient culture along the supply chain
Brendan Anderson outlines an example of Clancy’s role as a supply chain partner with HS2.Read more -
HS2, Sustainability, Net Zero
Two main HS2 contractors achieve gold for sustainability
SCS JV and EKFB JV awarded gold standard by Supply Chain Sustainability School.Read more -
HS2
HS2 reveals design of "Bellingham" bridge in Birmingham
The 150-metre-long structure will bring HS2 trains into central Birmingham.Read more -
HS2, SMEs
HS2 contracts tip in favour of Northamptonshire truck firm
Work on high speed rail project brings new jobs and investment boost to GCN Tipper Hire.Read more -
Building Back Better, Public transport
Midlands Rail Hub plans £1.5bn of new and improved infrastructure by 2030
Midlands Connect says plan is the biggest step possible in levelling-up the Midlands.Read more -
Education, Modern Methods of Construction, Frameworks
£30m milestone as Lungfish Architects supports 1,400 new school places
Lungfish has partnered with Morgan Sindall Construction to deliver educational infrastructure projects across Derby.Read more -
Net Zero, Education, Recruitment and skills, Survey
Students turned off by careers crucial to UK’s net zero ambitions, says WSP report
New survey of almost 4,000 students reveals many not being drawn to sectors crucial to UK’s green transition.Read more -
HS2, Recruitment and skills
QPR’s young stars visit West London HS2 station site
HS2 partners with Queens Park Rangers football club to give youth players an insight into life on a construction site.Read more -
Social value, Frameworks
Pagabo celebrates £5bn social value milestone
National framework provider celebrates achievement made in last five years.Read more -
Social value, Public sector procurement
Industry heavyweights back Scape’s social value mission statement
Firms pledge to boost social value generation for the communities in which they work.Read more -
Mental Health, Procurement
Pagabo to introduce mental health questions into procurement process
Group CEO Gerard Toplass says asking about mental health is one of best ways to achieve greater accountability.Read more -
HS2, Recruitment and skills
College students tee up a new career on HS2
West Midlands students step into the world of work on T Level placements.Read more -
ACE, Consultancy and Engineering Awards 2022
High-profile editor to host rescheduled Consultancy and Engineering Awards
Times business technology editor Katie Prescott to host keenly anticipated Awards evening on 19 January.Read more -
Social value
Kier partners with Thrive to launch new social value calculator
Kier has launched a new calculator to track and demonstrate social value across the group.Read more -
Engineering, Recruitment and skills
Spotlight on T Levels awareness at 10th annual Tomorrow's Engineers Week
More work is needed to highlight awareness of T Levels says event organiser EngineeringUK.Read more -
Net Zero, Devolution
UK cities need greater control to deliver net zero, says ITC
New ITC report claims UK cities need greater control to deliver their net zero carbon plans.Read more -
Recruitment and skills, Awards
WSP secures gold standard
WSP awarded gold membership of The 5% Club for its support of early career professionals.Read more -
Building Back Better, Sustainable communities, Net Zero
Suffolk County Council adopts new guide for sustainable, people-first developments
New Streets Guide has been drawn up with sustainable design and engineering expert Stantec.Read more -
HS2, Diversity and inclusion
HS2 contractor hits gold for diversity and inclusion best practice
Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) has been awarded the Clear Assured Gold standard accreditation.Read more -
Engineering, Recruitment and skills
Industry urged to showcase engineering during 10th Tomorrow’s Engineers Week
Tomorrow’s Engineers Week runs from November 7 to 11.Read more -
Frameworks, Procurement, Social value
Pagabo issues PIN for £1bn framework
Pagabo puts suppliers on notice for four-year £1bn refit and refurbishment framework.Read more -
Diversity and inclusion, Social value
Celebrating career longevity
Clare B Marshall explores why workplace age-inclusivity needs to move up the priority list.Read more -
Social value, Levelling up, Recruitment and skills, Diversity and inclusion
Rethinking inclusive economic growth
Michelle Baker and Peter Masonbrook explore inclusive growth and attracting new talent to the industry.Read more -
Net Zero, Social value
Clancy partners with military veterans to support renewable energy
Clancy partners with social enterprise Scotland’s Bravest to support renewable energy investment.Read more -
Levelling up, Social value
Levelling up award for Tarmac
Company receives accolade for contribution to social mobility across UK in new awards scheme.Read more -
Building Back Better, Social value
Faithful+Gould and Morgan Sindall deliver new £40m school
Social value integral to project, with £1.88 forecast to go back to community for every £1 spent.Read more -
Smart Cities
How can smart cities solve structural and societal issues?
Turley’s Barny Evans outlines how smart cities could solve structural and societal issues.Read more -
High Speed Rail Group (HRSG), Levelling up
High speed rail essential to levelling up, says new HSRG report
Politicians, combined authorities, academics and transport leaders join forces to stress importance of rail in levelling up.Read more -
Construction, Recruitment and skills
Construction sector’s brightest young minds hold first event to shape industry’s future
The Future Innovation Group hold hackathon to identify and create solutions to the sector’s challenges.Read more -
Diversity and inclusion, Gender Balance
Unequal pay is main barrier for women in project management, new study reveals
Third of female project professionals cite unequal pay as main barrier for women, new APM study reveals.Read more -
HS2, Recruitment and skills
HS2 supports University of East London postgraduates into jobs
Skanska Costain STRABAG’s partnership with UEL is supporting graduates into employment on high speed rail line.Read more -
Frameworks
Pagabo starts race for new £1bn framework
Call goes out to suppliers to tender for Pagabo’s latest Medium Works frameworkRead more -
HS2, Diversity and inclusion
HS2 publishes annual EDI report
HS2 says its continuing to challenge its national supply chain to champion inclusivity.Read more -
Social value
Balfour Beatty joins forces with Steps to Hope to raise funds for people in need
Infrastructure group aims to raise more than £140,000 to support people in need in Edinburgh.Read more -
Social value, Sustainability, Building Back Better
Atkins wins place on latest London Legacy Development Corporation framework
Appointment sees Atkins closing in on 21 years of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park development.Read more -
Social value
Kier launches new tool to help tackle social deprivation
New Local Multiplier 3 will aid the group’s ability to show and improve how it is supporting communities across the UK.Read more -
Social value, Regeneration
How a new model of value can help Britain thrive
Atkins Zoe Metcalfe outlines need to rethink and fund social value to help communities thrive.Read more -
ACE, Diversity and inclusion
“Listen to your people” is key message at ACE’s first Building Inclusivity roundtable
Event explores how we can go “beyond pride” to create inclusive workplaces.Read more -
Net Zero, Environment
No time to lose for nature-based solutions
Webinar makes irresistible case for nature-based solutions and going beyond net zero.Read more -
Diversity and inclusion, Railway Industry Association
RIA and Women in Rail publish EDI Charter annual report
Railway Industry Association and Women in Rail launch first annual report for EDI Charter for Rail.Read more -
Health and wellbeing
Award to recognise ground-breaking research into mental wellbeing in cities
Ramboll Foundation launches the 2022 Flemming Bligaard Award.Read more -
Public transport
Very light rail should be part of future transport solutions
Andy Stamps outlines how and why future transport should be reliable, accessible and affordable.Read more -
Net Zero, Sustainability
BE-ST and UKGBC Scotland team up on joint sustainability mission
Organisations will work together to highlight best practice and encourage widespread adoption of low carbon retrofit techniques.Read more -
Flexible working
Building a modern business – and one to last
Getting the work/life balance right is important for the construction sector, says Sir Robert McAlpine's Lynda Thwaite.Read more -
Diversity and inclusion, Building Back Better
You are not alone
Infrastructure Intelligence reports on new domestic abuse initiative on construction projects.Read more -
Levelling up, Infrastructure and society
The role of infrastructure in levelling up
Dr Rehema Msulwa from the University of Cambridge considers the role of infrastructure in levelling up.Read more -
HS2, Social value
HS2 celebrates community milestone
More than 200 community projects have now been supported with £12m of funding.Read more -
Construction Innovation Hub, Social value, Value Toolkit
Industry welcomes completion of Value Toolkit
Value Toolkit set to embed social and environmental value-based decision-making in the built environment.Read more -
Social value
Kier Highways sets industry standard in social value
Team rewarded for leaving a positive legacy in communities where it works.Read more -
Sustainability, Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction
Sustainable infrastructure for the 2020s: what might ‘really good’ really look like?
WSP’s Rachel Skinner looks ahead to her upcoming lecture on sustainable infrastructure.Read more -
HS2
HS2 celebrates twin job creation milestones
HS2 celebrates twin milestone of 900th apprentice and almost 25,000 jobs.Read more -
Social value
Social value more important than ever for construction and society
Second annual Infrastructure Intelligence social value conference proves great success.Read more -
HS2, Recruitment and skills
Supporting veterans into employment on HS2
Partnership with BuildForce sees military veterans supported into jobs on HS2.Read more -
Interview
A passionate voice at Mott MacDonald making a real difference
Mott MacDonald board member Cathy Travers speaks to Infrastructure Intelligence.Read more -
Social value
Faithful+Gould launches social value advisory service and expands team
New service line aims to ensure clients deliver on social value commitments.Read more -
Social value, Network Rail, Railways
New tool launched to measure social value of Britain’s railway
New Rail Social Value Tool helps rail measure social value of investments, infrastructure projects and day-to-day operations.Read more -
Social value
How having a social enterprise can help businesses win public work
Social enterprises can help businesses when bidding for public procurement contracts.Read more -
Company news
Clancy strengthens ESG team with two senior hires
New appointments to boost Clancy's environmental and social value capability.Read more -
Social value
Social value in procurement works – now is not the time to roll back
Despite the rumours, the government should not roll back on its commitment to social value in procurement.Read more -
Social value
New social value support for government suppliers
Contractors struggling with government social value model have new framework for clarity.Read more -
Diversity and inclusion, Company news
BAM Nuttall makes key social impact appointment
James Walsh joins BAM from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee.Read more -
Social value
Social value framework names 2022 steering committee
Reporting framework for social value names expert panel for 2022.Read more -
Social value
New social value partnership for Infrastructure Intelligence
New partnership will give Infrastructure Intelligence readers greater insights on social value.Read more -
Social value
A perfect partnership in a sector leading the way
Thrive chief executive Neil Macdonald talks about delivering social value in the construction sector.Read more
Viewpoints
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Social value
How SMEs can win more work using social value
The Social Value Model contains a number of recommendations that can help smaller firms win public-funded work. -
Social value
ESG and social value – two sides of the same coin?
Today's investors and clients are looking beyond compliance-based ESG and towards social value. -
Social value
Is corporate social responsibility dead?
Thrive’s Neil Macdonald answers some key questions around CSR and social value. -
Procurement, Social value
What does procuring for value actually mean?
The crucial importance of procuring (and delivering) for value on construction projects. -
Social value
Embedding social value in infrastructure
Sharpening the industry's focus on social value is crucial to the government's levelling up agenda.
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