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NIC issues call for evidence on whether current system of regulation is working
The NIC is seeking views on what future changes maybe required to ensure regulation of the energy, telecoms and water in…
TfL awards £220m London Underground track contract to Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty has been awarded a four-year track renewal contract for work across 1,000km of the network.
Highways England delay two smart motorway projects after “listening to feedback”
In a bid to reduce disruption, smart motorway upgrades will be deferred until current projects in the north west are com…
Network Rail unveils new interim boss for its Digital Railway programme
Former Railtrack, Bombardier and Jacobs senior executive Stuart Calvert who is already in Network Rail’s Digital Railway…
Engineering behavioural change
Behavioural change as well as system change is essential if construction is to be truly transformed.
World Bank signs five-year agreement to use FIDIC standard contracts
FIDIC contracts gain big vote of confidence as World Bank endorses the federation's latest edition standard terms of con…
Documents reveal where £53m was spent on scrapped Garden Bridge project
Another investigation into the failed Garden Bridge scheme has been called for after TfL reveal how millions was squande…
Just 4% of firms expect increased workloads in 2019, CECA warn
CECA say their latest survey results show that the infrastructure sector is failing to perform to its full capacity.
It’s time to end DfMA and take a wider view of construction
Government and clients must get in the habit of asking for and valuing the skills, solutions, products and methods that…
Galliford Try report further £26m loss on Aberdeen bypass as wrangle continues
Unveiling the first-half year results for 2018, Galliford say they remain in "constructive dialogue" to get the Aberdeen…
UK environmental policy and decision-making post-Brexit
Post-Brexit, could the UK could become an environmental ‘pariah state’ on the edge of Europe?
Northern leaders outline investment case for Leeds Station transformation
Leeds is a city with big ambitions and civic leaders from the region have underlined the business case for investment in…