With everyone waiting around for the real heat to hit, many construction and engineering firms have been shuffling their employees around.
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Monthly mergers: Biggest engineering partnerships and acquisitions in June 2024
A union of CBRE project management with Turner & Townsend leads the way in this month’s mergers round up, but we’ve also got news of WSP acquiring a Spanish firm, a civil engineering ‘supergroup’ and more
AI on the ball: Using artificial intelligence in VAR and engineering decision making
By the very nature of their work, engineers are problem-solvers – innovators who take great satisfaction from taking a problem apart piece by piece. At Aecom, our engineers turned to football as part of a thought exercise aimed at inspiring innovative thinking, coming together to consider how video assistant referee…
From one force to another: the vital role of military veterans in the construction sector
As the demand for skilled workers across the construction and infrastructure industry continues to grow, we must look to untapped pools of talent to ensure we can meet the demands of the market – and one of the most valuable, yet under-utilised sources of talent is military veterans.
Oman spaceport nears construction following MoU with US launch tech specialist
A new spaceport looks set to be operational in Oman by 2027 following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) this week.
Podcast | Making environmental regeneration part of design, construction and engineering
The latest episode of the Engineers Collective is out now: listen in on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, your usual platform or the player below.
Going green for gold-standard Olympic accommodation
This summer, the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held in Paris for the first time in 100 years, with the city playing host to 22,250 athletes over the two events. It promises to be a celebration of athletic excellence, cultural heritage and sustainability, with breakdancing debuting in the…
Focus on gender equality promised as Princess Royal becomes ICE patron
The Princess Royal has been made a patron of the ICE with a mission to work with the institution on its mission to improve lives through engineering and infrastructure.
Green specialists charging double standard construction rates
The soaring cost of skilled sustainable-construction workers threatens progress towards zero-carbon goals, a key report has warned.
Construction players named in top 50 employers for gender equality 2024
Nine construction firms and consultancies have been in named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024 celebrating companies that are making gender equality a priority in their business.