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Innovators have been invited to submit proposals which could enhance energy security and promote the secure and trustworthy operation of critical infrastructure by Nato’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (Diana).

Industry has welcomed this week’s announcement from the government about its National Wealth Fund (NWF) for green investments - but with some caveats.

Urgent action is needed by the construction industry to put nature on the same footing as carbon reduction during design and delivery – and we cannot afford for it to take as long as it did for net zero to become business as usual.

Moving from “predict and provide” to “decide and provide” for long-term transport planning is critical to creating a transport network that supports the UK’s aspirations for economic prosperity, social mobility and carbon net zero.

The prime minister and deputy prime minister today (9 July) gathered all of England’s regional mayors to “begin the process of shifting power out of Westminster through a major programme of devolution”.

The shortlist for the Top 100 Most Influential Women in Construction 2024 has been unveiled by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB).

The Labour Party is now the governing party of the UK following its landslide victory in the General Election and the civil engineering sector has uniformly said it is standing by to support its ambitions.

The number of British construction worker fatalities increased to 51 in the last year, which shows that “lessons aren’t being learned” according to safety experts.

A rate of one in 10 women are likely to leave the workforce due to menopause, but a 2022 survey of 92 HR managers in construction found that 61% of organisations had no policies for menopause in place.

Aecom, AtkinsRéalis, Jacobs, Ramboll, Stantec and WSP have all won spots on West of England Combined Authority’s (WECA’s) new professional services framework to progress infrastructure schemes in the region.