“Lengthy delays” to infrastructure policy updates are having a negative impact on project delivery, according to National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) design group chair Sadie Morgan.
Construction never sleeps, and even as the shorter and darker days roll in, many of the country’s top firms are making new appointments.
Ahead of the Autumn Statement last week, there were plenty of people in the industry preparing for the worst with perhaps not much hope for the best. Critical programmes, from Northern Powerhouse Rail to HS2 and Sizewell C, all looked to be in the chancellor’s sights.
Galliford Try has acquired several divisions of water specialist Ham Baker.
The Autumn Statement has left a “sense of relief” in the infrastructure sector as no major projects have been axed, but there is also an expectation of tougher times ahead without the planned capital spending rises.
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has announced that Janet Young will assume the role of director general and secretary on 24 January 2023.
The number of sustainability directors and environmental leads within the construction sector has seen a meteoric rise within the past decade.
A week today, on 17 November, the government will present its delayed autumn budget, with prime minister Rishi Sunak and chancellor Jeremy Hunt set to outline plans to recover the country’s £60bn black hole – and many large infrastructure projects could be facing the chop.
Bentley Systems has announced at COP27 that it will combine a carbon calculator with its digital twin platform to help infrastructure designers better understand the sustainability of projects.
While there have been many words shared about who is and isn’t going to this year’s COP27 climate summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, the important part is what is shared and what is learned about our global situation and how we can avert disaster.
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