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Politicians in Belfast will urge Northern Ireland Water to blacklist civils contractor J. Murphy and Sons (Murphy) amid an escalating "union-busting" storm.

Decarbonisation and the energy transition will be key to the future strategy of newly rebranded AtkinsRéalis, its president has told NCE.

During the spring, the staff at Rodger’s Leask’s Bristol office participated in a ‘Green Transport Day’ in an important first for the engineering consultancy. The challenge of commuting to and from the office in as sustainable a way as practicable, taken on for research purposes, has created plenty to be…

An industry leader has hit out at “dithering” ministers after data showed a slump in transport-related infrastructure workloads.

Infrastructure is one of the most powerful tools we have to shape a positive future for society. While the investment and decision making around infrastructure often feels entwined with politics, we need to make the case for a longer term view that transcends electoral cycles.

Large energy projects are notorious for difficult designs. Often, the energy generation solutions are innovative, the materials and technologies involved are new and the local geography is challenging.

Before the return of Parliament and new work ramping up, organisations including Buro Happold, Kier, Network Rail, the UK Atomic Energy Authority and more have made significant appointments.

UK research and development (R&D) is about to suffer a major setback. The government has shared an outline of new draft legislation on the proposed merging of the two existing R&D schemes and, while in principle the idea is sound, the industry has some major concerns.

Berkeley Homes and John Sisk & Son (Sisk) could be heading back to the Technology and Construction Court over a dispute surrounding alleged omissions and errors in designs in bridges over the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and Jubilee line with a claim value of “high seven figures” attached.

In my 12 years of experience in the construction industry, I've often heard concerns about inadequate construction waste management. Despite claims of a 99% diversion from landfill rate, industry insiders know that the actual rate is much lower. This discrepancy is attributed to the manual, labour-intensive and error-prone waste management…