Tag Archives: National Infrastructure Commission

New Civil Engineer’s Water conference is returning as an in-person event for the first time since the pandemic, with several key industry experts already confirmed as speakers. The event will take place on 20 June at the America Square Conference Centre in London.

 The government has responded to the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) study on reducing the risk of surface water flooding, but has not accepted a number of the report’s recommendations.

National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) chair John Armitt has penned a letter to government urging it speed up development of policy that will encourage private sector investment in energy infrastructure.

New Civil Engineer has revealed the first speakers set to appear at NCE Flood Resilience 2024 on 24 April.

Britain’s rail system is being hampered by a lack of funding and political support, as well as short-term investment decision-making, according to the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (Ceca).

There can be no question that considerable levels of decarbonisation are underway across the infrastructure and engineering sectors. The dramatic expansion of renewable energy has played a big part in that, and so has the emergence of new technologies and standards in all sectors. Projects like Ev0, featured this month,…

Sadie Morgan is one of three members of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) to have been involved since it was founded in 2015.

  The prime minister recently announced that his “working assumption” is that there will be a General Election in the second half of the year. This reinforced his briefings at the end of last year that 2024 would indeed be an election year. It also means that there is still…

A consistent and clear plan for rail investment will attract private investors who will aid in driving the delivery of major projects, according to Network Rail and National Infrastructure Commission chiefs.

This year’s Autumn Statement has seen chancellor of the exchequer confront the mounting energy security concerns apparent in the UK and try to breakdown barriers in planning infrastructure.