News and analysis
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Water
Milestone moment for £155m North-east water investment
First pipes have been laid in Northumbrian Water’s new 57km water pipelineRead more -
HS2
HS2’s first viaduct in Birmingham makes huge progress
More than 2,000 cubic metres of concrete poured on Curzon Viaduct’s first two deck spansRead more -
Appointments
New industry appointments
JPG Group, Ramboll, HS1 and Turner & Townsend all make new appointments.Read more -
Net Zero
Balfour Beatty to collaborate with South Korea’s Hoban Group
Companies will work on power transmission and distribution projects across the UKRead more -
Midlands Connect
Calls for £500m Newark Bypass upgrade
New report from Midlands Connect outlines plansRead more -
Railways
OCI supports Tiger with tree maintenance on railway routes
OCI will provide mix of management consulting, commercial capacity building, supply chain management and credit facility.Read more -
Clancy secures extension with Thames Water
Clancy has secured a five-year extension to its partnership with Thames Water on Lot 2 of the water company’s organisation-wide framework for AMP8. The capital programme will provide additional resilience to the water and the Read more -
HS2
HS2 hits tunnelling milestone under Chilterns
Half of Chiltern tunnel cross-passage mining completeRead more -
Training
ECITB announces £1m investment in Regional Skills Hubs
Training Board responds to the need for 25,000 extra workers at major engineering construction projects.Read more -
Awards
Fujitsu picks up Technology Project of the Year at APM Awards 2023
The firm won the award for delivering the Commonwealth Games telecommunications infrastructure project.Read more -
Metro
1stinrail nears completion of track removal and new track installation in Gosforth
1stinrail completely overhauls Stadler Nexus depot, with existing 1920s sheds demolished.Read more -
Water
Richard Allitt Associates continues to support Severn Trent Water with wastewater resilience
Project work alongside Binnies will help to inform design of future investment.Read more -
Airports
Gatwick Airport’s station upgrade enters into service
Safer more convenient interchange between station platforms and Gatwick International Airport delivered by Costain.Read more -
Heathrow Airport
Carbon cutting fuel use grows at Heathrow
But airport says Government has missed "prime opportunity" to back a UK SAF industry in the Autumn Statement.Read more -
Statera Energy secures £300m of debt financing for development at Thurrock
The battery energy storage systems (BESS), near greater London, will be one of the largest in the UK and Europe.Read more -
Network Rail awards £61.5m of contracts for East Kilbride Enhancement Project
Project will deliver 22.4 single track kilometres of electrified railway.Read more -
Airport expansion
Griffiths Farrans JV secures Bristol Airport transport hub contract
The £60m investment will create a public transport interchange hub and multi-storey car parkRead more -
Airports
Turner & Townsend to support daa in delivery of capital investment programme
Firm will lead a team providing programme management and commercial and technical services for airport group.Read more -
Autumn Statement
Industry gives its verdict on Autumn Statement
Infrastructure sector gives mixed view on Chancellor's announcementRead more -
Autumn statement "underwhelming" for built environment - reaction
Reaction Keeps coming in on Chancellor's Autumn statementRead more