News and analysis
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Electric cars
Electric vehicles and UK power challenges - business risk or opportunity?
New government commitments to improve air quality have the potential for business disruption on a grand scale.Read more -
Education
Mott MacDonald to design new University of Sheffield building
Consultant to provide civil, structural, acoustic and fire engineering design services on new Faculty of Social Sciences building in Sheffield.Read more -
Transport
Views sought on new transport body for Oxfordshire and Cambridgeshire
England’s Economic Heartland Strategic Alliance is seeking views on the establishment of a new transport body.Read more -
Regeneration
Imaginative designs invited for defunct gasholder bases
National Grid has teamed up with RIBA to launch a competition aimed at finding innovative ways of regenerating voids left vacant on sites of disused gasholders.Read more -
Gatwick Airport
Consultants selected for £1.2bn Gatwick investment programme
Gatwick Airport has appointed 18 consultancy firms for design services in support of construction work planned for the next five years.Read more -
Energy
Energy cost review launched to examine electricity supply chain
An independent review of the UK energy market has been announced by the government to look for ways of reducing costs in electricity generation, transmission, distribution and supply.Read more -
Rail
Commuters heed warnings to avoid Waterloo as major works begin
Passengers passing through Waterloo are reported to have been "pleasantly surprised" by a lack of major disruption as it appears many have taken Network Rail's advice to avoid the station this month.Read more -
2018 forecast
Construction forecast downgraded to lowest level in six years
The Construction Products Association is predicting that government infrastructure spending will not be enough to halt a slide in construction growth to below 1% in 2018.Read more -
Airports
Laing O’Rourke sign Manchester Airport contract
A £1bn programme to transform Manchester Airport is a step closer after the signing of contracts.Read more -
supply chain
Isn’t supply chain finance just a sticking plaster?
The director general of the British Constructional Steelwork Association responds to a recent article on supply chain finance.Read more -
Mergers & Acquisitions
New £11bn business created as Jacobs buys CH2M in £2.47bn takeover deal
The latest industry mega-merger sees Jacobs snap up CH2M for £2.47bn.Read more -
Technology
Breaking tradition - why construction needs an industrial revolution
Software applications that made manufacturing industries more efficient are increasingly being deployed in the construction sector.Read more -
stakeholder engagement
Stakeholder engagement and advocacy key to infrastructure projects
Continued investment in major infrastructure is key to driving growth, with stakeholder engagement and advocacy being instrumental to making these projects happen.Read more -
Devolution
Metro mayors show imbalance of devolution
Women are vastly under-represented in the new devolved metro mayor administrations.Read more -
Skills
First UK certificate of higher education in high-speed rail now available
National College for High Speed Rail launches the UK's first ever certificate for higher education in high-speed rail.Read more -
Transport
Latest Bakerloo line extension consultation shows strong public support
Londoners have backed extension plans for the Bakerloo line following a recent consultation.Read more -
Grenfell tower fire
Grenfell Tower - issues the prosecutors should consider
What are the key issues to be considered by the police, CPS and, possibly, a jury in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower tragedy?Read more -
Airports
Gatwick plans further £1.2bn investment
A new five-year investment plan worth £1.15 billion announced by Gatwick Airport includes £240 million for 2017/18 and a new domestic arrivals facility in its South Terminal.Read more -
Grenfell tower fire
Cladding system fire test failures prompt launch of Building Regs review
The government has announced an independent review of the Building Regulations and fire safety after cladding systems failed under the first full scale tests carried out after the Grenfell tragedy.Read more -
Rail reform
Network Rail opens door for market reform
New measures aimed at encouraging third-party competition and private investment in Britain's rail industry has been announced.Read more