News and analysis
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General election 2017
Brexit Infrastructure Group's appeal to the main parties
Sir John Armitt, head of the Brexit Infrastructure Group, has urged the UK's main party leaders to remain committed to infrastructure after the general election.Read more -
Reverse mentoring
Improving business resilience through reverse mentoring
Reverse mentoring could provide a solution to the industry's big data and tech challenges.Read more -
Company news
CTI Engineering set to acquire Waterman Group for £43m
Board of UK consultancy group recommended acceptance of offer from Japanese engineering giant.Read more -
Carbon reduction
Costain breaks carbon reductions record
Costain lowers carbon emissions by 14% in just one year.Read more -
High Speed Rail
Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail design contracts awarded
SYSTRA and Meinhardt start collaboration with major contract win.Read more -
Company news
Sweco UK celebrates successful year since Grontmij rebrand
Swedish owned consultancy takes significant steps forward since rebrand last year.Read more -
Airports
Benoy confirmed for Manchester Airport’s Terminal 2 transformation
Benoy will provide interior concept design for the international departure lounge at Manchester Airport.Read more -
Contracts
Delivering engineering services in a changing digital world
ACE has published a new services agreement for delivering projects in a digital and collaborative environment.Read more -
Business
WSP freshens up – new logo and no longer just engineering
Refreshed branding for WSP has been launched globally, with the same core strategy but hoping to shake off some of the old engineering imageryRead more -
BIM
Driving BIM level 2 forward
As companies move towards BIM level 2, Anne Kemp gives insight into how level 2 can be achieved.Read more -
Business practice
How is ISO 14001 beneficial for the engineering sector?
We take a look at the benefits of the ISO certification for environmental managements standards.Read more -
Business
SMEs waiting for £23bn in late payments
Poor payment practice and its damaging effects on SMEs are highlighted by a new YouGov poll commissioned by Crossflow PaymentsRead more -
Appointments
New CEO for Skanska as Mike Putnam stands down
Mike Putnam will step down from his role as President and CEO of the company, to be replaced by Gregor CraigRead more -
Energy
Government urged to act on nuclear
Indecision from government over nuclear energy policy is harming the UK's position in the sector, the Lords Science and Technology Committee has saidRead more -
Air quality
ClientEarth rejects government's 'weak' clean air plan
The activist group that successfully forced government to publish its air quality strategy through the High Court says the latest proposals will do nothing to address illegal levels of pollutionRead more -
Northern Powerhouse
People’s Powerhouse event to focus on inclusive ‘good growth’
New Northern Powerhouse event to focus on creating a dialogue about inclusive, good growth and its potential to transform communities.Read more -
Aerospace industry
Aerospace and infrastructure - supporting tech-driven growth
As the aerospace industry develops, so should the infrastructure that supports it to allow for continuous growth in the sector.Read more -
NHS
NHS property plans could be delayed by election, developers warn
Proposals to speed up the sell-off of NHS land and buildings are likely to be delayed by the general election.Read more -
HS2
Mace decides against HS2 legal challenge over £170m contract
Mace will not take HS2 to court over the £170m HS2 phase two delivery partner contract.Read more -
Devolution
New northern mayors in place by the end of the week
New northern mayors will have a budget of just over £2.2bn over the next 30 years.Read more