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Final advice from the final advisor
After three years as the government’s chief construction advisor – a role now scrapped by the “hands off” Tory administration - Peter Hansford bowed out at the end of November. Antony Oliver talks to him about the role and future challenges facing the industry. -
Face the threat from management consultants, warns ACE Lifetime Achievement winner
Former URS boss Geoff French urges engineers to defend their territory as ACE rewards industry’s top bosses at annual European CEO Awards. -
ACE announce a full calendar of events in 2016
Following on from a busy year of conferences and awards, ACE has announced its Calendar of Events for 2016 -
ACE – the value of membership
Being at the heart of industry is fundamental to the association says outgoing chairman John Turzynski -
Time to act on plans for 2016 and celebrate 2015
The New Year has come. Time to put in place plans for 2016 and reflect upon triumphs of the past 12 months, writes Nelson Ogunshakin. -
Winning with business efficiency
Colas picked up two Highways England ASC contract awards this week as part of A-one+. If technical ability and quality were key to the success, so were the company’s business efficiency improvements, argues Deborah King. -
The need for private infrastructure finance
Understandable and deliverable revenue streams are the key to tapping into the huge amounts of private money ready and willing to underpin the UK's infrastructure needs. Beth West explains the challenge. -
‘The Government Must…’ Really?
HS2 commercial director Beth West explains why it must be the private sector supply chain - not government - must take the lead when it comes to investment in research and development. -
New editorial team for Infrastructure Intelligence
Former Building magazine editor Denise Chevin to lead the new editorial team for Infrastructure Intelligence from 1 January. -
Finance and facilitate, fix and flourish
Construction needs government to play the roles of facilitator, funder and bringer of certainty according to new research by Tarmac and Ipsos Mori. Jeremy Greenwood explains.