Business
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Thinking Smart: Interview with Lady Barbara Judge
Lady Barbara Judge is chair of the Institute of Directors and a member of the ACE’s advisory board. Antony Oliver spoke to her about talent and the need to employ more women in engineering, the SME role in infrastructure investment and the challenge for new nuclear. -
Osborne woos Chinese to support Northern Powerhouse
Chancellor aims to tap into China’s appetite for direct investment through co-funding and co-constructing projects round the world. -
Chinese and UK engineering companies agree skills exchange deal
Mott MacDonald first to take up arrangement as consultant also signs its own memorandum of understanding with China Rail Construction Company. -
The case of the disappearing pipeline
This week KPMG published analysis of the latest Government Construction Pipeline. Richard Threlfall explains why more work needs to be done to boost the completeness, accuracy and consistency of the pipeline's data. -
Arcadis rebrand sees post takeover end to Hyder and EC Harris names
New single global brand brings together all 28,000 Arcadis staff to better serve clients with firm’s multidisplinary expertise, says UK chief executive Alan Brookes. -
BWB Consulting marks a landmark - in a landmark
Nottingham based consultant takes a break from BIM and built environment to celebrate 25 years in business with beer and a barbecue in the historic 18th century Colwick Hall. -
Arup and IMC Worldwide lead UK consultancies honoured at 2015 FIDIC Award
Firms awarded the FIDIC Award of Merit for outstanding work on international projects at a ceremony in Dubai during 2015 FIDIC Conference. -
Industry-academia collaboration demands consideration and care
The Research Excellence Framework has prompted the academic community to engage more effectively with industry to secure project funding. But do the often hastily conceived relationships really produce the most productive partnerships, asks Loughborough University's Michael Mortenson? -
Why should we take interest in community resilience?
While government focuses on developing national resilience plans to safeguard citizens against natural and manmade hazards, businesses have a fundamental part to play in building community resilience, says London First's Robert Hall. -
UK contractors failing to invest in skills, Bouygues boss tells industry.
UK contractors are falling behind their global competitors and must refocus on profitable growth and in-house skills to survive, says Bouygues UK chief executive Medani Sow.