Covid recovery
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Cautious welcome for September’s UK construction boost
Industry leaders welcome September’s PMI boost, but fears persist that construction is currently in the calm before the storm with a challenging winter ahead. -
Scape Group opens window for £14bn frameworks
Prequalification window opens for expanded £14bn public sector frameworks. -
Empower local authorities to build resilient post-Covid communities, says ACE
ACE calls for strategic infrastructure investments to bolster society’s economic, climate and social resilience. -
New £3bn green upgrade of England's buildings gets underway
A £3bn plan to upgrade the nation’s buildings and help support over 100,000 green construction jobs is now underway. -
Midlands calls for £20m to ‘revolutionise public transport’
Regional leaders call for government funding to help revolutionise public transport in greener post-Covid era. -
Renewables and telecoms amongst the most resilient in pandemic, says new report
Foresight white paper reveals significant differences in pandemic resilience across infrastructure sub-sectors. -
CITB launches Strategic Plan 2021-25
Supporting training and retraining to rebuild recovery and making it easier to recruit apprentices are key elements of CITB’s Strategic Plan. -
Future leaders challenge conventional thinking
Optimism bias is a major factor in overspends and delayed project delivery, according to Leila Behzadi-Spencer. -
Put placemaking at heart of planning policy, say MPs
Parliamentarians call for placemaking to be at the heart of the National Planning Policy Framework. -
Turner & Townsend report growing revenues and profits
Turner & Townsend is building resilience in the face of the pandemic, with global turnover reaching £744m.