The infrastructure sector is in an unenviable position. On one hand, the ingenuity of our sector provides many of the answers to achieving net zero targets, boosting the UK’s energy resilience, improving the sustainability and quality of millions of journeys, and levelling up towns across the UK.
But in leading…
A taskforce has been established to ensure that skills gaps are addressed around the construction, retrofit and maintenance of low carbon commercial buildings in central London boroughs.
Set up by the City of London Corporation the Skills for a Sustainable Skyline Taskforce is made up of 15 industry chiefs from contractors,…
Construction’s traditional “heroic” style of leadership is no longer fit for purpose, according to an ICE review of major project delivery.
The ICE’s second iteration of its A Systems Approach to Infrastructure Delivery report outlines eight principles for project clients to implement to ensure major projects are delivered on time and…
A landmark court judgement delivered against HMRC last autumn offers plenty to learn from for civil engineering firms approaching R&D tax relief.
With the reality of tightening budgets and ongoing resource and supply-chain issues, innovative civil engineering projects are at risk of falling off priority lists. R&D tax relief can…
Keltbray has reduced its median gender pay gap thanks, in part, to appointing more women to senior positions within the firm.
On a snapshot date in April 2021, the Surrey-headquartered firm found that it paid women 78p for every £1 earned by men, Keltbray revealed today. This was a smaller gap…
Amey Utility Services has been acquired by industrial private equity investor Rubicon Partners.
As part of the acquisition the division will be rebranded as Avove. Avove will operate as a separate entity, while Amey will focus on pure public sector markets – such as rail and roads – rather than regulated…
Up to 175 jobs will be offered to Ukrainian refuges by J. Murphy & Sons.
The contractor has announced that it is looking to offer Ukrainian refugees employment opportunities across a variety of roles. The roles include onsite, operative jobs and functional roles in areas such as finance, and skilled opportunities…
ICE director general Nick Baveystock has announced that he will be leaving the Institution after a decade in the job.
In announcing his resignation, Baveystock said he feels “that the time has come” for someone else to take on the role. He added: “It has been a huge honour and a…
Plenty of metaphorical ink has been spilled about how the current geo-political climate is impacting the construction industry, but now is the time to look for the strength within and trust the experts.
The start of 2022 has been hugely challenging for many different reasons. The harrowing images of the…
Dozens of workers formerly employed within NMCN’s building division are seeking compensation for what they deem to be a botched redundancy process.
The workers claim that they were not consulted during the redundancy process, after utility specialist NMCN collapsed in October last year. While more than 1,000 jobs were saved by…
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