Posted: 24th February, 2020
Over a turbulent past three years, in terms of politics and economy, infrastructure has been one of the few sectors to perform consistently despite wave after wave of uncertainty. This year is planned to be no exception, with upcoming strategies and projects set to be discussed at length during the UK Infrastructure Show (UKIS) 2020,... Read More
Posted: 13th February, 2020
Over a turbulent past three years, in terms of politics and economy, infrastructure has been one of the few sectors to perform consistently despite wave after wave of uncertainty. This year is planned to be no exception, with upcoming strategies and projects set to be discussed at length during the UK Infrastructure Show (UKIS) 2020,... Read More
Posted: 3rd February, 2020
Although roads and motorways can be considered as the most vital components of the general British infrastructure network, one other component which cannot be ignored is that of the nation’s railways. The Secretary’s Pledges British rail was emphasised as a distinct priority at the recent Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, when the Secretary for Transport,... Read More
Posted: 22nd January, 2020
As part of the government’s ongoing commitment to support an infrastructure revolution, the Transport Secretary made an announcement reaffirming pledges on the same day the Roads Minister announced that the £1.5Bn A14 improvement scheme will be completed a year ahead of schedule. The Chancellor’s Pledges As a key component of the wider infrastructure network, roads... Read More
Posted: 13th January, 2020
Some 82 framework contracts have been awarded by Network Rail, for the delivery of design services across the country. The contracts, worth an estimated £400M for Control Period 6 (2019-2024) and up to £640M to extend the framework into Control Period 7 (2024-2029), consits of four uti-discipline frameworks and 78 single-discipline frameworks. These new Design... Read More
Posted: 9th January, 2020
British manufacturing output has seen an end to the decade by declining at its fastest rate in the past seven years with this decline stemming from a contraction of new work intakes and reduction of Brexit safety stocks. If you would like to read more articles like this then please click here. The post Manufacturing... Read More
Posted: 9th January, 2020
The government has recently announced that local authorities across the country will benefit from the allocation of shares from almost £50Bn worth of funding for the provision of housing, social care, prevention of council tax increases, protection of core funding, and also for supporting local communities. In terms of specific figures, the total amount of... Read More
Posted: 16th December, 2019
The Welsh First Minister, Mark Drakeford, recently announced the government’s intention to allocate £4.7M for the redevelopment of the All Wales Adult Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Centre at the University Hospital in Llandough. This funding from the Welsh Government will be used to both redevelop and expand the All Wales Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre which, upon... Read More
Posted: 9th December, 2019
A planning application will soon be submitted for the redevelopment of the Guildhall building in Nottingham into a 160-bedroom, four-star hotel which will be operated by the company Ascena. The Guildhall redevelopment scheme is estimated to have a total cost of £120M and will feature a rooftop fine-dining restaurant, a spa, wedding facilities, and conference... Read More
Posted: 19th November, 2019
The construction and property development group Kier have completed the construction of a Global Centre of Innovation and UK Headquarters on behalf of the company Infineum in Didcot, Oxfordshire. The new multi-million pound centre was officially opened at a ceremony that was attended by representatives and employees from both Infineum and Kier. The new facility... Read More
