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A new alliance of UK engineering and research bodies has been formed to provide the sector with a “a single, consolidated voice”.

Ferrovial has reportedly relaunched the sale of its UK outsourcing firm Amey.

Infrastructure delivery is critical to a country’s economic strength. Road and rail connections are vital for the supply of goods and materials, and they also link cities, towns and villages, enabling people to access job opportunities and support businesses.

Atkins is to assess plans to introduce electric air taxis in south west England.

Senior figures at Arup, Balfour Beatty and Heathrow have been appointed to the government’s Build Back Better Council, set up to provide a roadmap to recovering the UK economy following the economic downturn due to Covid-19.

Transport for London (TfL) has been told to settle on an estimated final cost for completing Crossrail before the Mayor’s final 2021/22 Budget is submitted.

More than £115M had been spent on developing Crossrail 2 proposals during the last six years before the project was mothballed in November, NCE can reveal.

Government pledges to “level up” the UK by investing in Northern transport schemes are “threatened” by the government’s decision to slash central funding to Transport for the North (TfN).

The UK government has launched a legal bid to ban former Carillion directors from holding boardroom position in the UK.

Major consultants are usually the first port of call when a new project is under discussion and, while they are often essential to the main delivery of the work, in the early stages the client – and the project as a whole – would probably benefit from more SME input.