Ministers should take their “golden moment of opportunity” of the Budget to make firm decisions about developing sustainable infrastructure, National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) chair Sir John Armitt, told MPs and peers.
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Northern Ireland View | Renewed optimism for infrastructure
After a three year hiatus, Northern Ireland has recently seen the return of its assembly and the appointment of Nichola Mallon as the new minister for the Department of Infrastructure. As the current ICE chair for Northern Ireland, I look forward to engaging with the minister to discuss the infrastructure…
Vice president’s view | Rising to the net zero challenge
What role should the UK’s infrastructure sector play in achieving the target for net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050? That will be the focus of this year’s ICE State of the Nation report for which I’m chairing the steering group. Achieving net zero requires enormous change, from how we…
ICE opens Council lectures to the public
Members and public are invited to a series of talks on the role of civil engineers and how infrastructure resilience is being assessed.
What’s on 11 to 17 March
East of England 16 March: MDO Skype Support & Mentoring Sessions, Midlands. 1pm, Online. Click here for more details and to book. Contact memsupp.coordinator@ice.org.uk or 0121 227 594 East Midlands 11 March: Gedling Access Road: finding the funding and engineering solutions, Nottingham. 7.45am to 9.30am. County Hall, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham…
What’s on 4 to 10 March
East of England 04 March: Supervising civil engineer, delegated engineer & mentor forum, Bury St Edmunds. 3pm, Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds Symonds Road Bury St Edmunds IP32 7DZ. Contact memsupp.coordinator@ice.org.uk or 0121 227 5944 06 March: Membership surgery, Chelmsford. 10am, County Hotel Chelmsford 29 Rainsford Road Chelmsford CM1 2PZ. Contact memsupp.coordinator@ice.org.uk or 0121…
What’s on 26 February to 3 March
London 03 March: Early career Women lean-in group. 8am to 9.30am, Members Resource Hub, ICE, Great George Street, London, SW1A 3AA. Register here. Northern Ireland 02 March: Emerging Engineers NI Finals, 6pm to 7.15pm, Arup, Belfast. Contact Georgia Hamilton georgia.hamilton@ice.org.uk Scotland 27 Feb: Membership surgery, Edinburgh. 9am, Atkins, 10 Canning Street Edinburgh EH3…
Lighthouse | The need for an integrated UK rail plan
Long-term planning and investment in the UK’s railways are both integral to the prosperity of our communities and to the success of our businesses. Approximately 1.8bn passenger journeys were made in 2018/19, with 17.4bn net tonne kilometres of freight transported by rail. Add to this that 240,000 people are employed…
Innovation Showcase | Colas
Colas is using a range of ground-breaking initiatives on the Humber Bank Link Road.
Implementation of governance recommendations begins
The ICE Council and Trustee Board have agreed in full the findings from the Presidential Commission into ICE Governance. Implementation of some of these has begun. Others require members’ agreement in a ballot to be held this summer. The ICE Council set up the Presidential Commission in 2018. Its final…