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Efforts to develop the UK’s nascent civil space sector via the construction of spaceports have been highlighted in the UK Space Agency’s annual report.

Cement, concrete and aggregates giant Cemex is set to install solar power and battery storage innovations at its Hamer Warren quarry in Hampshire.

Knowledge-driven artificial intelligence (AI) models are poised to transform the work of civil engineers. However, to achieve this transformation, several key challenges need to be addressed, including development of the business case, specifying the AI architecture, acquiring and processing data and ensuring the responses are accurate.

The new government isn’t the only major body making moves this month as we’ve seen high level appointments at the likes of Network Rail, Mace, Costain, Stantec and many more.

A major consultation on changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) has been launched by the government with the intention of speeding up housebuilding and infrastructure delivery.

This month’s round up of partnerships and mergers in the engineering sector from all over the world features a variety of initiatives that will provide forward-thinking future developments.

Major civil engineering firms linked to work at the Neom giga-project in Saudi Arabia have remained silent in the face of Arcadis’ exit from the Middle East.

Last year the think tank Oxford Economics forecast the UK is set to be the fastest growing country for construction in Western Europe over the next 15 years.

Problems in completing Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena pushed Bam’s UK construction division to a £20M loss, but its civils division has seen a healthy uptick in performance.

A sum of £1.8bn is set to be invested in port infrastructure if the new Labour government successfully delivers its Green Prosperity Plan. While the reality may be somewhat different and take time to put into motion, it is encouraging to see the political affirmation that port upgrades are necessary…