Procurement specialist Scape has launched £1.25bn in utilities frameworks with partners Perfect Circle, AtkinsRéalis and Arcadis to provide support to local authorities on infrastructure projects.
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Breaking down barriers: making civil engineering the career of choice for students
In order to ensure a wide talent pool for the future of the industry while also providing civil engineering graduates with the technical and professional skills they need to tackle 21st century challenges, it is essential that higher education institutions (HEIs) remove the barriers to students studying civil engineering at…
East West Rail Co CEO Beth West decides to step away ‘after much reflection’
East West Railway Company (EWR Co) chief executive Beth West has announced that she will move on from her post “after much reflection”, having been in the role for two years.
Empowering women in engineering: an industry perspective
It’s an exciting time to be working in engineering. The UK government has set ambitious goals to achieve net zero by 2050. A crucial element to the net zero future is the government’s goal for all of the UK’s electricity to be derived from clean, renewable sources by 2035 and…
Cost-effective priorities for the next government that support growth
With a General Election high on this year’s agenda, it’s natural that every part of the construction supply chain is contemplating what impact an election, and the prospect of change – one way or another – might have.
Neom | Plans for Saudi Arabia’s linear city cut from 170km to 2.4km
Saudi Arabia’s wildly ambitious plan to build 500m tall, mirrored, 170km long parallel skyscrapers, forming a 1.5M population desert city has been curtailed to 2.4km long.
When medicine meets architecture: why urban planning is key to promoting health and wellbeing
As the world economy grows and cities continue to expand, it becomes increasingly important to address health issues in the context of the urban environment. Not surprisingly, the World Health Organisation has highlighted health as a precondition of sustainable urban development and the first priority for planners. The characteristics of…
Senior jobs in sector still out of reach for women as gender pay gap stays the same
Gender pay gap data from the last financial year shows that women are not moving into senior positions at consultancies and contractors operating in the UK.
Tarmac to supply AI-enhanced concrete sensors for sustainable benefits
Tarmac is now offering its customers advanced artificial intelligence (AI) enhanced digital sensors to aid in optimising concrete mixes, lowering carbon emissions and reducing on-site construction time.
How building solutions can spur biodiversity net gain in the built environment
New legislation introduced by the UK government in February requires developers to improve the biodiversity on all sites earmarked for major proposals.