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Prime minister Boris Johnson has revealed that deals with foreign investors worth £9.7bn have been secured for UK green energy projects.
18 UK green energy projects to benefit from £10bn foreign investment
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ICE demands clearer net zero strategies and Integrated Rail Plan clarity in Spending Review submission
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has outlined seven demands in its submission to the Spending Review, with a strong focus on clearer strategies to achieving net zero carbon emissions.
To recover from the pandemic construction sector must modernise approach
Although Covid-19 has undeniably slowed projects over the past 18 months, it is fair to claim that construction has been plagued by productivity problems for years. According to the Oxford Global Projects Database (OGPD), which holds the data on nearly 12,000 different projects, just 7.8% of all projects are delivered…
Liverpool Lime Street job set for delay after council terminates NMCN contract
A major redevelopment of Liverpool’s Lime Street area will be delayed after the council terminated its contract with NMCN.
British Construction Industry Awards | University building, Jewish museum and smart canal system lead 2021 winners
The wait is over: The winners of this year’s British Construction Industry Awards (BCIA) have been revealed!
NMCN staff who lost jobs launch legal action over claims of botched redundancy process
Half a dozen workers who lost their jobs due to the collapse of NMCN have begun the process of taking legal action, claiming that the firm failed to properly consult staff during the redundancy process.
Permanent contractor sought to take on Amey’s troubled Birmingham highways job
Birmingham Highways Ltd (BHL) has finally begun its search for a permanent contractor to take on the ill-fated job of maintaining the city’s roads.
For construction sector to get the maximum value from data, we have to get better at managing it
The only sectors less digitised than construction, are hunting and agriculture. At least, that was the conclusion of a — now much discussed and oft-cited — 2016 research paper by McKinsey. It’s a dramatic finding, particularly for an industry that has only managed 1% productivity growth in the last two…
Keltbray acquires NMCN infrastructure business as fire sale continues
Keltbray has acquired NMCN’s portfolio of infrastructure contracts and associated assets after the firm entered administration last Wednesday (6 October).