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The ICE has launched a consultation on the effectiveness of the UK’s infrastructure planning system.

The global construction industry is set to grow by over 5% this year, a new report by GlobalData has suggested.

Longer term focus is needed if infrastructure investment is to drive economic recovery post-Covid, according to a leading independent global infrastructure investment manager.

Staff at Arup have had personal details, which could include bank details, names and addresses, stolen after the engineering firm’s external payroll supplier was hit by a cyber attack.

From Network Rail’s chair winning and extra term to a former London Olympics delivery boss landing the top role at Arup, March 2021 saw plenty of high-profile appointments.

There seems to be a general acceptance that for our industry to improve, there must be more collaboration between the clients, contractors and consultants.

The past year has, undoubtedly, been incredibly difficult for many of Britain’s high streets and town centres; indeed, recent figures have revealed that some 17,500 retail chains closed throughout 2020.

The government-ordered inspection of Liverpool City Council has raised serious questions about why a company with "no published highways experience" was appointed as the safety consultant for the demolition of two major road bridges in the city centre.

A year ago, Boris Johnson issued his first instruction to "stay at home" to fight the pandemic, plunging the nation into the unknown and the construction, infrastructure and built environment sectors into uncharted waters.

Mace has called for the wider application of modern methods of construction (MMC) in a bid to level up the country.