The British Construction Industry Awards (BCIAs) took place last night, 11 October, at London’s glamorous Grosvenor House Hotel to celebrate the best projects, initiatives and innovations seen in the sector this year.
Across all 22 award categories there was fierce competition, with at least a half dozen nominees in contention for…
The introduction of a mandatory digital waste tracking system in the UK is imminent. Announced as a notion in the Environment Act 2021 to replace the existing paper-based system, the tracking system will mark a new era for land and waste recovery.
The issue of waste is a hot topic…
Industry leaders have backed Labour's promise to rewrite all 12 national policy statements (NPS) within six months of taking power in a bid to speed up infrastructure delivery.
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves today told delegates at the party's annual conference in Liverpool that the critical documents would be overhauled urgently following…
The industry has backed the launch of the Built Environment Carbon Database (BECD) benchmark tool for infrastructure carbon assessment, with Mott MacDonald the first company to provide detailed data.
Created by the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) over three years, the free-to-use BECD will allow precise calculation of the embodied carbon…
Efforts to create industrial-scale zero-carbon cement have taken a "huge step" forward with "encouraging" results from an early trial.
The Cement 2 Zero project, led by academics at the University of Cambridge in partnership with industry giants such as Balfour Beatty and AtkinsRéalis, carried out its first test of an innovative…
The cost of eight major Scottish infrastructure projects has soared by £55M in just six months and the nation is unlikely to meet its promised £26bn infrastructure investment, a watchdog has warned.
Audit Scotland said a combination of materials price inflation, labour shortages, supply chain pressures and the drive to…
We’ve seen a flurry of new appointments at tier ones including Arup and Tilbury Douglas as we head into autumn, while the Chartered Institute of Civil Engineering Surveyors has revealed exciting new faces stepping into presidential roles.
A round up of the biggest moves and appointments during August follows below. To…
Engineering and technology are vitally important for the UK, with huge opportunities and responsibilities over the coming years, but we continue to face workforce challenges that prevent us from reaching our full potential.
Unfortunately, there simply aren’t enough people working in engineering and tech, and workforce shortages are increasing. Engineering…
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Over recent years we have all seen our pictures, music and other prized documents migrate to the cloud, which has presented a new kind of convenience and accessibility. The same is true in the construction industry, where some projects have seen…
The construction industry relies on a large amount of basic technology which has been around for a long time. It rightly prizes tried and tested technology that has been used on site and has proved reliable, and is known for a somewhat conservative attitude towards new tech.
However, we at…
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