Nationwide Engineering Research and Development (Nerd) has announced strategic partnerships with Black Swan Graphene and Arup for the development of Concretene, a graphene-enhanced admixture for concrete.
Concretene can slash the carbon footprint of a project by using around 30% less concrete while offering significant increases in compressive, tensile and flexural strength…
In March many businesses in the civil engineering sector marked International Women’s Day with celebrations of their female staff and their career achievements. International Men’s Day is on 19 November, in case you were wondering.
Over the years, I have noticed that International Women’s Day is either something people love…
The UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) has been established as a permanent institution, having been passed into law today after receiving Royal Assent.
UKIB said the development places the bank on a statutory footing, confirming its long-term role in addressing climate change and supporting regional and local growth. It also means the…
Decarbonising construction will require new skills, innovative procurement and investment in technology, a major new industry report has declared.
The study, produced by oil giant Shell alongside accounting firm Deloitte, has set out a 15-step roadmap to take the construction industry towards a net zero. Titled Building a Low Carbon Future,…
The scale of disappearing workloads has been laid bare by a report showing that the value of new civil engineering work starting on site this winter was just a third of that begun in the same period last year.
Data published by construction industry insight specialist Glenigan showed a 67% year-on-year…
A consultation has been launched on a levy that will force developers to contribute a “fair share” towards the funding of transport links and other local infrastructure.
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has published a consultation on the infrastructure levy which will discuss whether councils should be given…
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring budget was an inevitable compromise, navigating between many complex areas of need. As a business leader in the engineering and consulting industry focused on sustainability and equity, diversity and inclusion, I found it to be a mixed bag of announcements.
First and foremost, I appreciate the…
Treasury director Philip Duffy has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Environment Agency and will start in the role from 1 July.
He takes over from Sir James Bevan, who has has held the post since November 2015 and steps down at the end of this month. Environment…
Mott MacDonald has completed its acquisition of Engevity, an Australian firm specialising in strategic advisory across the energy, climate and infrastructure sectors.
Engevity managing director Craig Chambers now becomes Mott MacDonald’s energy lead for Australia. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Brisbane, Queensland, with offices in Sydney,…
Investment in road maintenance and nuclear energy innovation were two of the headline announcements in yesterday’s spring budget announcement by chancellor Jeremy Hunt.
Before outlining his investment plans, Hunt said that the UK would avoid recession in 2023 and his budget would set out plans for “long term, sustainable growth”. He…
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