Three years have passed since the Covid-19 pandemic, but businesses are still seeing the impact on their work environments. Hybrid and flexible models have become the norm, with a larger focus on culture and wellbeing. With these changes, the very meaning of “office” has shifted to help put people at…
Authorities and lawyers in the infrastructure sector have unanimously thrown their support behind the National Infrastructure Commission’s (NIC’s) recommendations for the government to streamline the infrastructure planning system.
In February, chancellor Jeremy Hunt tasked the NIC with undertaking a review of the planning process for infrastructure to build on the government’s…
Bam Nuttall, along with a number of other industry leaders, has teamed up with business transformation enterprise Fuel Change to help bring to life a pioneering sustainability and skills development programme for our next generation of engineers. Fuel Change is an organisation working with businesses and schools to enable apprentices…
Leading organisations have signed the Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering Pledge, a joint initiative between NCE and Construction News, to encourage companies to prioritise equality, diversity and inclusion.
The new signatories to the pledge include Caterpillar dealer Finning, Battaglia Construction and L Lynch Plant Hire & Haulage, along with Pell…
Scottish civil engineering firm RJ McLeod will be sentenced later this week after admitting in court that its breaches of health and safety regulations led to the death of a 10-year-old boy on its construction site for a flood alleviation project in Glasgow in 2020.
The tragedy occurred on the site…
The architecture and engineering (A&E) industry has seen an uplift in its use of digital technologies over the last three years, with innovation being expedited by the shift to hybrid and remote working. While A&E is often seen as an on-site job, the use of technology enables a smoother hybrid…
All new UK project delivered by Laing O’Rourke will use low carbon concrete after the firm announced today that it was mandating the material.
The change will be introduced with immediate effect and applies to all projects that either have begun or will begin main construction from this month. The firm…
UK-based civil engineering consulting firms have until 21 April to enter the new NCE Awards and get onto the shortlist for the event that will put a spotlight on the best in the business.
As well as categories to determine the top consulting firm and SME consulting firm of the year,…
Any day you go onto LinkedIn you’ll see some article talking about the benefits of a four-day working week. In Australian construction we can’t even get down to a 40 hour, five-day week. Our people are normally working for 50 hours or more. It seems that everyone else is streets…
The English Heritage Trust is looking to establish a framework contract worth £39M for building and civil engineering maintenance works on its buildings and heritage assets.
The Building and Civil Engineering Works Cyclical and Response Maintenance contract will cover the aggregated building and civil engineering maintenance requirements of the historic sites…
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