Former chief executive of High Speed 2 Ltd (HS2 Ltd) Simon Kirby has been appointed managing partner of the Nichols Group, NCE can reveal.
Kirby has held several high profile positions within infrastructure clients, having been chief executive at HS2, as well as managing director of infrastructure projects at Network Rail.…
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Mace forecast predicts tender prices to fall next year
Mace has predicted that tender prices will fall during 2021 as contractor pipelines “weaken further”.
In its Q3 UK Market View report, Mace expects tender prices to hold steady for the remainder of the year but will likely fall next year. The report concludes: “While new orders will recover from the…
Podcast | Look ahead to Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure
The latest episode of The Engineers Collective is out now.
A mid-month special, the latest episode of the podcast previews Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure 2020 conference. Due to Covid-19, Bentley Systems decided to cancel or postpone all the company’s physical conferences and events in 2020. This new digital conference format…
Competition watchdog looks at Interserve’s £271M sale of services division
The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into the £271M sale of Interserve’s facilities management business to Mitie.
The CMA has urged interested parties to submit comments to them as the initial part of its investigation. A CMA statement said: “The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is considering…