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…
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Network Rail East Suffolk line embankment repairs start tomorrow
Network Rail will be carrying out stabilisation and widening of an embankment on the railway to the north of Martlesham, on the East Suffolk Line; the work is scheduled to start tomorrow and run until to 6 April.
The improvements need to be completed before 1.6km of worn-out track on top…
Infrastructure upgrade at Skye ferry terminal complete following delays
The first stages of infrastructure upgrades for the ferry terminal at Uig harbour in Skye have been completed by contractor RJ McLeod.
The Uig ferry terminal reopened today after a 10 day delay to the original schedule. The terminal was due to reopen on 13 March, but the site's owner Highland…
HS2 Midlands tunnelling starts recruitment drive despite Euston site redundancies
The team tasked with delivering High Speed 2’s (HS2's) next tunnelling scheme is recruiting 100 employees to new roles on the construction of the 5.6km long tunnel between Warwickshire and Birmingham; the news comes in the same week as the announcement of significant redundancies at HS2’s Euston station site.
The Warwickshire-Birmingham…
Flexible working in the construction sector requires flexible thinking
Flexible working in the construction and engineering sector requires an approach that suits individuals’ and business’ needs; and what works for an office based role may not work for operational teams.
That was one of the findings of the "Unlocking Flexible Working" webinar which launched The Inspiring Women in Construction and…
Road projects set to stall as councils count cost of inflation
The majority of local authorities plan to ditch or review major highway projects, as well as road maintenance work, next year due to rising costs, according to a new survey from the County Councils Network (CCN).
The survey asked councils to outline whether they intended to reduce road infrastructure projects and/or…
Exclusive | Newly revealed questions suggest insolvent trading at Midas before collapse
Unanswered questions in internal communications relating to the conduct of Midas Group executive chairman Stephen Hindley - and that of the company’s directors - point to financial irregularities in the lead-up to the company’s downfall early last year; the questions potentially suggest the firm was knowingly trading insolvently for some…