Infrastructure
Infrastructure news
Horizon nuclear sale 'could take years'
Tory chair of energy committee fears long delay in selling Horizon Nuclear Power after hearing evidence from energy firms
Parsons Brinckerhoff wins HS2 design brace
Consultant fends off competition from Mott MacDonald, Arup-Systra and Jacobs
Queen's Speech confirms Energy Bill
New legislative programme to bring forward electricity market reform to sure up nuclear new build programme
Case studies
King's Cross Western Concourse: Space Travel
John McAslan’s 8,500m2 Western Concourse at King’s Cross is transport architecture on an epic scale, returning the station to the grandeur of the golden age of trave. Just a shame about the glazing …
Farringdon station overhaul: Boring? If only!
London’s Farringdon station has been given an overhaul and is ready for more passengers, bigger trains and Crossrail. But it hasn’t been an easy ride - and digging a 140m tunnel by hand was the least of it. By Thomas Lane. Photography by Colin Streater
King's Cross station's £500m redevelopment: King of King's
King’s Cross station was long ago toppled from its architectural throne by neighbouring St Pancras. But a £500m refurbishment is about to make it a terminus worthy of the people
Transport
Balfour Beatty wins London Gateway rail contract
Civil engineering division will build rail temrinal for DP World’s London Gateway hub
Network Rail starts new infrastructure drive
Commercially-focused, regional approach aims to push down costs
Energy
Kier and Bam sign £100m Hinkley nuclear contract
Contractors will provide preparatory works at EDF nuclear power plant in Somerset
Trump halts golf resort after wind farm proposal
Donald Trump halts construction of golf resort after blasting “ugly” wind turbines
Nuclear
Horizon nuclear sale 'could take years'
Tory chair of energy committee fears long delay in selling Horizon Nuclear Power after hearing evidence from energy firms
EDF boss departs amid further nuclear doubt
Commercial director of French energy giant stands down amid continuing uncertainty over future of nuclear new build
Cost models
Market reports
High Speed 2: full speed ahead
High Speed 2 is a project people love to hate. But it would reduce train overcrowding, boost business and pump billions into the construction industry
All change: The rail sector
The rail sector is embarking on a journey of disruption, change and uncertainty, with Network Rail’s transformation at the centre of it all. But having dodged the worst of the spending cuts, the sector could become a highly sought-after destination – for those who can handle the risk
Market overview: waste and water sectors
With regulation driving investment and resource efficiency in the waste and water sectors, Matthew Hicks and Andrew Wheeler of Davis Langdon examine how the UK’s obligations are going to be met, and what the opportunities are for consultants and contractors
Five best countries for water infrastructure work
Over the next 10 years, mankind will spend £500bn on water works. Chloe Stothart picks the five best countries to look for your share of it
On the menu
With the private sector still subsisting on scraps and the non-infrastructure public sector just grateful that its provisions weren’t cut any further in the emergency Budget, the infrastructure market represents a veritable feast at the moment. So welcome to the latest in our infrastructure market reports
Waste and water markets: Filling the gap
In our latest infrastructure market report we explore the hidden worlds of water and waste
David Penfold on Sainsbury’s waste strategy
David Penfold is a driven man: he has to cut Sainsbury’s waste to as close to zero as possible. And given the amount of activity that the store engages in, he needs good ideas and even better suppliers.
Infrastructure markets: saving grace
If there was one sliver of comfort in the Budget, it was that there were no further cuts to infrastructure spending. Victoria Jackson of Davis Langdon surveys the work that will be on offer in the years ahead
Energy from waste: 'A wonderful place to be'
There’s going to be a £2bn-a-year building boom in energy-from-waste plants, like this one, over the next 15 years. Kristina Smith finds out how to turn base matter into gold
