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Infrastructure Comment

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Infrastructure that puts people first is the key to revitalising urban spaces

2025-04-10T06:00:00+01:00By Bosco Lam

By prioritising human-centred design, we can create infrastructure that not only meets practical needs but enriches the lives of those who use it, says WilkinsonEyre’s Bosco Lam

Amandeep Bahra

Infrastructure projects have learnt a lot from lockdown

2020-09-10T05:00:00+01:00By Amandeep Bahra

Progress on infrastructure projects has been hit, but the industry is now prepared if another surge of the pandemic is on the way

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Crossrail: A flagship scheme goes badly wrong

2020-09-01T05:00:00+01:00By Caroline Pidgeon

There are still many lessons that need to be learnt from Crossrail, writes Caroline Pidgeon

Patricia Moore, Turner & Townsend GREY

Thank you Rishi Sunak for still investing in infrastructure

2020-03-11T15:40:00+00:00By Patricia Moore

The chancellor had to address the coronavirus but he did make long term promises too - it would just be good to have some more detail

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How can HS2 keep risk on track?

2020-01-24T14:02:00+00:00By Jordan Marshall

Getting the balance right on HS2 will be no mean feat

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Open water - at last

2018-03-21T06:30:00+00:00By John Marsh

From April, all housebuilders and developers will have a genuine choice of water network provider for the first time. It’s time to make the most of this watershed moment

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UK infrastructure - cause for optimism

2017-10-26T14:05:00+01:00By Richard Robinson

Industry is potentially facing years of continued uncertainty following Brexit, but it’s not all doom and gloom

Richard Threlfall

Infrastructure: Talking heads

2017-07-13T06:00:00+01:00By Richard Threlfall

Infrastructure’s many stakeholders have plenty to say, and Richard Threlfall can imagine just what they’re thinking, too. The next step is to learn how to listen to each other

Richard McCarthy

What we can do for Brexit

2017-06-21T11:31:00+01:00By Richard McCarthy

The best way to bolster the UK’s negotiating position in Brexit is to have a strong and growing economy. The construction industry needs pull together to show the government how it can help that to happen

Peter Hibberd

Infrastructure: What’s in a name?

2017-05-31T11:14:00+01:00By Peter Hibberd

‘Infrastructure’ is the word on everyone’s lips at the moment, but how do you define it for contract purposes? For the most part, it might be best not to

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SNP calls for changes to Westminster’s fiscal rules to boost infrastructure investment

2024-06-24T10:38:00+01:00

Party’s manifesto also calls for devolution of housing benefit to boost social housing delivery

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Industry reacts to Conservative Party’s ‘unbalanced’ and ‘frustrating’ manifesto

2024-06-12T12:03:00+01:00By Daniel Gayne

Modest welcome for Help to Buy relaunch but Tories fail to impress with lack of planning reform

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Sunak pledges to revive Help To Buy at Conservative manifesto launch

2024-06-11T12:04:00+01:00By Daniel Gayne

Party also pledges to get major infrastructure projects signed off within 12 months

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Mitigating local planning concerns meant HS2 was always going to be expensive, says scheme’s former COO

2024-03-15T11:55:00+00:00By Carl Brown

Unfair to compare railway’s cost to those in Europe because of amount of tunnels and cuttings that have needed digging, Richard Robinson adds

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Kier cuts net debt by a further £100m

2024-01-18T11:16:00+00:00By Carl Brown

Order book increases 6% as part of ‘disciplined growth’ says contracting giant

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Railway station footbridge ‘overdue by a decade and £8.25m over budget’

2024-01-03T10:09:00+00:00By Olivia Barber

Upgrade in Berkshire due to open this spring reflects ‘stifling bureaucracy and red tape’ that affects UK infrastructure planning and construction, according to local MP

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Autumn statement 2023: coverage all in one place

2023-11-23T09:12:00+00:00

Building’s coverage of the Autumn Statement all in one place

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Shadow chancellor pledges to speed up ‘critically important infrastructure’

2023-10-09T10:08:00+01:00By Carl Brown

Shadow chancellor set to announce measures to fast track planning for life sciences, battery factories and 5G infrastructure

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Autumn statement at-a-glance: Tax rises and spending cuts as OBR forecasts recession

2022-11-18T06:00:00+00:00By Daniel Gayne

Chancellor sets out plan to stabilise economy

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Infrastructure heavyweights Mark Wild and Kay Hughes join Building the Future Commission

2022-10-27T07:51:00+01:00By Carl Brown

HS2’s design director and former Crossrail boss among latest to join Building’s 12-month project

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Infrastructure update: How prepared is the water industry for its biggest ever investment programme?

2025-03-13T07:00:00+00:00By Geraint Jones and Simon Rawlinson

Geraint Jones and Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis examine the priorities and the sector’s state of readiness

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Infrastructure update: How can developers navigate the ever-lengthening connections queue?

2024-11-19T07:00:00+00:00By Turner & Townsend Alinea

In the second half of our two-part special on UK power, Turner & Townsend Alinea examine how the rising demand for new connections to the distribution network has time and cost impacts for developers.

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Infrastructure update: Electricity transmission owners hold key to UK’s energy transition but face challenges

2024-11-12T06:00:00+00:00By Mark Docherty and Simon Rawlinson

The transmission sector is a key link in the chain that will deliver a net zero future, write Mark Docherty and Simon Rawlinson

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Infrastructure update: What challenges does Labour face and what can the industry expect?

2024-07-12T07:00:00+01:00By Simon Rawlinson

What steps should the new government take to accelerate infrastructure delivery? Simon Rawlinson surveys the post-electoral landscape

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Standing your ground: Mott MacDonald’s Cathy Travers on her plans for the engineering giant

2024-04-29T06:00:00+01:00By Carl Brown

Cathy Travers has risen to become global MD of the largest engineering firm in the UK. She discusses her optimism about growth, infrastructure strategy and improving inclusivity

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How robust management of ‘forever chemicals’ can help developers bring forward brownfield regeneration sites

2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00By Jake Hurst and Simon Rawlinson

PFAS contamination is impacting brownfield projects, but robust risk management can help developers bring forward sites even as regulations are tightened up

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Infrastructure and speeding up the planning system

2023-12-19T06:00:00+00:00By Neil Chester and Simon Rawlinson

The UK’s infrastructure planning system has been misfiring for years, but efforts are ongoing to speed up crucial planning decisions

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Key takeaways from the Conservative Party conference

2023-10-05T09:29:00+01:00By Daniel Gayne

This party conference will long be remembered as the place HS2 died. But rail was far from the only topic on the agenda in Manchester, as Daniel Gayne reports

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‘The design team has gone from 500 to six.’ What HS2 Euston is doing now

2023-06-14T06:00:00+01:00By Dave Rogers

What happens when you are told that the job you have been working on is put on hold? Dave Rogers went to find out

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How transport infrastructure can unlock regeneration and levelling up

2023-03-20T07:00:00+00:00By Simon Rawlinson and Richard Jones

Regional and local transport planning in the UK has been boosted through the award of long-term funding to city regions and by aligning mobility to levelling up

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