All infrastructure articles – Page 10
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NewsNew approach to infrastructure delivery launched
Project 13 aims to improve the delivery of infrastructure projects
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NewsTarmac hires ex-Carillion MD to head infrastructure team
Andy Brown was in charge of Carillion’s civil engineering division
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NewsNetwork Rail calls for input on how to keep projects on track
Rail authority asks suppliers and contractors for input on its ‘standards’
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NewsCouncil gives £215m Oxfordshire housing deal seal of approval
The Oxfordshire Housing and Growth Deal was announced by government in the Budget
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NewsHS2 shortlists contractors for £3bn London stations
Six bidders are in the running to build the new stations at Euston and Old Oak in the capital
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NewsHS2 unveils design firms for four new stations
Works include the transformation of London Euston
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NewsMorgan Sindall/Bam Nuttall JV lands £322m motorway deals
The contracts involve works on the M62 and M27
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NewsCrossrail 2 hits another snag as consultations put back until end of 2018
An independent financial review of the project is set to start soon
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NewsEnergy and transport dominate UK infrastructure pipeline, KPMG survey finds
Pipeline is £39m less than this time last year
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NewsPlans to boost infrastructure productivity to save up to £15bn a year
Initiative aims to cut waste and speed up delivery of projects
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CommentLatest new orders figures provide little to be cheery about
The disturbing fact is that the volume of orders being won has been the same for the past four years
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CommentThe latest construction output figures are very disturbing
The most distressing aspect is that the largest sector, commercial building, is faltering
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CommentRise in new orders provides some solace, but they remain at very low levels
Latest data shows that while there are signs of improvement the need for much greater improvement is clear
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Comment2012 was the fourth worst on record for construction growth as output falls 8.4%
Apparent confidence boosters from government could point to a lack of understanding of construction or disregard for the seriousness of the situation
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CommentNicky come lately still doesn’t get it for all his Damascene conversion to capital spending
Nick Clegg doesn’t realise how important public spending is to unlock private sector funding
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Comment2012 will be a stinker for construction
Forecasters seem unified in their pessimism over future construction output
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CommentWhere will the construction work be in 2012?
There may be less work in 2012, but that doesn’t mean less opportunity for smart construction firms
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CommentLatest output figures suggest construction is sliding into recession
However, future revisions may well be upward so October’s figure may not be as bad as it seems