A Costain-led consortium has won funding for a feasibility study that could lead to the construction of railway-style overhead power networks for UK motorways. The proposal aims to provide overhead power for electrified HGVs, in a manner previously reserved for electric trams and trains, to dramatically cut the carbon emissions…
The latest forecast from the Construction Products Association predicts a 13.7 per cent rise in the industry’s output this year, with a further 6.3 per cent increase in 2022. Both figures have been revised upwards by almost one percentage point from the CPA’s predictions one quarter earlier. In April, the…
HS2 has announced that it will aim to halve the usual amount of carbon emissions involved in the construction of a key viaduct within the rail megaproject. Main works contractor EKFB (a joint venture comprising Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial and Bam Nuttall) has worked with engineering firms Arcadis Setec and Cowi…
Nissan has confirmed plans to build a major new ‘gigafactory’ to manufacture electric-vehicle (EV) batteries in Sunderland. The carmaker said it would partner with its existing battery supplier, Chinese-owned Envision AESC, and Sunderland City Council to invest at least £1bn overall in new production facilities close to its existing car…
Galliford Try and Henry Boot have become the latest construction firms to set formal targets for achieving net-zero greenhouse emissions across their own direct operations by 2030. Additionally, Galliford Try has pledged to reach net-zero across the whole of its activities no later than 2045. The company said it has…
Vivo Defence Services, a 50:50 joint venture between services firm Serco and energy and services company Engie, has won two residential maintenance contracts with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) worth a potential £810m over seven years. The two regional repairs and maintenance contracts will cover the South West and South…
Developer and contractor Watkin Jones has gained planning approval for a build-to-rent scheme in the Southside area of Birmingham city centre. The Makers’ Yard project will occupy a 1 ha site at the northern end of Sherlock Street, 500 metres from the city’s Bull Ring shopping centre. Construction is expected…
Wates has begun the rollout of a flexible working policy that it says will apply to all roles, both onsite and office-based, by 2025. The tier-one contractor said that all new roles will be advertised as flexible, while existing employees will be able to request flexibility. It has predicted the…
In an exclusive interview, Amey chief executive Amanda Fisher tells Lem Bingley about becoming a first-time CEO and attempting a major turnaround, under a for-sale sign, in the midst of a global pandemic
Circumstances were not kind to Amanda Fisher when she took on the mantle of chief executive at infrastructure…
A fusion energy company backed by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is to build a demonstration fusion power plant in Oxfordshire, after securing backing from the UK Government. Canadian firm General Fusion said it plans to begin construction of its Fusion Demonstration Plant (FDP) in the autumn of 2022, at the…
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