There were some major appointments at a global level at the likes of WSP, Aecom, Arup and Jacobs during December.
A round up of the biggest moves and appointments during December follows below. To feature on next month’s appointments roundup email robert.hakimian@emap.com. New deputy CEO at WSP UK Paul Reilly has…
Fire safety in construction and manufacturing has garnered much attention in recent years, following the Grenfell Tower tragedy and a number of other high-profile incidents. To fortify fire safety measures for those using rental buildings, and further mitigate fire risks on construction sites, the Fire Protection Association introduced version 10.1…
It’s rare in the rail industry to see more women than men in a room, but that was overwhelmingly the case when Inspire - Network Rail’s gender equality network - held its 10-year anniversary conference in Birmingham on 6 December.
More than 130 people gathered to celebrate a decade of…
AtkinsRéalis has been appointed as a delivery partner for a mining project to extract iron ore from the world’s largest untapped high-grade mine located in the Republic of Guinea.
Rio Tinto, the second largest mining corporation in the world, has contracted AtkinsRéalis to provide project and construction management for the Simandou…
The UK construction industry has been through the wringer this year, witnessing the highest closure rate of firms in a decade. But the construction sector is nothing if not resilient.
PwC might be forecasting an overall decline in construction spend of -5% in 2023, but it also says the industry will…
Businesses of all sizes prize certainty. When we reflect on political decision making this year and a looming general election, it’s clear that for the foreseeable future we’ll be working in an age of flux.
Government has traditionally been the UK construction and infrastructure sector’s largest client and it’s likely…
The latest episode of the Engineers Collective is out now.
This month’s episode focuses on ‘transforming infrastructure performance’. The UK’s Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) released two papers, in 2017 and 2021, called Transforming infrastructure performance in which it set out a vision for the future of infrastructure delivery. This process…
Climate risks could see the value of a large swathe of infrastructure projects plummet by up to £480bn ($600bn) if countries do not adopt a shift to a greener economy by the 2050's, a new report has found.
A study by the Infrastructure & Private Assets Research Institute (known as EDHEC)…
The government has launched a new roadmap which aims to increase the use of structural timber in the construction of homes and other buildings.
The new plans form part of the wider aim to reduce the UK’s carbon emissions by utilising materials which have a lower carbon footprint. According to the…
I have been building artificial intelligence (AI) for civil engineering – mega projects, oil and gas and forensic engineering for almost 15 years. During this time I have seen nearly all AI projects fall short of their potential (my projects included…). I would be surprised if anyone reading, hand on…
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