Before Covid-19, the interest in modern methods of construction (MMC) was growing – albeit slowly – but has the pandemic has certainly sped things up.
The benefits of modular construction are no secret - increased safety on site and schedule certainty, as well as less material waste and fewer delays. Yet,…
Unlike the beleaguered hospitality and travel sectors, construction appears to be holding its own despite the ravages of the pandemic.
While bars and restaurants are closed and travel for recreation banned, in the last seven months of 2020 the construction industry experienced growth. And although the future might look bright; many…
It’s that time of year again!
On Wednesday (3 March), chancellor Rishi Sunak will dust off the world’s most famous red briefcase and outline where and how the government plans to spend its money. One year on from Sunak’s pledge to kickstart an “infrastructure revolution”, this year’s Budget announcement is the…
Operating profit in Morgan Sindall’s construction and infrastructure division was up by 11% to £35.7M in 2020 despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The division's revenue was up 10% to £1.6bn, according to the firm's 2020 results. Overall, however, the firm's pretax profit of £60.8M was 31% down on 2019…
The Rail Supply Group is developing an industry-wide charter to log all expenditure in a bid to improve procurement processes.
The group suggests that an industry Expenditure Transparency Charter should become part and parcel of future contracting competitions. The proposal was made on the back of two surveys that the group…
Dozens of workers carrying out key assurance work on Crossrail will soon find themselves unable to continue their jobs due to changes to the UK’s employment rules.
NCE has learned that a “significant number” of key personnel employed to carry out assurance work will be affected by the changes to the…
Major UK contractors and consultants have vowed to deliver projects such as High Speed 2 (HS2) “as efficiently and affordably as possible”.
The pledge came in the form of an open letter to prime minister Boris Johnson, signed by bosses of major engineering firms including Aecom, Atkins, Keltbray, Mace, Mott MacDonald…
One in three contracts were not fit to deal with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and, as a result, clients are bearing responsibility for additional costs and time delays, according to research from Turner & Townsend.
Turner & Townsend’s Covid survey showed that the majority of liability arising from the…
A new alliance of UK engineering and research bodies has been formed to provide the sector with a “a single, consolidated voice”.
The alliance is called Actuate UK and is formed of eight trade, technology, research and professional bodies in engineering services. Those are: The Building Engineering and Services Association (BESA) The Building…
Ferrovial has reportedly relaunched the sale of its UK outsourcing firm Amey.
Morgan Stanley has been brought in to run the sale, according to Sky News. It comes just over two years after Ferrovial first attempted to sell off the services division. Ferrovial has been attempting to secure a sale for…
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