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A bespoke social impact reporting tool is working with Network Rail to put CSR monitoring firmly on the agenda, by measuring company-wide social value activities. Impact Reporting has signed-up Network Rail to record and analyse the value of the organisation’s social value efforts. Impact is a CSR and sustainability reporting tool which streamlines the way…

*Article from Infrastructure Intelligence    The chancellor’s review of infrastructure financing must include social infrastructure to avoid leaving the industry in the dark, says Stephen Johns. Last month, Philip Hammond launched the Treasury’s infrastructure finance review, seeking new ways to privately finance public infrastructure projects. The consultation considers that half of the UK’s £600bn infrastructure…

Arup and Costain have teamed up in a joint venture to secure a health and safety assurance consultancy framework contract as part of Yorkshire Water’s AMP7 capital investment programme. The framework aims to facilitate the delivery of resilient assets and improve service for Yorkshire Water customers by supporting its health and safety assurance needs, promoting…

Thursday 28 March marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of Sir Joseph Bazalgette. Whether by design or divine coincidence, it also marked the first Tideway Technical Conference. This event, spearheaded by Tideway’s Chief Technical Officer, Roger Bailey, was designed to reflect on the technical achievements that have been made so far on the project…

An Innovate UK competition winner is looking for some help in setting up adaptive learning for zero defects in Building Construction. They are looking for companies who are particularly interested in improving productivity by reducing construction errors and who would like to help us with the research phase of the project. The research phase of…

Hosted by the KTN, Heathrow & Mace recently held the first workshop in the Offsite Logistics priority project this month to capture our industries perceived ‘Current State’ & ‘Ideal State’ of logistics in relation to offsite. We had fantastic attendance from the clients, contractors and consultants of i3P as well as additional industry partners. The…

Proposed new powers and devolved infrastructure funding could transform efforts by cities in England to tackle congestion and housing shortages, but city leaders need to grasp the opportunities presented by this agenda and clearly show the benefits it could bring, National Infrastructure Commission chair, Sir John Armitt, said today. At an event held in Birmingham…

Midlands Connect has outlined the schemes it believes should be at the forefront of future construction or development as part of Highways England’s record £25bn Road Investment Strategy 2. The transport body responsible for promoting the importance of transport in the region is calling for a “long-term corridor approach” to road spending that puts the…

Heathrow expansion bosses have whittled down the potential construction sites that could help deliver the “once-in-a-generation expansion project” to just 18. Starting with an initial list of 121 applications, those responsible for leading expansion efforts have already narrowed it down to 65 potential logistics hubs before announcing today’s even smaller selection. Eventually, there will be…

Arup has launched its Rethinking Timber Buildings report aimed at accelerating the construction industry’s response to reducing global emissions and achieving net zero carbon buildings by using sustainable materials. The report, which highlights the time and efficiency savings that can result from the use of mass timber as a sustainable and safe alternative to more…