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Foreword Since the Richard Review of Apprenticeships, employers have been charged with developing and delivering apprenticeships through which the majority of construction employers have changed the way they recruit, train, and ultimately fund the development of the skills they need. The evidence presented to us clearly shows that across our sector, employers are passionate and…

The UK concrete and cement industry has launched a roadmap to become net negative by 2050, removing more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it emits each year.   UK Concrete, part of the Mineral Products Association (MPA), has identified that net zero can be met through decarbonised electricity and transport networks, fuel switching, greater…

Since the workshop hosted by KTN on 30th April to start to identify the key requirements from members, a document was issued to identify potential suppliers containing a draft list of requirements and minimum viable product for an upgraded portal.  The intention was to issue this as a bold ‘wish list’ and then obtain feedback from…

The professional practice task group of the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) Covid-19 task force has published a methodology for assessing and reporting the cost implications of disruption due to the pandemic, with the launch of a Covid-19 Cost Assessment Toolkit. Construction clients and contractors rely on accurate cost prediction as the basis of business plans, financial…

It is really great to see the developments Pauley are making with a range of i3P clients – in particular HS2, Jacobs, Network Rail & Department for Transport. It’s widely understood and appreciated the benefits that immersive technology will have on all sectors especially the infrastructure sector. HS2 pioneers augmented reality for rail and, in…

Following the update presentation I gave at the i3P Forum on 26th June, I thought it would be helpful to share more widely to all i3P members the progress made thus far on the work being done to develop and upgrade the i3P Portal. It has been clear for a while that the portal has…

We’re pleased to announce the following updates to the i3P Strategy Board.    Strategy Board Co-Chair Earlier this year, and to coincide with his pending retirement, Phil Wilbraham (Heathrow) stepped down from his role as i3P Co-Chair, allowing the opportunity for another client organisation representative to join Mark Thurston (HS2) as Co-Chair. The opportunity came…

A new programme designed to drive innovation across major infrastructure projects in the UK has been launched by Minister of State, Andrew Stephenson.   The ‘Transport Infrastructure Efficiency Strategy Living Lab’ (TIES Living Lab) is a transformative collaboration aimed at harnessing the vast quantities of intelligence that UK infrastructure projects generate, that can help identify modern methods…