Let’s work together to improve the future of our industry. Clearly, COVID-19 has directly impacted many infrastructure projects and businesses, highlighting additional risk areas that few would have taken into account in the past when making investment and lending decisions. Infrastructure is famously prized by investors for stability and predictability – COVID-19 has…
Read more...
Coronavirus has changed the way the construction industry works together and that can only be a good thing, say WSP’s Neil Swallow and Mark Coates of Bentley Systems. The current lockdown has gone far beyond anything seen during wartime, in terms of the restrictions that it placed on people, which include banning all non-essential travel, gatherings of more than…
Read more...
Network Rail has announced that it will provide references for UK suppliers to help them when bidding for overseas contracts or an export opportunity. Under this new measure, Network Rail suppliers will have the option to request a reference in writing, either on completion of a contract or following a period of 12 months of…
Read more...
Boris Johnson’s announcement of the easing of some lockdown restrictions has given a boost to a number of business sectors, including construction. In truth though, the PM’s Sunday evening statement to the nation was largely a restatement of the position that already applied to the construction industry – namely that the sector can work as…
Read more...
The UK government has offered its support to the construction industry, by outlining its expectations from businesses as they manage and enforce B2B contracts during the Covid-19 emergency. There is a real concern that the construction industry will become embroiled in costly and long-running disputes over the effects of the pandemic on projects if it…
Read more...
Five organisations have received funding from the Sellafield Game Changers programme after they were selected following a challenge process run by KTN KTN has worked closely with the Sellafield Game Changers team to source potential solution providers for a range of nuclear decommissioning challenges using the KTN innovation exchange (KTN-iX), an online platform that promotes innovation transfer. KTN-iX matches…
Read more...
*New i3P blog series* Written by Mark Coates (Bentley Systems) & Chris Walker (Be the Best Communications) with guest writer Neil Swallow (WSP) The 3rd blog of this series explores the impact of the Covid-19 on the construction industry and the importance of collaboration moving forward. Introduction: From Arcadis to WSP, the infrastructure sector…
Read more...
On Thursday 2nd April we saw the ‘digital’ launch of the SME programme. Thanks to Mark Thurston, i3P Co-Chair & HS2 (High Speed Two) Ltd CEO for opening the event (his first opening address done digitally!) and to the panel members; Sam Stacey, Challenge Director – Transforming Construction, Innovate UK, Ana Avaliani Head of Enterprise…
Read more...
Registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £20 million to respond to new and urgent needs in UK and global communities during and following the Covid-19 pandemic. Innovate UK, as part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £20 million in innovation projects. The aim of this competition is to…
Read more...
Updated post from Bentley Systems These are trying times. We recognize that COVID-19 is likely imposing challenges on how you and your organization get work done during periods of mass remote working and social distancing. Bentley’s mission is to provide innovative software and services for the enterprises and professionals who design, build and operate the…
Read more...