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Organisations can apply for a share of up to £41.5 million to organise world-leading practical demonstrations of smart energy systems or to design new models. Innovate UK has up to £41.5 million to invest in both the design and practical demonstration of new business models that intelligently link supply, storage and demand in heating, power and…

Balfour Beatty has been awarded a five-year Reactive Building and Civils Contract by Network Rail for rail infrastructure repairs and projects along the Great Western route from London to Penzance. The £50m deal will require the group to carry out works at short notice and in order to service the contract, Balfour Beatty will open…

Infrastructure Intelligence and leading infrastructure legal practice Burges Salmon are teaming up to canvass the views of the industry to find out how the public and private sectors will collaborate to deliver the government’s industrial strategy. Infrastructure is absolutely central to the successful delivery of the UK’s industrial strategy. Many industry bodies and think tanks have…

The Infrastructure Industry Innovation Platform (i3P) – an independent innovation community governed by representatives from its member organisations is extremely pleased to announce the dual chair appointments to Mark Thurston CEO HS2 and Phil Wilbraham, Planning and Programmes Director, Heathrow Airport           As a primary driver for innovation in the UK infrastructure…

“Infrastructure is essential as we begin to tackle our age old productivity challenge and prepare the wider economy for the future. The infrastructure we are developing needs to be adaptable to fast growing technological change. From autonomous vehicles, to electric cars, to new forms of broadband.   We are building HS2 – the first new…

The planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore has partnered with Vivid Economics and the University of Exeter to deliver the toolkit and aims to protect, maintain and create green spaces, such as parks, gardens, street trees, rivers and canals. Recognising the value of protecting, maintaining and creating green spaces, such as parks, gardens, street trees,…

Despite an announcement in last year’s autumn statement that a £400m government fund would be set up to finance the building of electric car charging points, the delivery of that much-needed infrastructure looks likely to be delayed following a statement to MPs by junior Treasury minister Robert Jenrick. The minister’s intervention, in a written parliamentary…

Mott MacDonald’s Richard Shennan looks at six key areas he believes are central to digital transformation in the construction and infrastructure sector. Increasing demands, limited resources. The age-old task of our industry has been to find the most efficient solutions to the world’s toughest problems, and this challenge has only become more acute due to…

More than 50 leading businesses and organisations have contributed to the development of a £1 billion deal to put the nation at the forefront of the artificial intelligence industry, featuring almost £300 million of new private sector investment. The deal between government and industry, announced by Business Secretary Greg Clark and Digital Secretary Matt Hancock…