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Ministers call on industry to embrace the latest innovations to make sure we are building the good quality homes that our country needs. Ministers will today (25 April 2018) call on industry to embrace the latest innovations to make sure we are building the good quality homes that our country needs. As part of the government’s…

Investors are invited to propose schemes that could enhance and expand the rail network. The Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP launches invitation for investors to invest in rail infrastructure to bring forward proposals for the new southern rail link to Heathrow. In addition they are being invited to propose schemes around the country that could enhance…

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has today (23 April 2018) announced new appointments to the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA). The UKAEA leads the commercial development of fusion power and related technology and position the UK as a leader in sustainable nuclear energy. Nuclear fusion, the process that powers the sun, can…

The demise of Carillion and adverse weather across the country in the first months of the year is being blamed for what is expected to be a flat year in terms of output in the construction sector. But there is light at the end of the tunnel for the industry, with forecasters at the Construction…

Sellafield Ltd will invest up to £850,000 excluding VAT in innovative projects that will better equip and support nuclear decommissioning operators working in hazardous environments. The aim of this competition is to enable operators to carry out tasks safer, quicker and cheaper while being more comfortable in their working environment. This is a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI)…

It’s no secret that the delivery of critical infrastructure assets is crucial to a country’s economic growth and the wellbeing of communities. Yet around the world, infrastructure issues such as highway congestion and unreliable rail networks continue to persist. The 500 industry professionals surveyed in AECOM’s recently published Future of Infrastructure report say they have…

I3P (Infrastructure Industry Innovation Platform- an online collaboration platform), has launched the i3P Spark Awards, which provides an opportunity for businesses to win financial investment to support their innovative ideas and projects. Billed as the biggest innovation opportunity of the year? i3P Spark Awards is the industry-wide live investment event hoped to be an annual…

Read Article An investigation has today (29.3.18) been launched in a bid to find answers into why the construction sector continues to fall behind other sectors and is looking to see whether government policy could possibly encourage better practice, particularly around public procurement. In a quest to find solutions, the House of Lords science and…

  The UKRI and KTN will be hosting a series of Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund events which will present the new funding programmes within the Clean Growth Grand Challenge areas of Agrifood, Energy and Construction and how you can get involved. The ‘Clean Growth’ Grand Challenge will maximise the advantages for UK industry from the global…

      Discuss funding support for innovation in urban systems & designs to provide EV charging infrastructure for on-street parking & wireless EV charging. KTN will be facilitating 3 scoping workshops, on 30th April (Manchester), 1st May (Bristol) and 3rd May (London), to identify how support could be best directed in terms of scope, exploring such questions as:…