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Highways England is currently funding two parallel competitions for solutions and ideas for the design and use on UK roads. The company is looking to invest in creative solutions covering six themes: Design, construction and maintenance Connected and autonomous vehicles Customer mobility Energy and the environment Operations Air quality The two competitions reflect the different…

Network Rail has awarded track and rail system work worth an estimated £5bn to Colas Rail and AECOM in the south of England and to Babcock Rail, Arup and Arcadis, in Scotland. The preferred bidders will deliver the “next generation” of contracts to deliver what is required to make the rail system work, including track,…

Dear i3P colleagues, Not often I plug innovations from our Asian competitors! however I have been inspired today by developments in Japan 5G technology is being used for real-time remote control of construction plant. Thanks to the low latency realised by 5G capabilities, this could user in a new era of remote or semi/autonomous control….

In a move which hopes to improve clarity and innovation, the Railway Industry Association (RIA) and Transport for London (TfL) plan to implement a new process by which rail suppliers can provide feedback on standards that provide the overall framework for the sector. While the aim of standards is to achieve a safe, cost-efficient railway…

Concentrated recruitment drives are desperately needed for 18 key roles within the sector and collaboration between industry and government is essential in addressing these shortages, according to the some of the biggest federations and representative bodies. In a statement published today (25 January), organisations including the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), Build UK, Civil…

The newly approved Core Innovation Hub is an exciting moment for UK construction. The Hub is at the centre of the Sector Deal for Construction – the plan to create better value, speed and sustainability in the built environment. Since the publication of the visionary Construction 2025: Industrial Strategy for Construction six years ago, events…

Highways England has announced the appointment of Janette Beinart as a non-executive director. Highly experienced in leading major technology investments, Beinart was a senior executive at Shell International where she had a successful 35-year career, ultimately as the global company’s upstream chief information officer. She most recently held an interim position as group chief information…

Balfour Beatty’s Far East joint venture has landed a £289m contract for a luxury residential scheme in Hong Kong which will involve the construction of six residential towers, a clubhouse, outdoor swimming pool, and a two-level basement with carpark areas. The deal has been awarded by Gold Topmont Limited for Balfour’s 50:50 Far East joint…

A five-year renewals and enhancements framework valued at £320m has been awarded to BAM Nuttall which will see the replacement and refurbishment of structures across the network and improvements to stations. In addition, two Geotech frameworks worth a combined £147m have been awarded to Story Contracting and QTS as part of the procurement process. The…

The UK Government will invest £170 million over four years through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund Transforming Construction programme to support cross-sector innovation that will help the construction and infrastructure sector improve productivity and optimise the whole life-cycle value of buildings and structures. The Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) and i3P supported by the…