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Infrastructure update: Electricity transmission owners hold key to UK鈥檚 energy transition but face challenges
The transmission sector is a key link in the chain that will deliver a net zero future, write Mark Docherty and Simon Rawlinson
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The Budget was a signifier of tone shift 鈥 never mind the missing detail
Last week鈥檚 statement suggests the government has a clear appetite for investment. It is up to industry to shape and develop solutions for deals with the public sector, says KPMG鈥檚 Holly Davis
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Councils holding 拢8bn of builder contributions meant for vital infrastructure, says HBF
Local authorities hit hard by the housing crisis are sitting on the highest sums of affordable home funding
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Industry must get behind the NIC鈥檚 call for change
The government will not achieve its infrastructure goals 鈥 and more big firms will inevitably go under 鈥 unless the industry quickly works out how to do its job better. The NIC鈥檚 recent report makes that clear, writes Andy Beard at Mace
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Government outlines industrial strategy plan as ministers hail 拢63bn of private funding for projects
Data centres and airport expansions among projects planned as Starmer pledges to deregulate
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鈥楽ystemic weaknesses鈥 drive up UK infrastructure costs by as much as 25%, NIC finds
New report comes as government announces creation of new body combining NIC with IPA
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Planning reform expected to be at heart of today鈥檚 King鈥檚 Speech
Labour to outline its policy priorities with more than 35 draft bills
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Infrastructure update: What challenges does Labour face and what can the industry expect?
What steps should the new government take to accelerate infrastructure delivery? Simon聽Rawlinson surveys the post-electoral landscape
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New government must take opportunity to 鈥榯urn new page鈥 for infrastructure, says CECA
Trade body sets out priorities for first 100 days聽
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Strong rhetoric on planning but no surprises as Keir Starmer launches Labour manifesto
Policy document light on new policy and bets big on growth聽
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Sunak pledges to revive Help To Buy at Conservative manifesto launch
Party also pledges to get major infrastructure projects signed off within 12 months
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Your guide to the May 2 elections: what鈥檚 at stake for construction
Three new metro-mayoral positions will be among those filled as local and regional elections take place next month. Carl Brown reports.
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UK鈥檚 environmental adaptation strategy 鈥榝alls far short鈥, says Climate Change Committee
Group says national initiative published last year does not meet urgency of issue
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McAlpine recruits highways specialist from Keltbray to beef up infrastructure team
Contractor pledged to grow infra business under last year鈥檚 rejig
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好色先生TV The Future Commmission: Take a long-term view to give UK the infrastructure it needs
聽After a year of consultation and careful consideration, the 好色先生TV the Future Commission has published its final report. In this chapter, Dave Rogers explains why the country鈥檚 economic welfare depends on efficient planning and a clear and stable pipeline
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Mayors to hold more talks on HS2 alternative after 鈥榗onstructive鈥 transport secretary meeting
Andy Street and Andy Burnham to brief wider team this week on Mark Harper talks
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Railway station footbridge 鈥榦verdue by a decade and 拢8.25m over budget鈥
Upgrade in Berkshire due to open this spring reflects聽鈥榮tifling bureaucracy and red tape鈥櫬爐hat affects UK infrastructure planning and construction, according to local MP聽
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Everything must go: The HS2 land fire sale and what it means for the future of rail
After cancelling the northern leg of HS2 last month, the government has moved quickly to start selling the land it had acquired to build the route. Will the process 鈥渟alt the earth鈥 for alternative rail plans?
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We were on the right track. Cancelling HS2 has taken us off it
Some building projects are worth the money and the wait. A聽once-in-a-generation opportunity has now been missed, writes Randstad鈥檚 Victoria Short
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Income and profit soars at Turner & Townsend
Consultant records 39% turnover growth globally聽