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Highlights
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Coronavirus
Covid-19 Update: 6 April 2020
Essential Covid-19 daily briefing for the construction industry.Read more -
Construction
Industry leaders call for emergency plan to save UK construction
The Construction Leadership Council has written to the prime minister setting out essential actions to secure the future of the sector.Read more -
Coronavirus
Network Rail gives suppliers cashflow boost
Network Rail announces immediate payments to suppliers during Covid-19 crisis.Read more
Latest news and analysis
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Construction
London named as most expensive construction location in the world, in new Arcadis report
Cost of construction higher in London than New York and Hong Kong, and other UK cities feature strongly in top 25 most expensive construction locations globally.Read more -
Coronavirus
Railway moving over 1m tonnes of critical supplies every week during Covid-19 crisis
188,000 tonnes of vital supplies including food, fuel and medicine are being delivered across the UK every 24 hours in the fight against Covid-19.Read more -
Coronavirus
Construction underway at Scottish NHS Louisa Jordan hospital
Over 500 staff working on site, as construction gets underway at the temporary NHS Scotland hospital in the Scottish Events Campus (SEC), Glasgow.Read more -
Coronavirus
Construction industry forms Coronavirus Task Force
CLC forms a Construction Industry Task Force to co-ordinate response to Covid19, and to facilitate communication between the industry and government.Read more -
Coronavirus
CLC withdraws updated version of Site Operating Procedures
CLC switches back to original SOP after ‘significant feedback’ from sites across the country.Read more -
Coronavirus
Covid-19 Update: 3 April 2020
Essential Covid-19 daily briefing for the construction industry.Read more -
COP26
COP26 postponement allows for renewed commitment to net zero
November’s major global climate change summit has been delayed until 2021 due to the coronavirus crisis.Read more -
Coronavirus
Covid-19 Update: 2 April 2020
Essential Covid-19 daily briefing for the construction industry.Read more -
Infrastructure and society
UK2070 – a watershed moment for infrastructure
The UK 2070 Commission, an independent inquiry into the deep–rooted spatial inequalities within the United Kingdom, has issued its report on what needs to be done.Read more -
Roads
Amey awarded £400m south west strategic highways contract in Scotland
Amey to run £400m contract to maintain and improve motorways and trunk roads across south west Scotland.Read more -
Coronavirus
CLC produces new guidance on employment and Covid-19
Industry leaders have produced new guidance on the employment issues raised by the coronavirus crisis.Read more -
Coronavirus
Top tips for working from home
ACE emerging professionals from London and the South East share their tips on creating a ‘zen working palace’ at home.Read more -
Company news
Keith Waller joins XeroPoint as non-executive chairman
Director of UK government’s Construction Innovation Hub Keith Waller has been appointed as non-executive chairman of XeroPoint.Read more -
Coronavirus
Vital railway work continues to keep critical supplies and key workers moving
Vital railway work continues to keep critical supplies and key workers moving during Covid-19 pandemic.Read more -
Coronavirus
Covid-19 Update: 1 April 2020
Essential Covid-19 daily briefing for the construction industry.Read more -
Construction
Business secretary thanks construction industry and says keep on working
Alok Sharma MP thanks the construction sector for its support at a time of national crisis.Read more -
Coronavirus
Coronavirus and contracts
The Association for Consultancy and Engineering’s contract advisor Rosemary Beales reports on what the disruption caused by Covid-19 means for your legal agreements.Read more -
Coronavirus
Covid-19 Update: 31 March 2020
Essential daily briefing for the construction industry on Covid-19.Read more -
Coronavirus
Industry leaders issue guidance on temporary closure of sites
Industry leaders have prepared guidelines for temporarily closing sites due to the current coronavirus crisis.Read more -
Railways
Critical rail services protected in new deals for GWR and Southeastern
Vital connections between the South of England and Wales ensured during the coronavirus outbreak.Read more
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Airports
VIDEO: Stunning fly-through shows Manchester Airport transformation
Find out how Manchester Airport will look in ten years time after its £10bn transformation.Read more
Airports
Video: Captain Jock Lowe on the Heathrow alternative
One of the team behind the rival Heathrow option says his scheme does not require a new runway just an extension of an existing one.Read more
Planning
Video: Tony Travers on better compensation for better delivery
Introducing better compensation measures is one thing that could be done to push projects through more quickly, says Tony Travers, director at the London School of Economics.Read more
Structures
Video: So what exactly is Cross Laminated timber?
Sky’s Health and Fitness Centre is the latest cross-laminated timber structure to open on its west London campus. Read the feature and watch the Trada-supported video.Read more
Airports
Video: Interview with Heathrow chief executive John Holland-Kaye
Time for the infrastructure design and construction supply chain to engage with Heathrow ahead of a 2020 target start date to build the airport of the future, says Holland-Kaye.Read more