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Highlights
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Politics
Construction leaders welcome Queen’s speech
Construction leaders welcome Queen's speech, though questions remain about the detail around delivery and devolution.Read more -
Building back better will require a political balancing act
ACE's Matthew Farrow offers his thoughts on what the Queen's speech means for the construction industry.Read more -
HS2
Mace Dragados win £570m HS2 Curzon Street contract
Mace and Dragados will build HS2's Birmingham Curzon Street station, in a deal worth up to £570m.Read more
Latest news and analysis
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Hybrid working – are you ready for the next big disrupter?
Managers must lead the way in a post-pandemic workplace with new, more flexible working patterns.Read more -
Industry bodies
Women in Transport names Jo Field as new president
Communications professional Jo Field is the new president of Women in Transport.Read more -
Digital transformation
Why we need new contracting models to support digital transformation
Construction contracts need to change to enable the industry's digital transformation.Read more -
Social value
Osborne looks to Thrive to improve social value outputs
Osborne appoints Thrive Social Value to revolutionise social impact reporting.Read more -
HS2
HS2 and CECA announce partnership agreement
New partnership designed to help boost civil engineering SME supply chain.Read more -
Network Rail
Network Rail and RIBA announce railway station design winner
Edinburgh-based 7N Architects win competition to help shape Britain’s future railways.Read more -
Regional Infrastructure
Designs revealed for £100m Darlington station redevelopment
Full steam ahead as plans revealed for £100m Darlington station redevelopment.Read more -
Net Zero
UK business secretary praises construction’s contribution to net zero
Construction industry praised for tangible progress on net zero at business leaders' B7 summit.Read more -
Obituary
Campbell Reith founder Peter Campbell dies
Founder of Campbell Reith and former ACE chairman Peter Campbell has died.Read more -
Diversity and inclusion
Neurodiversity in planning toolkit launched
Planning toolkit launched providing practical advice on ensuring that engagement is genuinely open to everyone.Read more -
High Speed Rail
High-speed trains cancelled after cracks found in carriages
Hitachi ordered to set out safety inspection plan and longer-term repair strategy for Class 800 fleet.Read more -
Industry bodies
ACE places job advert for vacant CEO role
ACE issues job advert for its vacant CEO role.Read more -
Infrastructure and Projects Authority
IPA appoints Helen Campbell to new strategic role
Helen Campbell joins Infrastructure and Projects Authority as director of strategy, performance and assurance.Read more -
Transport
Find out what's next for transport after the Covid crisis
An Infrastructure Intelligence webinar on Friday 28 May looking at what the future holds for transport.Read more -
Construction output
April PMI shows construction remains at heart of post-Covid recovery
Construction remains at heart of UK’s post-Covid economic recovery, April’s PMI reveals.Read more -
Electric cars
An EV revolution is needed!
An EV revolution is needed, and the government must power it, says Gemserv's Joachim Brandt.Read more -
Scotland
Scape appoints Lillian McDowall to key Scottish role
New Scape Scotland appointment to boost public sector construction plans.Read more -
Magazine download
Latest Infrastructure Intelligence digital magazine published
The May/June 2021 digital edition of the Infrastructure Intelligence magazine is now available for download.Read more -
Planning
Planning sector must refrain from reverting to type post-Covid
Virtual technologies have elevated and improved the UK planning processes and going digital needs to continue.Read more -
Events
Something for everyone in new ACE Insight webinar series
Latest ACE webinar programme offers insight and information on a range of key issues.Read more
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