Working for Infrastructure

Over three memorable days in May – June 2024, Rother Valley Railway and Kent and East Sussex Railway worked together on an event at Robertsbridge Junction to inaugurate the newly refurbished and installed locomotive turntable, previously at Hither Green depot. Please see here for full details, which includes photographs of the turntable celebrations, featuring Britannia. You…

Civils contractors today welcomed news that the UK Government will unleash economic growth through infrastructure investment, following a major speech by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in which she pledged to get Britain building again. Ms. Reeves announced that the UK Government will: Back a third runway at Heathrow while meeting carbon commitments; Support delivery of the…

Civils contractors today called for a step-change in how local roads in England are funded to tackle a systemic backlog of repairs and maintenance across the network. Responding to today’s publication of a report by the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee on the Condition and maintenance of Local Roads in England, Director of Operations…

The UK’s civil engineering contractors today said that the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to ‘transform’ UK infrastructure delivery. Responding to the UK Government’s ‘AI Opportunities Action Plan’, published today, Director of Operations for the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) Marie-Claude Hemming said: “The development of AI has the potential to radically…

Please see below the Press Release from Thames Water: FINAL: Tuesday 7 January 2025 Thames Water announces next stages of market engagement to support construction of the South East’s new reservoir Thames Water has today published a Periodic Indicative Notice (PIN) to initiate early market engagement for its proposed reservoir in Oxfordshire. The reservoir, also…