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Treasury Minister promises end to infrastructure ‘chaos’ of recent years

The Treasury has announced that a new National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) to replace the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) and the Major Projects Authority (MPA) will be launched in Spring next year.

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Report identifies root causes of cost management failures on projects

Four root causes have been identified by the National Infrastructure Commission as being behind systemic failures of cost management on major infrastructure projects in a new report ‘Cost drivers of major infrastructure projects in the UK’.

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Procurement must embed ‘One Crisis” approach, says report

The Departments for Energy Security and Net Zero and Environment Farming and Rural Affairs must take a ‘One Crisis’ approach to tackle climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss, says the Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) in a report.

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New Towns construction to start in 2030, says Taskforce head

Locations of the government’s planned New Towns will be identified by summer 2025 but construction will not start before the next parliament, which could mean 2030, says the New Towns Taskforce chair Sir Michael Lyons.

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Mega-disrupters found to lie behind half of disputes worldwide

Five ‘mega-disrupters’ lie behind half of the disputes on construction projects internationally, according to analysis from professional services provider HKA.

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Poll reveals lack of confidence among industry professionals

Civil engineering costs will rise by 15% over the next five years to the second quarter of 2029, while civil engineering tender prices will rise by 23% over the same period, according to the latest Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) Tender price index.

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Social value can fuel ‘purpose’ to transform infrastructure delivery, says report

Social value is often limited to being a mere question in infrastructure procurement and needs to move to be central to purpose driven delivery of projects, says a report from Jacobs and the Major Projects Association.

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Confusion surrounds government infrastructure investment plans ahead of Budget

Government Ministers are being asked to draw up plans for billions of pounds in cuts to infrastructure projects over the next 18 months according to national newspaper reports.

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Contractor fined for noise nuisance on site

Bath based contractor Soldi Investments Ltd has been fined by Cheltenham Magistrates Court, after being found guilty of failing to comply with a Control of Pollution Act notice to control noise during the construction of a Cheltenham supermarket.

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Infrastructure opportunities highlighted in EY report

Private sector investment in UK infrastructure and capital projects would have to double by 2040 if a multi billion pound shortfall is to be made up, says a report from consultants EY.

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