Thames Water tenders £2.3 billion framework contracts for AMP7/AMP8 Capital Programmes
Thames Water has gone out to tender with a major framework contract for infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects for its AMP7/AMP8 Capital Programmes worth an estimated £2.33 billion in total.
Budget 2020 – Chancellor announces £multi billion funding for flood infrastructure and natural habitats
New Chancellor Rishi Sunak has set out details of additional funding for flood infrastructure in the UK in today’s Budget speech, together with announcing the establishment of a new Nature for Climate Fund.
Northumbrian Water - innovative sensor technology pilot proves value of real-time dam monitoring
Sensor technology used in conjunction with satellites is being used to enhance monitoring of a North East reservoir dam, following a successful pilot project.
Budget 2020: Flood defence funding set to double to £5.2 billion
Funding for flood defences in the UK is set to double to £5.2 billion in this week's Budget.
Barhale awarded £9m Edmonton ERF sewer diversion contract
Civil engineering and infrastructure specialist Barhale has been awarded the contract for the design, supply, construction and commissioning of sewer diversion works in the first steps towards the construction of the replacement Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) in Edmonton.
National Infrastructure Commission reports on “decidedly mixed” progress by Government on infrastructure priorities
Recent government announcements on infrastructure spending must be set within a proper long-term strategy in order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past and to meet the challenge of climate change, according to the National Infrastructure Commission.
United Utilities - Eden Valley water supplies return to normal after flood severely damages water pipe
United Utilities has confirmed the network which emptied impacting water supplies for around 8,000 properties in Eden Valley is now refilled - the problem occurred after Storm Ciara severely damaged one of the water pipes near Shap.
Black & Veatch and Rezatec in strategic partnership on AI-driven infrastructure asset condition assurance
Black & Veatch has announced a strategic partnership with Rezatec to collaboratively develop decision support tools that enable owners and operators of infrastructure assets to make intelligent, business critical decisions using geospatial analytics.
Northumbrian Water to start work on Teesdale reservoir resilience scheme
Northumbrian Water is getting ready to work at Grassholme Reservoir in Teesdale, which will permanently reduce the reservoir capacity and the top water level and improve facilities for leisure visitors.
Infrastructure contract awards decrease by 10.3% in 2019 - 2nd year of decline
New analysis by construction industry analysts Barbour ABI shows that the total value of infrastructure contract awards in 2019 was £10.4 billion down by 10.3% on 2018 – and the second consecutive year of decline.