NFU warns too little is being spent on upkeep of UK's £20bn flood defence assets and calls for spending to be increased
The National Farmers Union is warning that while the UK has £20 billion of flood defence assets in place, too little is being spent on upkeep – and is calling for spending to be increased.
Drainage association calls for fundamental shift in government approach to flood and water level management
ADA, the representative body for drainage, water level and food-risk management authorities, is calling for a fundamental shift in the government’s approach to dealing with flood risk and water management.
Thames Water tenders £700m AMP7/AMP8 capital construction programmes contracts
Thames Water has gone out to tender with a contract for its AMP7/AMP8 capital construction programmes for infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects worth an estimated £700 million in total.
Scottish Water tenders £5.2bn capital investment, repair and maintenance & MEICA contracts
Scottish Water has gone out to tender with a framework contract for capital investment, infrastructure repair and maintenance & Mechanical Electrical Instrumentation Control and Automation (MEICA) worth an estimated £5.2 billion in total.
New data says AI worth estimated £14bn+ a year to UK infrastructure
Artificial Intelligence is set to transform UK infrastructure and deliver over £14 billion a year in new revenue, according to new data from SenSat, the British company translating the real world into a version understandable to AI.
CMA to pursue investigation into anti-competitive behaviour in UK construction services
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched yet another investigation into suspected anti-competitive arrangements in the UK construction sector.
Tackling climate change - NIC calls for new powers for UK utility regulators
The National Infrastructure Commission is warning that the UK will fail to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 if regulators aren’t given new powers to ensure utility companies invest in sustainable infrastructure.
National Infrastructure Commission vision for drought resilience recognised by ICE engineering experts
The National Infrastructure Commission’s work on improving the resilience of England’s water supply to drought has received the Institution of Civil Engineers’ Chris Binnie Award for Sustainable Water Management.
Stantec - adaptive management approach will help water sector deliver net zero carbon emissions
In an Expert Focus article for Waterbriefing, Adrian Johnson, Technical Director and Sustainability Leader at Stantec, discusses why the path to demonstrating more social value and natural capital benefit in the water sector, for net zero carbon emissions, must be fit for purpose – and how to get there.
VSBW jv named main contractor for £100m Southsea coastal defence scheme
VSBW, a joint venture between VolkerStevin and Boskalis Westminster has been appointed as the main contractor for delivering new sea defences in Southsea worth £100 million.