The past is not always the best guide to the future and proactive steps are needed to ensure the UK’s infrastructure can remain resilient, according to a new report by the National Infrastructure Commission.

Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) Sir John Armitt has written to Chancellor Rishi Sunak calling for the creation of a UK bank with an explicit focus on infrastructure as a domestic replacement for the European Investment Bank.

Tier 1 firms Kier and Barhale have both won £multi-million contracts on Thames Water AMP7 Capital Programmes Framework announced this morning by the water company.

Severn Trent Water has gone out to tender for a major clean water contract worth almost £500 million.

Thames Water has announced the successful contractors for its £350m “Thames-wide” infrastructure and non-infrastructure AMP7 capital programme and the extension of its Infrastructure Alliance.

AmeyVTOL has successfully demonstrated the first drone inspection of UK infrastructure to go beyond visual line of sight (BVLoS).

A major civil engineering project involving floating cranes and silent piling is currently underway at a reservoir near Heathrow Airport to help keep taps flowing in London for at least another 120 years.

The Environment Agency has said that it is prioritising high-risk assets and activities, together with continuing to work on flood defence construction, in its latest operational update on how it is working during the coronavirus emergency.

Newly released March data pointed to the fastest downturn in UK construction output for almost eleven years as emergency public health measures to halt the spread of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) led to stoppages of work on site and a slump in new orders.

The Construction Leadership Council has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling on the Government to provide “clear support and recognition” for the essential work the construction sector is doing and the role it is playing in supporting public services and keeping the economy functioning.