Multidisciplinary global consulting firm Louis Berger intends to relocate its $1bn (£760m) turnover business international operations office from Paris to London in November and  target the UK infrastructure market, according to media reports this morning.

The Environment Agency has announced further details of its work to progress with the development of a £120 million flood alleviation scheme for Oxford and two smaller schemes for Abingdon at a cost of £5 million-plus.

Leading tidal power company Atlantis has announced that a ground-breaking deal between the company’s majority owned MeyGen project and a nearby wind farm development to facilitate access to the distribution grid for other renewable energy projects.

Ofwat is calling for clarification from the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) on its reference to “changes to regulatory or market structure’ as possible options for cost-effective infrastructure in its consultation on the National Infrastructure Assessment.

The Scottish Government has announced plans to invest £420 million in flood defences for 10,000 homes in many of Scotland’s most flood-prone communities over the next decade.

A case study in the Government's Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) newly released  Annual Report on major projects for 2015-16 has flagged up the £4.2 billion Thames Tideway Tunnel as as a benchmark for the development of future major UK infrastructure projects.

The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) President, Sir John Armitt says political unity, bold decisions and commitment will help to lift the cloud of uncertainty over the UK’s  infrastructure industry following the outcome of the EU referendum.

A new report from the Government’s independent Adviser on climate change is warning that flooding is the greatest direct climate change-related risk to UK infrastructure, while severe water supply deficits are set to deepen and extend across the UK by the 2050s.

Balfour Beatty plc, the international infrastructure group, has announced that it has exited in full from Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Partners LLP in a $64.4 million sale.

The Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP, Minister of State at the Department for Transport has said that investment in infrastructure is now even more important and that the UK must be seen to be open for business and building the infrastructure it needs.