Construction Law

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has announced a Connections Action Plan in his Autumn Statement to tackle barriers in the system of infrastructure planning that are leading to long delays in connecting new generating capacity to the national grid. See the panel to the right.

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Infrastructure Plans Accounting News 52

Construction Law

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The UK’s Labour party has appointed the former head of Siemens to lead a review into rail and other transport infrastructure. Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website. See the panel to the right.

Transportation 52

Transportation Infrastructure Accounting News 52

Construction Law

MAY 3, 2024

Six of the UK’s biggest infrastructure companies have signed a pledge to decarbonise the construction sector by eliminating the most carbon intensive construction products from their projects. Signatories agree to procure for low carbon construction and provide incentives in their contracts. See the panel to the right.

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Contract Procurement Accounting News 52

Construction Law

OCTOBER 4, 2024

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. Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website. See the panel to the right.

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Construction Law

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

National Audit Office (NAO) head Comptroller & Auditor General Gareth Davies has identified major infrastructure projects as a target for spending public sector money more efficiently and effectively. Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website. See the panel to the right.

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Construction Law

AUGUST 2, 2024

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Infrastructure 52

Infrastructure Accounting News Site 52

Construction Law

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The inaugural meeting of the new British Infrastructure Taskforce was convened by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves today (18 October), bringing together major financial companies and government in a bid to increase business confidence in making UK infrastructure investments. See the panel to the right.

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Infrastructure Accounting News Bidding 40

Construction Law

AUGUST 29, 2024

A ‘Rail and Urban Transport Review’ commissioned by the Labour Party while in opposition has published recommendations to accelerate the unlocking of benefits from rail and urban transport infrastructure investment, calling for a greater role for private funding. See the panel to the right.

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Transportation Infrastructure Commissioning Accounting 40

Construction Law

OCTOBER 4, 2024

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. Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website. See the panel to the right.

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Infrastructure Budget Budgeting Plans 40

Construction Law

JULY 19, 2024

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Infrastructure 52

Infrastructure Accounting News Site 52

Construction Law

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Cancellation of the northern leg of High Speed 2 has left a gap in the UK’s transport network and weakened confidence in the country’s ability to deliver major infrastructure projects, says a report from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

Infrastructure 40

Infrastructure Accounting News Transportation 40

Construction Law

JANUARY 25, 2024

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

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Finance Infrastructure Accounting News 52

Construction Law

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The High Speed Rail Group has added to a rising swell of organisations calling for government to consider expanding the role of private finance in funding infrastructure. Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website. See the panel to the right.

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Finance Infrastructure Accounting News 40

Construction Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

A dedicated Parliamentary committee should be established to provide oversight on major infrastructure projects being pursued by the Scottish Government where the project is likely to run over multiple parliamentary sessions, a Scottish Government committee recommends. See the panel to the right.

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Infrastructure Accounting News Site 40

Construction Law

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Hopes for a substantial rise in infrastructure investment have been boosted by news from Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves that she will alter fiscal rules to make a potential £50 billion available. Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website. See the panel to the right.

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Infrastructure News Accounting Site 40

Construction Law

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Scottish Water has invited bids to be involved in a new partnering-style approach to maintain and improve its water and waste water infrastructure over the period 2027 to 2033, with a potential extension to 2039. Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website. See the panel to the right.

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Procurement Modeling Accounting News 40

Construction Law

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Pressure is mounting on the new UK government for the return of private finance to procurement of infrastructure, with several recent reports calling for its reintroduction in a revised form. Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website. See the panel to the right.

Finance 40

Finance Procurement Accounting News 40

Construction Law

MAY 23, 2024

The Labour Party will scrap the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) and National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) if it wins the General Election, and replace them with a new body to be called the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA). See the panel to the right.

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Commissioning Accounting Infrastructure News 52

Construction Law

OCTOBER 11, 2024

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. Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

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Infrastructure Commissioning Accounting News 40

Construction Law

JULY 5, 2024

Among the leading news stories this month is the landmark Supreme Court ruling that looks likely to see a rising number of judicial review challenges to infrastructure projects - when a rise in infrastructure projects looks likely under the new Labour government. See the panel to the right.

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Construction Law

MAY 10, 2024

billion Control Period 7 (CP7) infrastructure investment in the Eastern Region. Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website. Network Rail has launched a new form of partnership on its £3.5 See the panel to the right.

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Innovation Accounting News Infrastructure 52

Construction Law

MARCH 22, 2024

A report into the delivery of London’s Crossrail project has produced nine key recommendations for improving delivery of complex infrastructure schemes. Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website. See the panel to the right.

Accounting 52

Accounting News Infrastructure Site 52

Construction Law

JULY 19, 2024

Construction has broadly responded favourably to the promise of the new approach to infrastructure investment and delivery held out in the King’s Speech this week. Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website. See the panel to the right.

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Plans Accounting News Infrastructure 52

Construction Law

MARCH 22, 2024

The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) has published a new framework which sets out how Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be harnessed to boost productivity and efficiency in public project delivery. Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website. See the panel to the right.

Accounting 52

Accounting News Infrastructure Site 52

Construction Law

MARCH 8, 2024

Planning barrister Lord Charles Banner KC has been appointed by Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) minister Michael Gove to lead an independent review on how to speed up delivery of major infrastructure projects. Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

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Commissioning Accounting News Infrastructure 52

Construction Law

JANUARY 11, 2024

The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) has called on government to introduce an 18 month ‘fix’ on infrastructure investment plans covering the periods before and after elections, to be agreed by all major parties. Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

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Plans Accounting News Infrastructure 52

Construction Law

JUNE 13, 2024

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has issued a ‘letter of advice’ to the Conservative and Labour parties detailing policies for the next government that it says would help the construction industry create economic growth, build much-needed new housing and deliver the UK’s infrastructure pipeline. See the panel to the right.

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Products Accounting News Construction 52

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

With more than 265 processing plants, 460 crop procurement facilities, and the world’s premier crop transportation network, ADM helps connect the harvest to the home in more than 140 countries. Today, 30,000 ADM employees around the globe convert oilseeds, corn, wheat and cocoa into products for food, animal feed, industrial and energy uses.

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Construction Law

OCTOBER 10, 2024

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’. Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

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Management Commissioning Accounting Infrastructure 40

Construction Law

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Finance 40

Finance Accounting Infrastructure News 40

Construction Law

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

UK insurers want to start pilot investment projects with local and national government to develop funding models that might include new public-private partnerships to help deliver a potential £100 billion of investment unlocked by post-Brexit regulatory reforms into green infrastructure projects. See the panel to the right.

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Insurance Green Accounting News 40

Construction Law

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The UK needs to do more to achieve its buildings and infrastructure carbon reduction goals and a more comprehensive sustainability approach is needed from government, says the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in a new report. Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

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Accounting News Maine Infrastructure 40

Construction Law

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Independent public spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) says the government is underprepared for extreme weather events such as severe floods which have the potential to cause significant disruption and damage to infrastructure. Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

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Accounting News Infrastructure Site 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

SWLA’s transportation infrastructure is keeping pace with surging development needs. There are good sites to develop because of our infrastructure which includes six ports, interstate highway, railway, airports, a large pipeline system, a loyal and productive workforce, and training facilities,” Swift says. By Eric Cormier.

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Louisiana Zoning Transportation Industrial 57

Business Facilities

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

The Upper Peninsula-based Native American, veteran-owned enterprise has seen remarkable success with assistance of MEDC-supported Michigan Procurement Technical Assistance Center. Infrastructure that allows goods shipped by truck to reach 25 percent of the U.S. PORT OF EVERETT: READY FOR AEROSPACE GROWTH. Far West U.S. Great Lakes U.S.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 15, 2013

“GSK’s decision to partner with Texas A&M and bring their vaccine manufacturing to our state is a testament to the investments that the A&M System and the State of Texas have made in the people, infrastructure and technologies, much of which came from critical state programs such as the Emerging Technology Fund,” Giroir said.”

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APRIL 15, 2014

Alabama Infrastructure Grant Program: Funds are available to public entities for extension of water, sewer and road facilities to service new or expanding industries. Grants are available for Proof of Concept, Early-Stage Capital & Retention, Infrastructure Funding and AI Exports. ALABAMA - updated for 2014.

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