An interesting report from the Green Alliance, 'Getting The Building Blocks Right - Infrastructure priorities for a green recovery' was published this month. Clearly, the intercession of COVID19 has had an impact on Government plans for addressing infrastructure plans to support Net Zero, but hopefully, now that a vaccine is now a realistic prospect, this is a good time to talk [...]
Achilles Connect: Infrastructure Projects (updated - post event 05.03.20) The Achilles Connect: Infrastructure Projects event, held recently in Birmingham, was really worth attending. Firstly, there was really good advice on how to look for opportunities with HS2 and what they are looking for. Secondly, the presentation on carbon management, with an explanation of ISO14064, was the best I’ve seen – [...]
Interesting article in Infrastructure Intelligence this week regarding the end of the UK's rail franchising system. Mike Brown, commercial director of Geo-Environmental Services Ltd and chair of the ACE’s rail sector interest group, was asked to comment: It has become clear that rail franchising does not help collaboration across the network and this has prevented the railway from working as [...]
Very interesting times we live in at the moment. Over the last few months I have attended a lot of meetings with the ACE, Pension Companies, Insurance Companies and other construction companies. Almost everyone I have spoken to has complained about how volatile the trading environment has become, with the blame being laid at the volatility of UK politics at [...]
Regarding the importance of good infrastructure planning ... this is a great quote: The worst aspect of what Manzoni did to the heart of England, Moore thinks, is that his roads carved up poorer neighbourhoods and made them more deprived as a result. “If you look at the map of multiple deprivation in the West Midlands,” she explains, “you’ll [...]
This goes to show that the Midlands is a hotbed for SME start-ups. With the proposed big infrastructure improvements and the Commonwealth Games looming it will be a great place to do business. "Based in the heart of England, the Midlands is home to many small businesses who, despite their achievements, are often overlooked for the recognition they so richly [...]
