Impact online Impact is ACE's industry magazine and is received and read by all members and selected ACE stakeholders. Impact provides an engaging and entertaining read on the news and views of the consultancy and engineering sector, and includes interviews, comment, reviews and the latest on impressive work by our members and affiliates.  Impact is open to contributions. So if you want to highlight an outstanding project, report industry news, offer insight into a specific issue, or simply keep us updated on the movers and shakers in your firm, please email Gavin Pearson, Impact's editor.

	A new voice for the North West Enlarge   20 December 2011 A powerful new alliance has been launched for the North West, bringing together six of the UK’s most influential construction and engineering bodies DIGITAL COPY  DOWNLOAD The problems with borrowing Enlarge   14 December 2011 Lending and borrowing are at the heart of economic concerns right now. Graham Pontin, ACE economic analyst, reports. DIGITAL COPY  DOWNLOAD Nelson's column - BIM: improving the future of the engineering industry Enlarge   01 December 2011 BIM – building information modelling – is one of the hot topics of the moment for the construction world. There is a great deal of activity going on in the consultancy and engineering sector, much of which is asking whether our industry is ready for the challenges and opportunities that BIM will brin DIGITAL COPY  DOWNLOAD RedR trains food crisis aid workers Enlarge   01 December 2011 As the devastating food crisis in East Africa worsens, disaster relief charity RedR is already on the ground to help train local aid workers in essential humanitarian skills, thanks to a new training programme based in Nairobi DIGITAL COPY  DOWNLOAD Agency Worker Regulations 2011 Enlarge   01 December 2011 Impact columnist Sharon Akumiah provides her regular rundown on the legal changes affecting the industry. Sharon Akumiah is the senior legal assistant with the Association for Consulting and Engineering DIGITAL COPY  DOWNLOAD Information security risk Enlarge   01 December 2011 Lorraine King, sector marketing manager for the risk portfolio at BSI, tells Impact how crucial information security has become to modern business DIGITAL COPY  DOWNLOAD Improving your bottom line Enlarge   01 December 2011 Through improved resource utilisation and effective use of subcontractors. Neil Davidson, managing director of Deltek UK, writes for Impact DIGITAL COPY  DOWNLOAD Viewpoint: Taking the psych out of psychometrics Enlarge   01 December 2011 Psychometrics is the field of study concerned with the theory and technique of psychological measurement. This includes the analysis of knowledge, abilities, attitudes, personality traits, and educational measurement. The field is primarily concerned with the construction and validation of measurement instruments such as questionnaires, tests, and personality assessments DIGITAL COPY  DOWNLOAD The three lines of defence Enlarge   01 December 2011 Firms are adopting three lines of defence to manage risk in their business. ACE’s finance manager, Joseph Mayungbe, looks at how this works DIGITAL COPY  DOWNLOAD Successful tendering Enlarge   01 December 2011 Karen Douglas, head of learning and development for Tenders Direct, offers Impact readers some valuable inside advice on making the most of tendering for contracts DIGITAL COPY  DOWNLOAD Engineering the political climate Enlarge   01 December 2011 ACE joined with CECA, CPA and ICE this party conference season to promote the importance of infrastructure investment ACE’s public affairs manager, Crispin Oyen-Williams, reports back for Impact DIGITAL COPY  DOWNLOAD Green light for light rail Enlarge   01 December 2011 The Department for Transport has published a new paper entitled “Green light for light rail”, looking at measures to support development of urban light rail and tram services DIGITAL COPY  DOWNLOAD Scottish spending review and draft budget Enlarge   01 December 2011 The Scottish Government has put jobs and capital spending at the heart of its new budget and a spending review. Impact looks at the implications DIGITAL COPY  DOWNLOAD Is the market ready to engineer economic recovery? Enlarge   01 December 2011 Impact columnist Graham Pontin provides his latest analysis of the economic climate and how this affects the industry. Graham Pontin is an economist with the Association for Consultancy and Engineering DIGITAL COPY  DOWNLOAD FIDIC 2011 Enlarge   31 October 2011 FIDIC this year welcomed Palestine and Mozambique as its newest members, elected its new chair, and addressed issues around integrity, communication and global opportunities for development DIGITAL COPY  DOWNLOAD FIDIC looks at opportunities in Africa Enlarge   31 October 2011 Mott MacDonald’s Warren Bradley reports as ACE Progress Network chair for Impact on an enlightening discussion about Africa at this year’s FIDIC conference DIGITAL COPY  DOWNLOAD FIDIC Profile: Gregs Thomopulos Enlarge   31 October 2011 Gregs Thomopulos has served for two years as president of FIDIC, standing down at this autumn’s conference in Davos. Impact editor Gavin Pearson finds out how he views his term of office DIGITAL COPY  DOWNLOAD FIDIC Profile: Geoff French Enlarge   31 October 2011 FIDIC elected Geoff French for a two year term as its president at this autumn’s annual conference in Davos. Impact editor Gavin Pearson caught up with him as he travelled home DIGITAL COPY  DOWNLOAD What price an integrated industry? Enlarge   01 September 2011 At the ACE Engineering Excellence Awards, held on 25 May at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, I had the honour of presenting our inaugural lifetime achievement award to Sir Michael Latham. DIGITAL COPY  DOWNLOAD Progress Network holds legal lecture Enlarge   01 September 2011 AECOM legal counsel, Nora Fung, has told young engineers that they have to be careful dealing with their liabilities in any major project DIGITAL COPY  DOWNLOAD