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July
2010 |
ACE submission to the Department for Transport
ACE has presented its views to the DfT on a range of issues ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review later this year. |
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July
2010 |
ACE submission to the Department for Energy and Climate Change
ACE has presented its views to DECC on a range of issues ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review later this year. |
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July
2010 |
ACE submission to the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
ACE has presented its views to Defra on a range of issues ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review later this year. |
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July
2010 |
ACE submission to the Department for Communities and Local Government
ACE has presented its views to the DCLG on a range of issues ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review later this year. |
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June
2010 |
The coalition Government
ACE has gathered the views of a select panel of industry leaders to comment on the priorities of the Government. |
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May
2010 |
Engineering History
Suggested study for schools' history curriculum |
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May
2010
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Department for Infrastructure
ACE makes the case for a new department to support government and infrastructure
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May
2010 |
The Coalition
ACE's response to the programme for government May 2010 |
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| Economics |
June
2010 |
The cost of civil engineering works in the UK
ACE's views on potential areas for investigation |
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June
2010 |
Project delays and cancellations
ACE's views on the implications of delaying or cancelling projects as an economy measure |
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June
2010 |
2010 Emergency Budget
ACE's contributions to the Chancellor ahead of the June 2010 emergency Budget. |
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June
2010
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The Infrastructure Investment Trust
ACE proposes a supplementary model to PFI initiatives. To read the executive summary please click here. |
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May
2010 |
Spending efficiency
This paper makes the case for a balanced scorecard approach to achieving efficiency. |
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March
2010 |
Infrastructure Funding
ACE looks at the need to review traditional funding methods and investigate new ones. |
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March
2010 |
How an Infrastructure Bank would work
ACE looks into how an Infrastructure Bank would operate |
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February
2010 |
2010 Budget: the role of engineering in the UK's future prosperity
ACE's contributions to the Chancellor ahead of the 2010 spring Budget |
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December
2009 |
Avoiding the infrastructure crunch
ACE identifies the problems and suggests policy solutions |
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December
2009 |
Infrastructure bank
ACE sets out the case for an infrastructure bank |
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December
2009 |
Infrastructure gilts
ACE's proposal to create an infrastructure gilt to drive investment in transport, energy and utilities. |
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December
2009 |
The Chancellor's Pre-Budget Report
A brief analysis of the key measures of the Chancellor's December announcement as they relate to the consultancy and engineering industry. |
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November
2009 |
Moving Towards a National Infrastructure Account
Proposals to develop a national infrastructure accounting methodology. The data would help to inform a wide range of public and private sector investment decisions, as well as demonstrating the current state of the UK's critical infrastructure. |
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| Education and skills |
November
2009 |
HEFCE Budget Cuts and Universities: the impact on engineering courses
In August 2009, HEFCE (the Higher Education Funding Council for England) announced its intention to seek savings in higher education teaching budgets of approximately £65 million. This brief report gauges the potential impact of these cuts on engineering provision at UK universities. |
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| Energy |
May
2010 |
Retrofitting the UK's housing stock
This paper is intended as a conversation starter on how retrofitting might be taken forward in the residential sector. |
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December
2009 |
Carbon Capture and Storage
ACE recognises the potential that carbon capture and storage has as part of the UK's future energy policy. This briefing identifies a number of actions that ACE believes needs to be taken to help carbon capture and storage to become a trusted, affordable, mainstream technology. |
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| Procurement |
May
2010 |
Procuring Professional Services
This paper sets out key considerations for best practice in the procurement of professional services. |
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May
2010
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Better Value?
A look at the common issues with public sector procurement of professional services. |
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October
2009 |
Collaborative, Innovative, Local: a local government procurement casebook
An evidence base of case studies showing how collaborative service delivery works in practice, highlighting points for consideration by local authorities. |
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| Regional, local and community issues |
April
2010 |
Community Engagement
A collection of case studies demonstrating how ACE member companies engage local communities in projects. |
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February
2010 |
Rethinking Regional Development
A discussion paper outlining the best practice principles that should underpin local and regional development. |