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When it comes to winning business it helps to have the UK’s leading association for professional consultancy and engineering on side
ACE networks and groups are the ideal route for you to meet with key clients and government bodies. These groups also provide members with the opportunity to have their voices heard and therefore to have efficient, sustainable economic policies.

Sector interest groups meet three or four times a year to discuss issues of strategic importance to their businesses and sectors. Outputs from the groups are used to influence key clients and direct ACE’s policy agenda. 

Full details of each group are listed via the following pages:

Energy
Investigating issues affecting companies working in the fields of power generation and distribution


Local Government

Addressing the business issues affecting companies that sell their services to local authorities

Rail

Focussing on how the industry can support the rail sector, the group explores issues such as unlocking investments, procurement processes and innovative solutions

Roads

Exploring how industry can support roads sector clients in delivering high quality solutions that make the best use of sustainable practices

Sustainability

Emphasising the role of sustainability across multiple sectors, including carbon reduction through to food sustainability in terms of ensuring that supply occurs in a manner that does not result in negative consequences being imposed on future generations

Water

Looking at the AMP cycle and issues that affect member companies working in the water sector.
News from the sectors
Highways Agency suspends roadworks over bank holiday
Friday, 24 May 2013
Roadworks in England will be lifted ahead of the upcoming bank holiday weekend.
Prospective home buyers 'wary of Green Deal'
Prospective home buyers 'wary of Green Deal' Thursday, 23 May 2013
Author: Economics Correspondent Graham Pontin (gpontin@acenet.co.uk or 0207 227 882)
Some people are wary of buying a home that has a Green Deal loan attached to it
NIP and NIPSEF panel debate
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Author: Economics Correspondent Graham Pontin (gpontin@acenet.co.uk or 0207 227 882)
The ACE Centenary Annual Conference 2013 discusses the importance of the National Infrastructure Plan (NIP) and the importance of the National Infrastructure Plan Strategic Engagement Forum (NIPSEF) in delivering the UK's future infrastructure needs
UK Guarantee Scheme of real value but no panacea
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Author: Editor Gavin Pearson (gpearson@acenet.co.uk or 0207 202 0255)
A panel looking at the UK Guarantees Scheme recognised that this temporary intervention solves some problems but not all of the issues faced in getting projects underway
Green Construction in the UK
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Author: Editor Gavin Pearson (gpearson@acenet.co.uk or 0207 202 0255)
A panel looking at the UK Guarantees Scheme recognised that this temporary intervention solves some problems but not all of the issues faced in getting projects underway
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Contact
Graham Pontin
Senior Economist, ACE
Email:
gpontin@acenet.co.uk
Telephone:
+44 (0) 207 227 1882