SHI selects Scotland for wind farm     570,000 sq ft site gets go-ahead     Council offering £500m highways contract     Construction hits confidence high     Government aims to 'get Britain building'     Spurs and Haringey commit to regeneration project     Bidders shortlisted for £950 million defence contract     Decision due on £1.2bn nuclear civils package     Construction begins on south-west's first managed-motorway     £500m incinerator awaiting approval     Sainsbury's given nod for depot plan     Stadium renovation plans set to go ahead     ACE Infrastructure Investment Roundtable looks at blocks and challenges to private sector investment     ACE Infrastructure Investment Roundtable looks at Autumn Statement     Plans for £80m museum conversion revealed     80 jobs created by next phase of HS2     Contractor required for £22m hospital project     South West Marine Energy Park development announced     Council seeking road contractor     Manchester event aims to create opportunities for SMEs     Press report on ACE Benchmarking Lite report     Scottish Water to harness hydro power     UK wind power reaches 6GW landmark with Ormonde upgrade     4,000 construction jobs set to be created     £350m Swindon project approved     Tender out on 5,000-seater sports arena     Humber Marine Energy Park proposal being considered     Football ground to be turned into homes     Highest-ever compact crane helping in deadline race     Small reduction in admin can boost small company profits by 30%     Small engineering companies wait 76 days for payment     Small engineering firms drive procurement efficiency     Liverpool FC's old new stadium plans back on     £659 million 'Airport City' planned for Manchester     Plans for 1,000 homes approved     Take part in the Red Tape Challenge     £23m developments planned for Cardiff     Consortium looking for demolition contractors     1,800-home Tyne development to go ahead     Construction starts on Olympic Park sculpture     Council starts scrubland tender process     Skyscraper construction precedes economic crashes, bank says     Local contractors involved in phase two of Camster wind farm     Press report appointment of new chairman     Construction Enquirer reports ACE view on HS2 decision     £650 million contract for National Grid awarded     'Energy centres' will power Games     £50 million highways maintenance contract awarded     HS2 tunnel increase announced     ACE welcomes High Speed 2 go-ahead     HS2 scheme to be approved     Building work officially completed ahead of Olympics     Paul Hamer becomes chairman of ACE     Dartford Crossing upgrades to cost £42.3 million, says report     Cadbury factory to be turned into homes     Council hoping to avoid usual tendering process, report says     New air traffic control tower on its way     4,400 jobs to be created in Cumbria     Letters call for high-speed rail link     Large-scale development planned for Horsham     Youngsters urged to pursue construction careers     Phase one of station redevelopments will finish this year     Contractor announced for £800 million waste project     Scottish wind farm capacity continues to increase     Councils seeking contractor to build sea defences     Green office planned for Canary Wharf     Engineers recognised in New Years Honours     HSE: Workplace deaths increased in 2011     Scottish Water unveils water treatment plans     London 2012 generates 40,000 construction jobs     London bridge redevelopment design proposals approved     Public in support of Northern Hub proposals     EGIP contracts awarded in Scotland     Phase three of Leicester BSF programme due to start next year     Work on Tees Valley biomass plant set to begin in 2012     Gateways to Oldham project commences     Forth crossing creating hundreds of contracts     Construction of police HQ set to commence next year     Queen's renewable project making good progress     Council seeking contractor to complete £2.5 million pier project     Work set to commence on A14     Crown Estate accepting bids for Northern Ireland projects     EU procurement thresholds to increase from 1 January 2012     Environment Agency seeking new contractors     Major part of King Cross construction complete     Construction work on tunnel due to begin January     Developers shortlisted for Royal Albert Dock scheme     Nottingham tram expansion due to start in New Year     New waste burning plant set to be built in Gloucestershire     Funding secured for second phase of Blackburn's Cathedral Quarter development     Scunthorpe retail park given green light     Arup’s Philip Dilley to chair London First     Bristol Rovers to build new £40m stadium     UK construction firms expecting growth in 2012     Plans to build new £200m wind turbine plant in Hull     Network Rail plans upgrade of Swansea-Gowerton rail services     Plans submitted for £140m housing development in North Shields     Public Service Review - Nelson Ogunshakin writes about certainty, change and collaboration     Working week shortens for construction workers     Scottish architects call for review of construction procurement process     Defra white paper proposes significant reform of water sector     Plans submitted for student accommodation in Vauxhall     Plans submitted to extend Essex shopping centre     Plans for National Indoor Arena regeneration given go-ahead     ACE warns of triple-dip recession for construction     New nuclear power stations would 'breathe life' into construction industry     Scottish govt consider high speed rail network     Improvement works start at Leeds airport terminal     Govt signs off on seven Regional Growth Fund projects     Further 1,500 affordable homes to be built under govt programme     Welsh govt unveils £1.4bn school building programme     Press report ACE response to Autumn Statement     ACE report calls for greater prioritisation of infrastructure investment     ACE report highlights challenges of public sector procurement     Guidelines unveiled to cut risk of fire on timber frame construction sites     Government delays London-Birmingham high-speed rail decision     Scottish govt to unveil £60bn infrastructure programme to boost economy     Contractor appointed for first phase of Kensington estate scheme     Construction of £64m Fareham shopping centre set to begin next year     Hammersmith redevelopment good news for 'local businesses'     ACE report shows no significant prospects for construction growth in 2012     ACE report raises prospect of engineering skills shortage     UK must do more to maintain low carbon competitiveness     Work begins on £6.8m sixth-form centre in Middlesbrough     Funding deal paves way for construction of new Glasgow college campus     Govt unveils plans to invest in UK infrastructure     A third of basement construction projects in London deemed unsafe     Residential tower blocks to be built in Greenwich following Olympics     21 train stations set to be upgraded     £65m multi-purpose development to be built in east London     ACE welcomes overhaul of UK’s physical infrastructure     ACE welcomes efforts to reinvigorate housing market     ACE supports government moves to open up export markets to UK Plc     Sittingbourne town centre to be regenerated     ACE welcomes long term thinking for road network     Pension funds to invest in infrastructure projects     ACE welcomes proposed moves on SME procurement     UK construction industry remains flat in Q3     More than 900 affordable homes to be built in north-west by 2015     Industry bodies unveil plans to boost construction sector growth     Sussex College looking for contractor for new £55m campus     Press reports on Unlocking Growth in UK Construction     New construction apprenticeship scheme launched in London     University of York inviting bids for £100m campus expansion     Think tank calls for 'green belt cities'     Govt housing strategy includes 450,000 homes by 2015     LU looking for developers to complete Bank station upgrade     Affordable housing funding surpasses £1bn mark     UK slips down sustainable energy rankings     Birmingham council looking for developer to build £35m science park     UK developers to bid for £50bn of public contracts online     Network Rail saves Hydrex rail unit from administration     New hospital set to be built in Shropshire     Morgan Sindall to build £12m academic and business park in Inverness     Skanska and Mace battle for £120m London office project     E.ON unveils plans for £120m Sheffield biomass plant     Planning application submitted for Northampton office building     Tesco secures planning permission for retail-led development in Kent     United House and JER Partners to build £120m Greenwich development     Govt to review PFIs to deliver construction projects at lower cost     VolkerFitzpatrick secures Reading train depot contract     BAM secures approval to build new community centre in Portsmouth     Crest Nicholson to build 248 new homes in Essex     Press report on Mark Prisk MP at ACE Parliamentary Reception     Balfour Beatty to build mixed-use development in Glasgow     Telford council unveils £200m school building programme     Construction Minister talks growth at ACE Parliamentary Reception     Press report CEO of the Year Award     Galliford Try to build hotel and office development in Manchester     Willmot Dixon to build new Newcastle police HQ     Govt approves mixed-use development in Leicester     Govt urged to restart road building scheme     Ramboll’s Flemming Pedersen named European CEO of the Year     WSP’s Chris Cole recognised for lifetime achievement     Plans for Wolves training academy and school approved     More council houses set to be built in London following HRA reform     ACE welcome Select Committee support for HS2     Welsh government to invest £1.3bn in infrastructure projects     Govt pledges £500m to stalled building projects     Employment rate for building and engineering graduates on the rise     Shepherd Construction to build two new academies in Lincolnshire     Proposals submitted for 55-storey south London tower     UK's tallest sculpture completed at Olympic Park     UK construction sector expands in October     Bidding opens to build first neighbourhood in Olympic Park     Costain secures £400m London Bridge station contract     Management team completes Encon buyout     Vinci to build two major UK waste treatment facilities     Ikea set to build 1,200 home in east London     Construction apprenticeships on the rise     UK government approves two new power plants     Building reports CEO Awards shortlist     NI construction firm's HQ wins sustainable building award     Recycled plastic bridge built in Wales     Theft costs construction industry £1.6bn     Road improvement work to continue in Hampshire     NCE reports Highways Agency meeting     Construction industry should learn lessons of Olympic site     Skanska awarded £50m contract for City of London development     Network Rail graduate development scheme     The Engineer - UK report declares that nuclear power is still safe     Key health and safety website links for the engineering professionals     ACE welcomes measured UK response to Fukushima     FIDIC welcomes new members and elects British President     Network Rail announces regional and programme directors     SYSTRA UK joins ACE     ACE members shortlisted for International Tunnelling Awards 2011     Arup joins ACE     ACE welcomes Scottish Spending Review focus on infrastructure     ACE welcomes DfT light rail study     ACE welcomes reassertion of government infrastructure support     ACE report reveals international slowdown     Shadow secretary for Scotland talks borrowing powers and spurring growth     Turn up the volume: getting your message across in a crowded marketplace     Jonathan Garrett talks sustainability, community engagement and cost     Sustainability by design: smart home technologies     The Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link: immersed tunnel     The Retail Distribution Review: issue or opportunity for employers?     Is UK growth lagging behind?     ACE Golfing Society Captain’s Event 2011: Royal Birkdale     Nigel Valvona talks health and safety     Viewpoint: zero carbon definition - red herring or real driver?     Olympic feat of engineering     Minister endorses new survey document     Appointments     Nelson's Column - The greatest (construction) show on Earth?     Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996: are you prepared?     ACE delegation visits Brussels     Addressing construction weakness can spur growth     ACE welcomes issue of $1.3bn Nakheel bond     Shadow Scotland Secretary and ACE seek skilled job creation     ACE and CECA launch Infrastructure Conditions of Contract     ACE reiterates support for High Speed 2     Late payment still a major issue, says ACE     Keeping Britain’s lights on in the midst of an investment storm     Nelson Ogunshakin receives honorary doctorate     Pembrokeshire solar park opens     ACE visits Olympic Park     International Tunnelling Awards 2011     McNulty Review - will it put the rail sector back on track?     What price an integrated industry?     It’s time for PSOs to get back to business     Appointments     Progress Network holds legal lecture     Engaging on the environment     FIDIC 2011 in Davos     Chris Cole talks projects, change and pride in engineering     Tynemouth Station restoration     Transport Secretary talks efficiency and HS2     Viewpoint: The growing role of dynamic modelling     Shadow minister for industry talks construction and SMEs     The Government Construction Strategy     How far and fast are costs likely to drive innovation?     The McNulty Report     ACE Golfing Society News: Scottish Trip 2011     ACE Engineering Ambassador of the Year for 2011     Legal update: Jones v Kaney [2011]     ACE supports development of charter for infrastructure efficiency     ACE business leaders visit brussels     ACE investment round table – Alternatives to PFI     ACE investment roundtable – Green Investment Bank     ACE welcomes government land sale plans, but support of banks is required     ACE responds to the Government Construction Strategy     Sir Michael Latham receives ACE Lifetime Achievement Award     ACE Engineering Excellence Awards 2011 winners announced     Security of nuclear energy     Being different makes all the difference     Future of Network Rail     Government and UK infrastructure     Towards a better business environment for SMEs     The future for low carbon buildings     Local government procurement     Efficiency and Quality     Mergers and Acquisitions     Legal developments across the industry     Entering new markets     Barriers to Investment     ACE welcomes review of small business taxation     Stimulating the housing market     ACE Conference 2011: getting back to business     Is the UK playing catch-up?     Appointments     Legal update - Bribery Act 2010 guidance     NCE/ACE Young Consultant of the Year: Peter Brown     Water: have we learned the lessons from AMP 4?     Infrastructure Cost Review Implementation Plan     Keith Howells talks energy and global growth and turmoil     Viewpoint: which way for UK energy policy?     Taking a stake in energy     Planning for growth: the 2011 Budget     The value of metrics     Pensions auto-enrolment: ready or not!     Has the Bank of England’s inflation gamble paid off?     Brodies opens office in Aberdeen     ACE congratulates Royal Haskoning on Queen’s Award for Enterprise     ACE Engineering Excellence Awards shortlist announced     Doing Business in Iraq     First Regional Growth Fund recipients announced     Briefing on insurance against political unrest     No more immunity for expert witnesses     Cost review implementation plan is opportunity for change, says ACE     Make Wales an Enterprise Zone, says ACE     Peter Brown named NCE/ACE Young Consultant of the Year 2011     SME Survey Analysis     SME analysis and responses     Growth Budget is a starting point, but more needed     Joint Budget submission     ACE Corporate plan 2011-2013     Brave new world?     New ACE affiliate     Appointments     Legal Column - Atwal v Rochester     Ground source heating system at One New Change     Impact talks with climate change minister     Graham Nicholson talks infrastructure and finance     The Usable Buildings Trust and new professionalism     Winter brings economic contraction     From the archives - The origins of ACE     ACE joins the CBI British Business Bureau     ACE’s position on Japanese disaster     CITB-ConstructionSkills to retain its public sector status     ACE welcomes High Speed 2 consultation as a bold step     ACE position on Middle East and north African unrest     ACE urges Chancellor to boost growth through private infrastructure investment     SMEs and public procurement: Recent developments     Budget submission 2011     GDP revision shows contraction in economy, even allowing for impact of weather     Michelle McDowell MBE shortlisted for business woman of the year     Crisis in Libya     Reinvesting efficiency savings in potholes is welcome, but challenges remain     SME geotechnical firm first to be convicted and fined under Corporate Manslaughter Act     Shortlist for NCE/ACE Young Consultant of the Year 2011 announced     Is tax taxing?     Signals to invest     BSF court case highlights need for partnership in addressing the public deficit     Judge rules on Building Schools for the Future     Training local aid workers to reduce the impact of disasters     Abolition of Default Retirement Age     Guidance on preventing bribery (Bribery Act 2010)     Guidance on preventing bribery (Bribery Act 2010)     Good Small Business Guide 2011: A review     Shock GDP contraction reinforces need for investment in growth     ACE welcomes Prime Minister’s backing for European supergrid     ACE welcomes appointment of Highways Agency chairman     New schools to expand technical education     Lending remains subdued     Construction continues to drive UK economic growth     ACE welcomes Infrastructure UK’s recommendations on cost savings     Geoff French becomes president elect of FIDIC     Alan Bramwell talks SMEs with Impact     The delicate balance for SMEs     Teaching engineering at Bournemouth University     Comprehensive Spending Review     Engineering strength     Mark Prisk speaks to Parliamentary guests     Innate becomes an ACE Affiliate     Maximising value when selecting finance advisors     Experts discuss Middle East hotspots     Nakheel sets out plans for recovery     CoST pilot reports on disclosure     The challenge for nuclear decommissioning     State of Business 2010     The UK National Infrastructure Plan     The problems with borrowing     JCB Academy     ACE and industry at the party conferences     The case for infrastructure investment is being made     A LEP into the unknown     ONS reveals rise in unemployment     Inflation continues to climb despite fears of spending cuts cooling activity     Government announces £3 billion for English local road maintenance over four years     Quarterly Economic Bulletin     BIS Committee accepts ACE's recommendation on Local Enterprise Partnerships     First new Olympic venue completed     Crossrail tenders released     Graham Nicholson elected chairman of ACE     Chris Cole elected vice-chairman of ACE     Paul Hamer elected vice-chairman of ACE     ACE welcomes £8 billion rail investment announcement     ACE congratulates John Cridland CBE on his appointment as CBI director-general     ACE congratulates Dee Doocey on receiving her peerage     Labour market statistics released     ACE welcomes extra Scottish capital funding     Inflation above expectations     ACE calls for consistency in achieving public sector savings     ONS publishes construction output figures     ACE hosts successful European CEO Conference     ACE Energy SIG visits the West Country     State of Business 2010     ACE welcomes new proposals on local economic growth     Transport investment: The road to recovery     ACE high-level delegation meets with Nakheel chairman in Dubai     Sustainability SIG explores sustainable buildings     Nakheel chairman to speak to the consultancy and engineering industry     ACE and CECA welcome Prime Minister’s pledge to get behind business     Transport infrastructure cuts will delay recovery, says business     Transport infrastructure cuts survey     ACE and CECA to ensure choice remains available for Civil Engineering Conditions of Contract     Alan Bramwell joins ACE board     Keith Howells becomes chairman of ACE’s LCG and joins board     Microgeneration needs government support to succeed     Microgeneration needs government support says the business voice of engineering and consultancy, ACE     Infrastructure: a case for funding 2010     Infrastructure projects need to demonstrate that they will improve the future growth prospects of the UK     The lost treasure of the Egypt     Nelson's column     Sandberg: 150 not out     ACE submission on Local Enterprise Partnerships to select committee     Profiling the risk     Birthday honours praise engineering     Children engage on sustainable schools     Public Procurement under the spotlight     GDP bounces back     Amey's holistic vision     Taking health and safety around the world     UAE summer health and safety laws change     Balancing the budget     Joint statement from ACE, CECA and ICE: ICE to withdraw from ICE Conditions of Contract     ACE submission to the Department for Communities and Local Government     ACE submission to the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs     ACE submission to the Department for Energy and Climate Change     ACE submission to the Department for Transport     Northern Ireland engineering firms at risk of folding     ACE calls for caution over interest rates     ACE welcomes move on engineering advice in government     ACE welcomes Terry Hill's appointment to lead civil engineering investigation     Green Investment Bank report     Michelle McDowell MBE awarded as the First Woman of Property     ACE congratulates Gordon Masterton OBE on becoming CIC chairman     ACE urges the Government to make the right decisions on public spending     ACE congratulates Douglas Oakervee OBE, Jean Venables OBE and Scott Steedman on being awarded CBEs     ACE congratulates Nelson Ogunshakin on being awarded an OBE     ACE congratulates Michelle McDowell on being awarded an MBE     ACE calls for the creation of a National Construction Research Institute     ACE urges caution on delaying projects     Engineers give cautious welcome to coalition government     ACE issues Budget submission     Infrastructure Investment Trust – the PFI of the 21st century     The cost of civil engineering works in the UK     Project delays and cancellations     2010 emergency budget     The coalition government     Dee Doocey joins ACE Advisory Board     ACE calls for a Department for Infrastructure     ACE welcomes the appointment of Mark Prisk as minister with responsibility for construction     ACE responds to the coalition programme for government     ACE produces scorecard for public sector spending     ACE calls for better procurement practices     Engineering history     Department for Infrastructure     ACE congratulates incoming Prime Minister with call for infrastructure investment     The Coalition     ACE responds to the general election result     Better Value?     Procuring professional services     Retrofitting the UK's housing stock     Spending efficiency     The Infrastructure Investment Trust     ACE congratulates Scott Wilson on Queen’s Award     Rod Macdonald named Engineering Ambassador of the Year     Geoff French reflects on the ACE National Conference     Chris Hewett speaks at ACE National Conference     Heath Lambert's Peter Godfrey speaks at ACE National Conference     Andrew McNaughton speaks at the ACE National Conference     ACE launches its Community Engagement report     ACE pays tribute to Sir Michael Latham     Community engagement     Dubai announcement increases optimism for consultancy and engineering     ACE responds to the Budget     ACE asks the Chancellor to consider various funding methods     ACE welcomes new National Skills Academies     ACE welcomes interim report on low carbon construction     ACE urges efficient delivery of high speed rail     ACE announces Engineering Excellence Awards 2010 shortlist     How an infrastructure bank would work     Infrastructure funding     ACE calls for Government timetable to tackle deficit     ACE cautious over economic growth     ACE calls for best practice principles when reforming local and regional government     Paul Morrell confirmed as speaker at ACE’s national conference     Rethinking regional development     2010 Budget: the role of engineering in the UK's future prosperity     ACE announces chair and secretary of new Middle East Group     Michelle McDowell speaks on becoming ACE chair     ACE elects two vice-chairmen     ACE supports RedR’s Haiti appeal     ACE launches its manifesto for UK prosperity     Briefing note on the Dubai crisis     Nelson Ogunshakin speaks on the industry's economic prospects     ACE calls for a new method of accounting to encourage investment in infrastructure     ACE statement on latest Dubai announcment     ACE welcomes the establishment of Infrastructure UK     The Association for Consultancy and Engineering cautiously welcomes today’s Pre-Budget Report     Michelle McDowell becomes ACE's first woman chair     ACE calls for an infrastructure account     Carbon capture and storage     The Chancellor's pre-budget report     Infrastructure gilts     Infrastructure bank     Avoiding the infrastructure crunch     Statement from ACE Chief Executive on the situation in Dubai     ACE welcomes the appointment of the Chief Construction Adviser     Flemming Pederson at FIDIC 2009     Nelson Ogunshakin at FIDIC 2009     Geoff French at FIDIC 2009     John Armitt on FIDIC 2009     New FIDIC president speaks of future plans     Outgoing FIDIC president reflects on two years in charge     Geoff French speaks on 2009 State of Business report     Geoff French personal address on State of Business     ACE welcomes Government intention on university funding but warns of mixed messages     ACE calls for infrastructure gilt     HEFCE budget cuts and universities: the impact on engineering courses     Moving towards a national infrastructure account     New report highlights potential for efficiency in local government procurement     Collaborative, innovative, local: A local government procurement casebook     ACE welcomes FIDIC letter to UN on climate change     Without agreement at Copenhagen, engineers believe world faces starvation, poverty and war of resources     Transport Minister to address FIDIC 2009 conference     HRH The Princess Royal will officially open the ACE FIDIC 2009 London conference     ACE reports on the State of Business     ACE welcomes decision to appoint a Chief Construction Adviser     Is there life beyond 2012?     Skills shortage lessons must be learned, says ACE     ACE's State of Business Report finds silver lining in economic cloud     Small businesses demand banks give affordable credit     Don't let electrification derail network investment, engineers warn     ACE welcomes governments intention to widen access to the engineering profession     ACE appeals for unity in combating climate change     ACE backs Dyson and asks engineers to "stand up and be counted"     Engineers welcome "vital" Climate Change Scenarios     ACE's State of Business Report 2009 to provide "reliable litmus test" to recovery of consultancy and engineering sector     TfL commitment on fitness for purpose warmly received by ACE     ACE Engineering Excellence Awards winners announced     ACE calls for government action to help consultants facing big cuts in previously agreed fees     New edition ACE Agreements record stunning sales     ACE publishes Budget summary for members     ACE announces Engineering Excellence Awards shortlist     Do you want to supply to the nuclear industry?     Construction industry needs to see Budget investment now, not later, says ACE     Is Tesco boosting record profits by cutting fees to construction suppliers? asks ACE     ACE hails legal judgement as significant step in tackling unfair liability for consultants     ACE calls on chancellor to keep investing in construction to boost economy     ACE welcomes TfL commitment on reverse auctions     Scottish Government must act now to avoid construction meltdown, says ACE     ACE urges members to lobby MPs on construction investment     Fiscal stimulus failing, ACE tells Bank of England     Winners take it all at 2009 NCE/ACE Awards     Formation of new infrastructure bank is "excellent move", say ACE     NCE/ACE Outstanding Achievement 2009 finalists announced     NCE/ACE Young Consultant of the Year 2009 shortlist announced     ACE has answers at the Red-y for annual fundraising day     ACE endorses "progressive" government announcement on East London Line Extension     ACE Leadership Programme interest swells     New ACE Procurement Guide to assist members in avoiding pitfalls     Gavin English is new chair of ACE International Business Group     Engineers and consultants express concern over "challenging" five-year funding plan for the railways.     ACE publishes guide to working with recruitment agencies     ACE welcomes new Crossrail chief executive Rob Holden     Engineers welcome extra financial support for small firms and urge banks to step up lending     Scott Wilson's Geoff French chosen as new ACE chairman