Karen McLauchlan

The upgrade of a key Anglian Water asset in Corby will pave the way for future residential development in the Northamptonshire town where the population is expected to double over the next 30 years.

Network Rail’s Eastern Region has named the 15 firms it will work with on a new partnership to streamline infrastructure improvement work over the next five years

Engineering consultancy Wallace Whittle – which has more than 140 staff across eight regional bases in the UK – is opening its doors in Manchester and Birmingham as part of a strategic expansion of its national presence.

Northumbrian Water has completed its AMP8 framework procurement with the appointment of 33 new partners to help deliver its £3.6bn AMP8 capital investment programme.

Willmott Dixon has been appointed as main contractor on the £60m Greenheys development at Manchester Science Park for Bruntwood SciTech.

Final designs for a radical revamp of Leicester’s historic railway station have been revealed by the city council – with the search now on for a development partner.

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced £85.6m of funding for the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult to expand and upgrade its testing facilities National Renewable Energy Centre in Blyth, Northumberland.

SSE has taken a final investment decision to proceed with Aberarder Wind Farm in the Scottish Highlands, in a circa £100m investment boost for its onshore wind portfolio.

Civil engineering, infrastructure and tunnelling specialist Barhale has been selected by Thames Water to deliver a £21m strategic investment in the Thames Water Ring Main (TWRM) in West London.

Failure to go further, faster over the next five years on plans for infrastructure delivery could constrain economic growth and threaten climate targets, according to the government’s official infrastructure advisers.