Infrastructure Secretary Keith Brown reviewed progress to the construction of Scotland’s biggest storm water storage tunnel in the heart of Glasgow. Due for completion in 2018, the Shieldhall Tunnel project represents the biggest investment in waste water infrastructure in Glasgow for more than a century. During the visit, Mr Brown descended into the first 250 […]
The Northern transport strategy spring 2016 report has been launched by Transport for the North and the Department for Transport in Gateshead. The report sets out plans for transformative projects such as Northern Powerhouse rail and Smart North – a system to help passengers switch easily between buses, trains and trams across the region while […]
A disused forklift truck factory in Wales has been officially opened as a specialist engineering hub for the British Army’s next generation of armoured vehicles. The opening will create 250 new and highly skilled jobs. Following a £390 million commitment to the Ajax armoured vehicle by the Ministry of Defence (MOD), General Dynamics UK decided […]
The National Infrastructure Commission has published its first report: Smart power. In October 2015, the National Infrastructure Commission was asked to consider how the UK can better balance supply and demand, aiming towards an electricity market where prices are reflective of costs to the overall system. The Commission has published that analysis. The Commission’s central […]
Universities and Science Minister Jo Johnson has set out the government’s commitment to put the UK at the forefront of research to tackle some of the planet’s greatest challenges such as flooding, famine and viral diseases like Ebola. Announcing a record £26.3 billion budget for science for the next 5 years from April 2016, the […]
Roadbuilding schemes worth £200million which will unlock economic growth by connecting new businesses and up to 7,000 new homes, are on course to be delivered on time and on budget. The 2 linked projects, which are a key part of the government’s long term economic plan for Bedfordshire, are passing their one year milestone this […]
Comprehensive measures that will help deliver the government’s commitment to cut a further £10 billion of red tape were unveiled on the 3rd March 2016 at the BCC annual conference by Business Secretary Sajid Javid. The UK already has the lowest burden of regulation in the G7, according to the World Economic Forum. Businesses from across the country have […]
A major study to boost transport infrastructure across the south-east has just been launched with the UK Government investing £15 billion to create 1,300 extra miles of lanes up until 2020 in the biggest upgrade to the road network in a generation, to deliver better journeys for drivers. The work, which will look at ways […]
Harriett Baldwin has labelled HSBC’s landmark decision to move its retail banking operation from London to Birmingham ‘a major boost to jobs and growth in the Midlands’. The Economic Secretary will be the first government minister to visit the construction site of HSBC UK’s new 9.2 acre location – 2 Arena Central – and hailed […]
One of the UK’s leading service companies has this week committed to a significant expansion of its procurement in Scotland. Over the next three years, Serco intends to double its procurement spending from Scottish companies and to substantially increase the number of Scottish Small and Medium size Enterprises (SMEs) with which the company does business. […]
