The construction industry as we know it today is an evolution of all the thinking and development that has gone before. From advanced materials to complex construction techniques, everything that we have come to rely on in modern building is the result of progress made...
The proposed third runway at Heathrow has created a lot of tense discussion all over the UK, from family front rooms to the House of Commons. On 25th June this year a key vote in Parliament paved the way for the controversial third runway to...
Thanks to a decision by MPs on 25th June, a third runway has been given the go ahead at Heathrow. The move comes after years of debate over whether Heathrow is the right place for this expansion, as well as the impact this will have,...
Parliament has voted to go ahead and build a third runway at Heathrow, potentially improving the competitiveness of UK airports and generating construction sector jobs. But will the UK construction industry be ready for Heathrow expansion? How significant is the Heathrow expansion? The decision to add the...
One of the major complaints against the focus of huge construction projects in key areas such as London is that all the economic benefit of those projects is confined to the capital and its surrounding areas. With the expansion of Heathrow via a third runway...
Heathrow’s third runway has been a pretty controversial topic – and much in the news recently. On 25th June 2018 the government won a key vote in the House of Commons supporting the expansion of Heathrow with another runway. The vote passed by 415 votes...
The Public Private Partnership (PPP) is an innovation of the 1990s, designed to solve the problem of funding for public infrastructure projects and developments. PPPs have been widely used, in the UK and all over the world, to help deliver everything, from school construction through...
The liquidation of construction group Carillion has cast some doubt over the future of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs). PPPs have been around since the 1990s and Carillion had a substantial portfolio of these projects. It’s thought that the cost of replacing Carillion in these contracts...
Work is underway on the new Boxpark project in Wembley. The £5.7m scheme, due to complete in December, will be Boxpark’s third London site, following those in Shoreditich and Croydon. Since 2011, Boxpark has become synonymous in London with great food and innovative events. When the...
When it comes to enabling more infrastructure projects to be completed – and in a more efficient and value adding way – the Public Private Partnership (PPP) has proven to be a useful solution. PPPs were first developed in the 1990s as a method for...
Public Private Partnership (PPP) has become one of the most popular ways of funding infrastructure projects in countries around the world. They bring together a public authority with a private sector business with the aim of collaboration that will yield benefits for both sides. The...
The idea behind Public Private Partnerships (PPP) is to bring the private and public sectors together on projects where there is mutual benefit for both to do so. According to government figures, PPPs have delivered £56 billion of private sector capital investment in over 700...