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  • UK only replaced a third of public investment since leaving EU, think tank warns

    Brexit

    The UK has only been able to replace a third of public investment – and just an eighth of infrastructure investment – since leaving the European Union (EU), a think tank has warned. EU funding of £146bn over 46 years had supported crucial infrastructure schemes such as the Channel Tunnel, the Thames Tideway Tunnel and [...]

  • Business groups cheer plans to speed up planning process for big infrastructure projects

    Construction

    Top business groups have welcomed government plans to speed up the planning process for key infrastructure projects as a “major signal” on green growth. Ministers want to overhaul the system and create a new fast-track route for major schemes, such as offshore wind farms, transport connections, waste facilities and nuclear power stations. Prime minister Rishi [...]

  • Decarbonising fleets ‘impossible’ due to absence of infrastructure and lack of plan, says HGV sector

    Electric dreams

    The heavy goods vehicle (HGV) sector is calling for an urgent government strategy to drive uptake of zero emission trucks, amid concerns over poor EV and hydrogen infrastructure. New analysis published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) revealed that HGV electric and hydrogen models account for just one in 600 trucks on [...]

  • Rishi Sunak bans new smart motorways amid safety concerns

    April 16, 2023

    The building of new smart motorways is being cancelled as prime minister Rishi Sunak acknowledged concerns about safety and cost. Fourteen planned smart motorways – including 11 that are already paused and three earmarked for construction – will be removed from government road building plans, given financial pressures and in recognition of the lack of [...]

  • The City in 2023: Real estate and infrastructure increasingly inflation-proof alternatives for investors

    December 29, 2022

    Half of UK investors have either made alternative investments this year or are considering doing so in 2023 as they seek inflation-beating options. They primarily focus on investments in assets such infrastructure, real estate but also private equity and commodities. Two in five investors are more likely to consider alternative investments as a result of [...]

  • Exclusive: The pandemic sped up the pace of change in retail, says Manhattan’s CEO

    October 11, 2022

    Ever since Covid became a household name and the pandemic creeped into businesses’ operations, global supply chains have been under more pressure than ever. It is one of the reasons urgent supply chain commerce transformation has been at the top of the agenda of retail giants, industry leaders, product experts and agents of change. One [...]

  • Pension crisis could scupper wave of infrastructure investment, analysts warn

    October 7, 2022

    The crisis that rocked pension funds last week could force big investors to reconsider putting cash into illiquid assets like infrastructure projects and growth technology firms, experts have warned.

  • Watch out NIMBYs: Kwarteng pledges to get Britain building again

    September 23, 2022

    The Government has announced its intention to radically overhaul the planning system to ramp up major infrastructure projects.

  • Helios Towers has rising revenue and earnings after Malawi acquisition

    May 5, 2022

    Telecoms firm Helios Towers experienced increased revenue and earnings due to rising demand and recent African acquisitions. The company registered 23 per cent revenue growth and 20 per cent earnings after tax. This comes after its Malawi acquisition too the group into eight markets and more than 10,500 towers globally.     “We have seen [...]

  • First deal for new UK Infrastructure Bank as it pumps £107m into green energy hub

    October 25, 2021

    The brand new UK Infrastructure Bank said this morning it plans to invest £107m in the South Bank Quay development at Teesworks, a green energy hub in Teesside, North-East England, creating around 800 jobs. The deal marks the first investment for the bank, which launched in June of this year to finance innovative infrastructure projects, [...]

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