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All posts (139):

Charging ahead: key advancements for electric vehicle policy
- Author: Kelly Forbes
- Date: 30 July, 2018
Three key reports set to push the EV and Charging Infrastructure discussion forward will be published this year.
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The UK’s first ever National Infrastructure Assessment published
- Author: Ben Goodwin
- Date: 18 July, 2018
The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has published its first National Infrastructure Assessment (NIA).
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Marking UN World Skills Day
- Author: Martin Shapland
- Date: 13 July, 2018
As World Skills Day approaches it’s vital that the engineering community, the wider sector and Government take action to inspire young people to train as engineers.
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The growing importance of sub-national transport bodies
- Author: Geoff French
- Date: 26 June, 2018
SNTBs are there to counteract the widening gap between major transport projects of national significance and the ever smaller projects that could be funded by local transport authorities. Geoff French explains how they work.
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Let's collaborate to make the future of construction better for all
- Author: Hannah Vickers
- Date: 19 June, 2018
ICE has made recommendations to help refine government's approach to the construction industry.
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ICE policy paper: Brexit and infrastructure interconnectivity
- Author: Martin Shapland
- Date: 14 June, 2018
Following a recent meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Infrastructure, Members of the House of Lords, House of Commons, experts and industry ICE has published a policy paper on the UK’s future interconnectivity with the…
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Northern transport: the need for joined up infrastructure
- Author: Ben Goodwin
- Date: 09 May, 2018
The need for a joined up approach to infrastructure is at the centre of ICE’s response to Transport for the North’s recent and extensive consultation.
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Cutting road congestion: a more innovative approach needed
- Author: Melissa Zanocco
- Date: 02 May, 2018
ICE and the Pipe Jacking Association recently hosted a roundtable to discuss how to reduce congestion caused by roadworks - which included representatives from the Department for Transport and National Infrastructure Commission.
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Could trucks in convoy improve the way we deliver freight?
- Author: Kelly Forbes
- Date: 06 March, 2018
Up to three trucks travelling close together, known as ‘platooning’, is being looked at by the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) as part of a study into freight in the UK. ICE considers the potential benefits and…
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Powering up the Northern Powerhouse
- Author: Martin Shapland
- Date: 08 February, 2018
At an ICE discussion in Parliament this week the focus was on delivering a Northern Infrastructure Strategy based on opportunity for all.
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All posts (139):

Charging ahead: key advancements for electric vehicle policy

The UK’s first ever National Infrastructure Assessment published

Marking UN World Skills Day

The growing importance of sub-national transport bodies

Let's collaborate to make the future of construction better for all

ICE policy paper: Brexit and infrastructure interconnectivity

Northern transport: the need for joined up infrastructure

Cutting road congestion: a more innovative approach needed

Could trucks in convoy improve the way we deliver freight?

Powering up the Northern Powerhouse

Find out more about our public affairs work

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