Heathrow third runway plans a test of industry's mettle, experts say

By Jordan Marshall2018-06-26T09:25:00

Predictions that project will spearhead off-site manufacturing and new technologies

Industry bigwigs have welcomed the move by MPs to back a third runway at Heathrow, saying it will be an acid test of UK contracting’s mettle post-Brexit.

Mark Farmer, chief executive at Cast and author of an independent review into the capacity of the construction industry, said not only did parliament’s decision to back Heathrow’s expansion “mark a major milestone in what has been a long running saga” it presented the construction industry with an opportunity to deliver a project “in a fundamentally different way”.

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