All NIC articles
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CommentIndustry must get behind the NIC’s call for change
The government will not achieve its infrastructure goals – and more big firms will inevitably go under – unless the industry quickly works out how to do its job better. The NIC’s recent report makes that clear, writes Andy Beard at Mace
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News‘Systemic weaknesses’ drive up UK infrastructure costs by as much as 25%, NIC finds
New report comes as government announces creation of new body combining NIC with IPA
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NewsLabour pledges to merge NIC and IPA if elected in infrastructure shake-up
Policy the result of party’s review into major project delivery
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NewsArmitt warns infrastructure plans need speeding up as NIC review says more detail needed on proposals
Annual report also recommends multi-year financial settlements for mayors and councils to ensure spending certainty
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FeaturesFive key takeaways from the second National Infrastructure Assessment
With a total of 46 recommendations across 222 pages, it’s no surprise the report took two years to compile. Building sifts through the key points
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NewsInfrastructure authority needs power to refer failing projects to NAO, says Lords committee
Recommendations follow short inquiry into infrastructure policymaking and delivery
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NewsJohn Armitt re-appointed to lead government infrastructure advisor
Ex-Olympic delivery boss to lead NIC for further two years
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NewsStricter controls on developments needed to stem flooding risk, NIC says
Government’s infrastructure advisors said £12bn of drainage network upgrades needed over next 30 years to tackle extreme weather caused by climate change
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NewsHold nerve on long term projects, infrastructure chief tells government
National Infrastructure Commission chair John Armitt says ripping up plans amid crisis over rising bills will increase costs in future
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NewsUK’s infrastructure priorities over the next three decades revealed
National Infrastructure Commission sets out nine areas most in need of government investment ahead of official report due in 2023
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NewsFirms should face fines if they fail to remove 100% of their carbon emissions, government told
National Infrastructure Commission warns that Industries and taxpayers will need to pay £40bn a year on carbon removals by 2050
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NewsInfrastructure commission asks firms to advise on carbon capture tech
Government wants net zero emissions by 2050
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NewsHS2 puts £156m switches and crossings job up for grabs
News follows PM’s attempt to reassure infrastructure groups on future of railway’s eastern leg to Leeds
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NewsNIC looks for experts to join its design group
Group led by Sadie Morgan is looking to increase influence of design on schemes
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NewsArmitt tells government to keep backing Oxford-Cambridge arc
Opponents says greenfield the size of Birmingham will be ripped up
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NewsInfrastructure report prompts warnings that overseas investors will pull nuclear funding
Commission said UK should concentrate on renewable energy in the future