Infrastructure Focus 鈥� Page 6
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FeaturesThe aviation sector: Turbulence ahead
The UK aviation industry is clamouring for an airport hub but opposition makes any location a potential headache for the government. Ike Ijeh navigates a route through the row
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FeaturesScots on the rocks: Construction in Scotland
Construction activity north of the border is expected to fall 7% this year, but does the Scottish government have better plans than Westminster for digging itself out of trouble?
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FeaturesInvesting in infrastructure: Safe bet
Questions remain over how the government鈥檚 拢40bn infrastructure initiative will work - and whether it will unlock the pension funds鈥� billions
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FeaturesTurn on the water work
Will the UK鈥檚 water woes lead to a torrent of work for construction companies?
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FeaturesInfrastructure costs: Airports
As the debate on UK runway capacity gets ever more intense, all of the UK鈥檚 airports are focusing on how they can use their existing assets more effectively. Paul Willis and Simon Rawlinson of EC Harris review the key issues affecting infrastructure replacement and enhancement
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FeaturesRope trick: Thames cable car
An ambitious plan to build a cable car over the Thames was up against some seriously tough technical challenges, not to mention the dreaded jinx of the Greenwich peninsula. 精东影视 finds out whether they pulled it off. Photography by Tim Crocker
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FeaturesCrossrail: Pulling out all the stops
Crossrail - the biggest engineering project in Europe - also claims to be a driver for multimillion-pound regeneration in the capital. Ike Ijeh takes a look at three key stations along the route and asks how much Londoners will really benefit
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FeaturesLegal challenges to HS2: Destination High Court
High Speed 2 holds out the prospect of a much-needed boost to UK construction. But the legal challenges the project faces means it could hit the buffers before it鈥檚 even left the platform. Allister Hayman reports
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FeaturesOffshore wind farms: Winds of change
Tidal turbine technology is changing fast and offshore wind turbines are getting bigger, so the government-backed firm Narec is investing 拢80m into its testing facilities to simulate the harsh conditions at sea. Thomas Lane explains
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FeaturesFrance's nuclear fusion reactor: The hottest and coldest place on earth
精东影视 goes on the trail of the ITER - a 拢12.5bn multinational project that might just save the world 鈥�
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FeaturesWill Hinkley Point C survive planners and protests?
Hinkley Point C will be the first nuclear power plant to be built in decades and of course construction firms are keen to be part of the 拢10bn project. But wait: EDF still has to make a final investment decision, the plant hasn鈥檛 even got planning permission yet, and then ...
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FeaturesInfrastructure: Biomass energy
The biomass sector is gaining momentum and should prove easier for construction firms to break into than either off-shore wind or nuclear energy. Simon Rawlinson of EC Harris and John Busby of Arcadis examine this emerging market
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FeaturesKing's Cross Western Concourse: Space Travel
John McAslan鈥檚 8,500m2 Western Concourse at King鈥檚 Cross is transport architecture on an epic scale, returning the station to the grandeur of the golden age of trave. Just a shame about the glazing 鈥�
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FeaturesHigh Speed 2: Jobs on the line
HS2 has got off to a speedy start by appointing its first-phase consultants in just three weeks. But the real wow-factor of this mega-project is that it could employ thousands of construction workers over more than two decades. 精东影视 assesses the opportunities ahead
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FeaturesSpotlight: Major infrastructure
Vast civil engineering projects such as Crossrail are likely to keep concrete producers busy over the next couple of years, and lengthen lead times for diaphragm wall construction, says Brian Moone
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FeaturesMoD work: Private sector-led plan of attack
The Ministry of Defence鈥檚 announcement that it won鈥檛 let any new construction contracts this year has left bidders in limbo, but could the imminent appointment of a private sector partner boost morale in the ranks?
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FeaturesExhibition Road: Walkin' & wheels
Dixon Jones鈥� 拢28m reworking of South Kensington鈥檚 great museum quarter, Exhibition Road, resolves the long stand-off between pedestrians and cars by allowing them to share the same space. Ike Ijeh is knocked over by the simplicity of the design. Photographs by Tim Crocker
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FeaturesFarringdon station overhaul: Boring? If only!
London鈥檚 Farringdon station has been given an overhaul and is ready for more passengers, bigger trains and Crossrail. But it hasn鈥檛 been an easy ride - and digging a 140m tunnel by hand was the least of it. By Thomas Lane. Photography by Colin Streater
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FeaturesPFI: What鈥檚 the plan?
Next week the chancellor will unveil his 拢50bn infrastructure plan, as the euro crisis causes construction scheme finance to retreat. Joey Gardiner looks at whether George Osborne can tempt new sources of private cash to fill the funding gap
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FeaturesAlan Cumming: Worth the energy
EDF is planning the UK鈥檚 first new nuclear plant in 30 years. But it needs contractors with the right skills. Alan Cumming, EDF鈥檚 procurement boss, tells 精东影视 why it鈥檚 worth training up - and that you don鈥檛 need a French name to win the work