YORcivil3 includes two new frameworks to deliver civil engineering works, bridges and structure works, highway surfacing works, flood alleviation works
We can’t build back better without the builders
26 Feb 2021
I feel a mix of amusement and surprise hearing TV and radio debates about decarbonisation of heat, major infrastructure projects, electric vehicles, battery storage, public sector funding. Just a few years ago, who would have thought that on prime-time radio, we’d have 15 minutes of discussion about the detail of roof insulation?
This staggering change in programming reflects a much bigger change in public and business sentiment, and the beginning of major interventions by the government. The UK Government’s commitment to a 2050 net-zero target marks a much-needed departure from years of ‘if’ and ‘but’ politics surrounding the built environment in the UK.