Government’s defence agenda ‘requires 14m sq ft of industrial space by 2030’, RE:UK warns

Failure to secure enough land for development could be "a significant risk to the government’s overall defence objectives", according to RE:UK chief executive Vanessa Hale. The post Government’s defence agenda ‘requires 14m sq ft of industrial space by 2030’, RE:UK warns appeared first on Property Week.

Lagan lands £53m RAF Waddington runway refurbishment job

Lagan Construction has won a £53.3m Ministry of Defence (MoD) contract for refurbishment and handover works at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire. The contractor was appointed to deliver RIBA stages five and six under the MoD’s Airfield Operating Surfaces Programmatic Approach Framework Alliance Contract (AOS-PA FAC).… The post Lagan lands £53m RAF Waddington runway refurbishment job appeared first on Construction News.

95-year-old tunnel safeguarded in Portreath flood defence plan

The Environment Agency has submitted a planning application for the Portreath Flood Alleviation Scheme in Cornwall, a major investment intended to help protect homes, businesses and community facilities from flooding. The post 95-year-old tunnel safeguarded in Portreath flood defence plan appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Interview: Cybersecurity leader on how critical national infrastructure defence capabilities are rising to meet threats

The risk posed by increasingly connected critical national infrastructure (CNI) assets, increasingly capable artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled hackers and improved legislation all mean the “battlefield is rising” in cybersecurity, according to an expert. The post Interview: Cybersecurity leader on how critical national infrastructure defence capabilities are rising to meet threats appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Records – your first line of defence in disputes, but where are they?

Contemporaneous records are key to defending disputes, but can you source all the documentation you need easily? The post Records – your first line of defence in disputes, but where are they? appeared first on Construction Management.

McKinsey & Company - Insurance: Transforming risk and compliance, Oct 21

Insurers are having to reinvent themselves in the multiyear reality of COVID-19, increased levels of uncertainty, pressures for efficiency, and the need to be resilient and relevant by tapping new sources of growth The Risk & Compliance functions are expected not only to go on protecting insurance companies from downside risks but also to shift toward providing them with strategic advice to support growth (e.g. new business) and change (e.g. company-wide cost and tech transformations)

Construction Claims & Defence

The construction sector in the UK is awash with a rising tide of disputes and legal claims. Michael Gallucci, Managing Director of construction consultancy MPG, outlines the issues, and explains how contractors and engineers can protect themselves against claims and counter claims both in the UK and in the Gulf.

Accento Acustica y Vibraciones SL

We are a Spanish Engineering that develops and manufactures anti vibration mounts and noise control products to treat and remedy vibration or noise problems. We can also offer engineering services like calculations or simulations.