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Grid readiness ranks among top energy delivery barriers, survey finds
A Jacobs survey found 59% of UK energy leaders cited grid or network readiness as one of their three biggest infrastructure delivery obstacles.
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A Jacobs survey found 59% of UK energy leaders cited grid or network readiness as one of their three biggest infrastructure delivery obstacles.
Galliford Try and M Group are among the contractors appointed to a framework covering maintenance, projects and safety work through to 2035.
The civils contractor increased profit to £16.1m and turnover to £239.5m in the year to June 2026.
The undisclosed deal adds the County Durham contractor’s roofing, building-envelope and civils operations to United Infrastructure’s growing portfolio.
The framework will support major water and wastewater projects across London and the South East during AMP8, with work potentially continuing into AMP9.
Flooding, fallen trees and transport disruption have affected communities across the UK, with amber wind warnings still in force in Scotland and northern England.
Work will start in December on a Farlington pumping station and 8.5km pipeline serving Portsmouth Water’s reservoir project.
Brighton council says hidden concrete complicated repairs after three leaks emerged during Western Road works.
A feasibility study has identified two options to cut sewage and runoff entering England’s largest natural lake.
The Environment Agency said local mismanagement caused poorly treated sewage to enter the Essex river for six weeks in 2022.