Articles by Chris Ames
Infrastructure services unit sale completes
By Chris Ames | 05 May 2021
M Group Services has completed the acquisition of Skanska UK’s infrastructure services operation.
£10bn bill to repair local roads
By Chris Ames | 31 March 2021
The estimated one-time cost to get local roads in England and Wales back into a ‘reasonable, stea...
BUDGET 2021: Leeds named as site of new infrastructure bank
By Chris Ames | 03 March 2021
The new national infrastructure bank will be based in Leeds, chancellor Rishi Sunak revealed alon...
BUDGET 2021: New freeport sites confirmed
By Chris Ames | 03 March 2021
Chancellor Rishi Sunak closed his Budget speech today with a commitment to eight new freeport sit...
Bristol chooses Arcardis as new strategic partner
By Chris Ames | 03 February 2021
Bristol City Council has named Arcadis as its new strategic partner to help the delivery of new i...
Local leaders to race ahead on cutting carbon
By Chris Ames | 14 December 2020
Local leaders representing around a third of England and Scotland’s population have vowed to go ‘...
Job losses at council-owned airports group
By Chris Ames | 09 October 2020
Council-owned Manchester Airports Group blamed the end of the Government’s furlough scheme as it ...
Winners of £900m for shovel-ready schemes announced
By Chris Ames | 04 August 2020
Ministers have announced the 300 schemes that will receive a share of the £900m Getting Building ...
Budget 2020: £27bn for national roads and £2.5bn for potholes
By Chris Ames | 11 March 2020
Chancellor Rishi Sunak pledged an extra £2.5bn for local road maintenance in the Budget.
Fisher moves on up at Amey as Milner departs
By Chris Ames | 13 December 2019
Amey has appointed Amanda Fisher as acting CEO after showing the door to incumbent Andy Milner.
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