Thames, Yorkshire and Northumbrian Water will be fined a combined £168m after an Ofwat investigation uncovered “a catalogue of failure” relating to sewage management.

Innovation projects featuring Costain and 3D printing are among those being backed by Ofwat’s latest £40m fund.

4D BIM has long been hailed as the magic bullet for project planning within digital construction, yet outdated perceptions have prevented the process from reaching its true potential.

Amey has acquired the assets and employees of Citi Logik, a specialist in mapping the movement of people via analysis of mobile network data.

Expensive, new or high-tech materials are not needed to develop low-carbon buildings, instead early whole supply-chain collaboration and a change of attitude can make the change, a study has found.