Beyond the Infrastructure Pipeline: Opportunities and Chokepoints
Beyond the Infrastructure Pipeline is an in-depth whitepaper analysing the National Infrastructure & Construction Pipeline 2023 (published in February 2024) and investigating where the gap between national ambition and actual project delivery exists.
Published by Barbour ABI, the report’s cross-section industry insight includes views from experts from across the built environment.
There is planned investment of £700-£775bn in the next decade, indicating a significant commitment to growth and development.
Industry-leaders at Arcadis, Build UK, CECA, Keller Group, Mace Group and Scape, provide expert opinions and insights into direction and challenges.
Specific sector focuses and case studies across transport, energy water, medical, and education industries.
Key highlights:
- The latest data reveals a real-terms contraction in the infrastructure pipeline value.
- Discussion of government strategy, political landscape, opaque pipelines, delays and economic uncertainty from figures specialising in both public and private industry work.
- Despite 2022 being a record high of £6bn of contract award values, many of these projects are yet to begin, with a continued decline in average project value between 2018 and 2023.
- Written by Damon Schunmann, Editorial Consultant, Strategist and Journalist with other 2 decades experience in reporting on the built environment.
Download the full report here.
--Barbour ABI 12:09, 09 Apr 2024 (BST)
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