AtkinsRéalis Welcomes UK Infrastructure Pipeline

The UK Government has today launched a new Infrastructure Pipeline and interactive online tool providing real-time updates on more than 780 planned infrastructure projects across the UK.

Commenting on the announcement, Chris Ball, UK & Ireland President, AtkinsRéalis, said:
"Today’s publication of the UK Infrastructure Pipeline is a major milestone that businesses across the industry will celebrate: we finally have visibility of programmes planned over the next decade so that we can plan, recruit, train and invest accordingly.

"The pipeline paints a picture of potential: its 775 projects and £531bn of planned investment represent an unprecedented opportunity to bring growth and social opportunities to every corner of the UK, and combined with planning reforms and recent funding announcements, many regional projects can feasibly move to development stage within the next two years. Combined with investment in local jobs and clearly-defined social value outcomes for each project, this is what we mean when we describe infrastructure as a catalyst for economic growth, bringing forward economic benefits into communities.

“Many of the engineers, planners and contractors who will deliver those future projects are still in school today: this pipeline is also a rallying call to industry to energise our skills, education and early years programmes further, attracting more people into the sector and creating jobs and investment in skills across every region of the country.

“There is more still to do. Public money won’t be enough for the level of funding required over the next 10 years – we will need new public private partnerships, new funding models and a focus on attracting private finance into the UK. AtkinsRéalis stands ready to help plan and deliver these programmes to achieve rapid and efficient economic growth for people and place."

About AtkinsRéalis
Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital. For more information, visit https://www.atkinsrealis.com/.