The Edge: December 2025 Edition

The December edition of The Edge provides a snapshot of recent developments across procurement, construction and infrastructure. It brings together key updates on innovation, materials, sustainability, workforce, regulation, health and safety, and market conditions that are influencing how projects are delivered and how tenders are assessed.

Key themes in the December edition include:

• New technology and innovation across rail and infrastructure, including bridge strike prevention, digital signalling, BIM and virtual worksite marker boards.
• Growing use of low carbon materials and construction methods, such as carbon injected concrete, zinc coated reinforcement, composites and geopolymer stabilisation.
• Continued investment in major infrastructure alongside greater scrutiny on delivery certainty, covering rail upgrades, energy networks, airports and live operational environments.
• More structured and measurable approaches to environmental sustainability, including low carbon concrete commitments, renewable energy use and climate resilience.
• Skills, training and workforce challenges affecting delivery confidence and procurement risk across the sector.
• Ongoing focus on health, safety and wellbeing, with enforcement activity and lessons from site incidents across construction and nuclear projects.
• Changes to regulation, legislation and standards with implications for compliance, planning and project delivery.

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Read the December edition of The Edge here.

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