If we are to 'get Britain building' we need to make sure there are enough bricks to go around

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AECOM's Robert Spencer calls on infrastructure owners to collaborate to manage material resources more effectively

Infrastructure investment in the UK continues to gather pace. Indeed the government's recently published National Infrastructure Delivery Plan outlines details of £483bn of investment in over 600 infrastructure...

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