UKIS 2018: Moving a nation

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The UK’s Leading Infrastructure & Supply Event

The UK Infrastructure Show taking place at NEC, Birmingham on Tuesday 17 April, is a must-attend event for those working in all areas of infrastructure. Register today for FREE!

UKIS 2018 provides participants with a unique opportunity to engage, connect and collaborate with a vast array of key projects, decision makers and influencers representing all areas throughout the supply chain.

The latest National Infrastructure Pipeline features over 720 projects and programmes across transport, housing and digital to fire up the nation’s infrastructure, and UKIS is delighted to be working with some of these major project partners in HS2, Transport for London, Tideway, Horizon Nuclear, Consortium Procurement, West Midlands Combined Authority, Procurement For All and Midlands Connect.

Recognising that infrastructure is involved in many projects, UKIS 2018 will feature a variety of zones to reflect the major investment arenas in infrastructure.

The first of these is Moving; the UK is a nation on the move, new roads, bridges, tunnels and public transport infrastructure – including large-scale projects such as HS2, Crossrail 2 and the Transpennine Route Upgrade – aim to make travel easier and faster and reduce its impact on the environment. In the next five years around £30Bn will be spent on major new rail projects and upgrades to existing lines, with a further £10Bn spent on new roads.

While London, the Midlands, and North of England dominate spend, investment in road, rail and air is happening across the UK. It’s not only construction firms that benefit from this spend, but also the businesses that support them.

Crossrail, Canary Wharf

The Moving Zone at UKIS 2018 will cover some of the biggest transport infrastructure projects in the UK, as well as focusing on the regional opportunities available through Transport for the North and East West Railway.

Visitors to the ‘Moving’ zone will receive supply chain opportunities and vital information from some of the largest transport projects in the UK. The interesting agenda features talks from Jonathan Spruce Interim Strategy Director, Transport for the North, who will discuss the development of a long-term infrastructure pipeline for the North.

Transport Focus, will turn the agenda to the customer, looking at why, and how, the transport sector can put its users first. Anthony Smith, CEO of Transport Focus, will discuss why measuring satisfaction matters.

The Moving agenda will be rounded off by Dominic Baldwin, Alliance Director at Network Rail, who will discuss East West Rail – Phase 2 (Bicester to Bedford/Milton Keynes to Aylesbury) and the opportunities available here.

All in all, the Moving agenda covers crucial information for suppliers to understand infrastructure opportunities across the UK and which solutions will be most valuable.

Infrastructure is the foundation upon which our economy is built, and the UK Government remains determined to deliver better infrastructure across the UK to help grow the economy and improve opportunities. With a national infrastructure pipeline of over £600Bn in projects to be completed over the next ten years, the infrastructure industry represents a significant opportunity for businesses of all sizes.

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