Press centre

The ICE press office is always happy to help with media enquiries. We regularly comment on a wide range of infrastructure and civil engineering issues including energy, transport, climate change, water and waste, flooding, planning, funding, international development, and skills.

We also have an extensive database of expert spokespeople available for interview, and can provide research, facts and figures and photos if necessary.

Journalists wishing to contact the ICE Press Office should contact media relations manager: Kate Ison (kate.ison@ice.org.uk) 020 7665 2104.  For out of hours enquiries please check our media contacts page

For regionally specific media enquiries please contact the appropriate regional branch of ICE.

Please note if your enquiry is not media related please call the switchboard on 020 7222 7722.

ICE urges government to take longer term view on green bank

11 MARCH 2011
Commenting on the Environment Audit Committee report into the Green Investment Bank, Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Director General Tom Foulkes said:

Engineers: Budget must translate plans into action for infrastructure to deliver in growth strategy

4 MARCH 2011
Government must use the upcoming Budget to drive forward the implementation of it’s plans to secure targeted investment in essential infrastructure – only then can infrastructure deliver as a key strand in the Government’s strategy for growth, says the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) in its Budget Submission.

Engineers: HSR consultation "important step in progressing an ambitious project"

28 FEBRUARY 2011
Commenting on the launch of the HSR consultation, Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Director General, Tom Foulkes, said:

"Painting a new London" The transformation of a city in the build-up to the 2012 Olympic Games

15 FEBRUARY 2011
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has funded a number of paintings by artist Jonathan Meuli, which uniquely capture the huge scale and ambition of the major construction underway in the run-up to the London 2012 Olympic Games.

ICE response to local transport White Paper

19 JANUARY 2011
Commenting on the Local Transport White paper published today, Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Director General, Tom Foulkes, said:

Unlocking the real value of our waste

13 JANUARY 2011
Engineering report calls for 'waste evolution'

ICE to review governance

6 JANUARY 2011
As part of a regular process of reviewing ICE procedures, a working group led by Vice President Bill Hewlett is to review aspects of ICE governance.

ICE: Infrastructure cost study presents 'challenge and opportunity'

21 DECEMBER 2010
Commenting on the Infrastructure UK study into how to reduce the costs of delivering major infrastructure projects -

ICE response to High Speed Rail announcement

21 DECEMBER 2010
Responding to the announcement on High Speed Rail -

ICE responds to consultation on the reform of the electricity market

16 DECEMBER 2010
Commenting on the consultation on the reform of the electricity market, announced today by Chris Huhne, Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Director General, said:

Quarterly media report - Q1 2012

23 APRIL 2012
The first quarter of 2012 saw a number of events and announcements that led to considerable media coverage for ICE, not least the Prime Minister delivering his pre Budget announcement on infrastructure at ICE’s headquarters, just weeks after the Prince of Wales delivered his first speech on infrastructure at the ICE/Halcrow lecture, also at One Great George Street.

ICE comment on hosepipe bans

5 APRIL 2012

Chair of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Water Panel Michael Norton said:

Disciplinary Notice - Mr Brian Elgar LETTIN

8 FEBRUARY 2012
On 27 January 2012, the Disciplinary Board considered allegations of improper conduct against a Chartered Member, Mr Brian Elgar Lettin, Membership Number 33186804 of Hadley Green, Barnet.

ICE quarterly media coverage report

23 JANUARY 2012
Q4 2011 saw the culmination of several important pieces of ICE public voice work and the inauguration of new President Richard Coackley.

ICE media report - quarter 3 2011

28 OCTOBER 2011
Every quarter ICE evaluates its media impact through coverage of media campaigns and announcements.

ICE media quarterly report April - June 2011

20 JULY 2011
The second quarter of 2011 has seen some excellent examples of cross regional and national campaigns gaining significant traction in the media – boosting both our public affairs work programme and helping us achieve our fundamental objective, to raise the profile of civil engineering.

ICE quarterly media coverage report - Q1 2011 (January - March 2011)

18 MAY 2011
The first quarter of 2011 kicked off with the launch of ICE’s State of the Nation report on waste and resource management.

ICE quarterly media coverage report - Q4 (October - December 2010)

10 FEBRUARY 2011
This quarter has seen the fruits of our efforts during the summer in the run up to the Comprehensive Spending Review, where the media focus for ICE was to ensure government recognised the economic and environmental value of continued investment in infrastructure, while positioning ourselves as an organisation that was realistic about the need to reduce the huge budget deficit.

ICE quarterly media coverage report - Q3 (July - Sept 2010)

26 OCTOBER 2010
Unsurprisingly, the media’s focus over the last quarter has been on the Government’s comprehensive spending review (CSR), with daily media speculation on the depth of the cuts and which areas are in the firing line. Alongside that are pleas from bodies and organisations right across the UK making their case for immunity or at least a ‘fair hearing’ in the review.

ICE quarterly media coverage report - Q2 (April - June 2010)

15 JULY 2010
The past year has seen a significant rise in ICE’s media profile, reflected in both the quantity and quality of media coverage gained.

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