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

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

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Engineers: Localism Bill lacks clarity on ‘larger than local’ planning

14 DECEMBER 2010
Commenting on the Localism Bill, Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Director General, Tom Foulkes, said:

IGT Report: We can step up to the challenge and make radical change, say Engineers

29 NOVEMBER 2010
Commenting on the Innovation Growth Team final report into low carbon construction, ICE President, Peter Hansford, said

ICE response to migration cap

24 NOVEMBER 2010
ICE vice president Barry Clarke commented on today’s announcement that the cap for non EEA migrant workers will be set at 21,700 next year excluding intra company transfers for those with salaries over £40,000.

ICE responds to migration advisory committee report

18 NOVEMBER 2010
Commenting on the MAC report today that outlined possible scenarios for limiting economic migration levels, Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Vice President Barry Clarke said:

ICE responds to floods in Cornwall

17 NOVEMBER 2010
Commenting on the floods in Cornwall Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) flooding expert David Balmforth said:

Engineers must focus on delivering value - new ICE president

3 NOVEMBER 2010
Peter Hansford, new President of the Institute of Civil Engineers

■ Delivering value for money
■ A low carbon routemap to 2050
■ Create Sport schools competition

ICE responds to new graduate employment statistics

2 NOVEMBER 2010
Responding to Higher Education Careers Services Unit (Hescu) figures that show 11.9 percent of civil engineering graduates are unemployed, ICE president Peter Hansford said:

Lessons from past key to success for nuclear new build

28 OCTOBER 2010
A study released today by engineering alliance Engineering the Future (EtF) has brought together lessons learnt from past and current nuclear projects which if adopted should help ensure the success of the future UK nuclear new build programme, given the green light by Government last week.

ICE welcomes National Infrastructure Plan

25 OCTOBER 2010
Commenting on the National Infrastructure Plan announced today by the Prime Minister, Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Director General, Tom Foulkes, said:

Engineers voice concern over flood defence funding

25 OCTOBER 2010
The impact of reduced public funding for flood defences will demand a more innovative approach to managing flood risk, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has said today.

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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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