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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Government must regain lost ground on CCS

4 APRIL 2012
Responding to the announcement of a new competition for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Director General Nick Baveystock welcomed Government’s commitment to CCS, saying:

ICE response to National Planning Policy Framework

27 MARCH 2012
Commenting on the National Planning Policy Framework, published today, Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Director General Nick Baveystock, said:

Oakervee a 'sound choice' for HS2 Chair role

26 MARCH 2012

Commenting on the appointment of Doug Oakervee as HS2 chairman -

Nick Baveystock, ICE Director General, said:

ICE responds to Budget

21 MARCH 2012
Commenting on the Budget, Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Director General Nick Baveystock, said:

ICE response to PM speech at its London HQ

19 MARCH 2012
Commenting on the Prime Minister’s infrastructure speech at the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) HQ today, ICE Director General, Nick Baveystock, said:

ICE responds to Prime Minister's infrastructure announcement

19 MARCH 2012
Commenting on the Prime Minister’s pre budget announcement on infrastructure today Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Director General, Nick Baveystock, said:

ICE president reiterates support for engineering prize

28 FEBRUARY 2012
The Royal Academy of Engineering today announced the Judging Panel and next steps for the QE2 International Engineering prize (launched by David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Milliband in November last year).

Engineers publish nuclear best practice guides

24 FEBRUARY 2012
Friday 24 February: Engineering alliance Engineering the Future (EtF) has published a series of best practice guides for the nuclear new build supply chain and related industries. These guides aim to help industry successfully deliver a new fleet of nuclear power stations by providing accessible information about best practice behaviours to all those involved.

Vote for the engineer of the Elizabethan era

24 FEBRUARY 2012

To mark the Diamond Jubilee, BBC Radio 4 will be profiling 60 public figures who have made the greatest impact during The Queen's reign. These include men and women who have defined the era, whose deeds will stand the test of time and who will be remembered down the years for changing the way we live and think. Leading historians will debate and decide on the final list of 60, which will be published in the summer.

2012 Budget must translate infrastructure plan into action

23 FEBRUARY 2012
Government must use the upcoming Budget to realise the full potential of the National Infrastructure Plan, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) said today in its Budget submission.

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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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