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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.

Energy challenge is three-fold; ICE responds to Queen's speech

9 MAY 2012
Responding to the announcement of the Energy Bill in the Queen’s speech Director General of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Nick Baveystock said:

ICE response to Cabinet pipeline announcement

26 APRIL 2012
Responding to the announcemount of how £70 billion of Government investment (detailed below) would be spent, Director General of Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Nick Baveystock said:

Sir John Armitt to join ICE Presidential team

5 APRIL 2012
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has elected Chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) Sir John Armitt to its Presidential team, with a view to him becoming the leading engineering body’s President.

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).

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.

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:

ICE media report - quarter 3 2011

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

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 - 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.

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