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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.

ICE president applauds new engineering prize

17 NOVEMBER 2011
Commenting on the new International Engineering Prize, launched by PM David Cameron, Nick Clegg MP and Ed Milliband MP – Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) President Richard Coackley said:

ICE welcomes reappointment of construction 'champion'

19 OCTOBER 2011
Commenting on the reappointment of the Chief Construction Adviser (Paul Morrell), Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) President, Peter Hansford, said:

ICE response to Nick Clegg speech

14 SEPTEMBER 2011
Commenting on Nick Clegg’s speech at the LSE today, Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Director General Tom Foulkes, said:

Localism Bill must protect local infrastucture funding - engineers

7 JUNE 2011
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has warned that revisions to the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) in the Localism Bill could jeopardise the delivery of important sub-national infrastructure such as transport and waste systems.

ICE response to Green Investment Bank announcement

24 MAY 2011
Commenting on today’s Green Investment Bank announcement –

Engineers: Green Bank needs leader 'with credibility and authority'

24 MAY 2011
Commenting on the appointment of Sir Adrian Montague as chair of the Green Investment Bank Advisory Group (announced by Vince Cable today) - Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) President, Peter Hansford, said:

The McNulty report: Engineers' response

19 MAY 2011
Commenting on the McNulty report, ICE Director General Tom Foulkes, said:

Coalition government 1 year on - Infrastructure update

12 MAY 2011
Commenting on the one year anniversary of the Coalition Government, Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Director General, Tom Foulkes, said:

ICE responds to Business Infrastructure Commission report

14 APRIL 2011
Commenting on the report from the Business Infrastructure Commission – ‘Tackling the Infrastructure Puzzle’, Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Director General, Tom Foulkes, said:

Road satisfaction continues to go downhill

12 APRIL 2011
Q1 2011 – the public’s attitude to public services

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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