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.

Engineers: Local flood funding must protect infrastucture

18 MAY 2011
New localised approach will require ‘unprecedented collaboration’

Engineers welcome interim report of the UK review of nuclear safety

18 MAY 2011
The UK engineering community, represented by the Engineering the Future alliance, has welcomed today’s interim report of the UK review of nuclear safety being conducted by Dr Michael Weightman FREng, HM Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations.

ICE responds to Government's commitment to emissions targets

18 MAY 2011
Responding to Government’s commitment today to reducing carbon emissions by 50% on 1990 levels by 2025, Director General of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) 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

Infrastructure cost review plan - ICE announces industry champions

31 MARCH 2011
Commenting on the Cost Review Implementation Plan published today by Infrastructure UK, Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) President Peter Hansford said:

Budget 2011 - ICE response

23 MARCH 2011
Commenting on the 2011 Budget, ICE Director General Tom Foulkes said it was encouraging to see the Budget and accompanying Strategy for Growth show that progress is being made with some key policies that could pave the way for infrastructure to be the economic driver it promises – however he urged Government to now firm up accountability and build confidence that commitments will be delivered on:

ICE responds to Energy Market Reform consultation

21 MARCH 2011
The reform of the electricity market must consider the practical delivery of a new generation of low carbon energy infrastructure alongside measures to enable future investment ICE has said in its response to the Electricity Market Reform consultation.

2011 science and engineering fair takes off with a bang

17 MARCH 2011
ICE President Peter Hansford has praised the support and enthusiasm for this year’s Big Bang Fair – the UK’s biggest single celebration of science and engineering aimed to inspire more young people to take up ‘STEM’ subjects.

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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