Mott MacDonald appoints Frances McAndrew as group head of inclusion and responsibility

1924-2024: seeing the long-term value of infrastructure

In 1924 Basil Mott highlighted the social progress enabled by infrastructure. His projects are still delivering value, showing why we need a long-term view of the infrastructure we build today, argues James Harris.

Rewiring Australia for a net zero future

Democratisation of electricity and social value were at the heart of our energy transformation work 125 years ago, and remain vital today says Paul Currie, Mott MacDonald’s leader for energy in Asia Pacific, Australia and New Zealand.

Spanning a century – presidential views on the evolving transport sector

100 years ago Basil Mott put London’s transport at the heart of his ICE presidential address. 2024 president for the Chartered Institute of Highways & Transportation, Professor Glenn Lyons, considers what has changed since that speech.

Making London’s infrastructure more inclusive won’t happen by chance

The new Making London’s infrastructure and communities more inclusive report that aims to support business leaders, decision makers, project managers and designers to create cities that are for everyone.

Getting creative on social value is key to maximising the power of civil nuclear investment

Civil nuclear power directly employs over 77,000 people in the UK and is worth £6.1bn to the economy, but the worth is so much more than that.

Delivery and location key to success of government new towns ambitions

Using new towns is a key element of Labour’s plans to deliver the largest housebuilding programme since the post-war period.

Accesibility, inclusion, and equity

Social value

Avonmouth Severnside enterprise area, UK

Our proposals for flood defence and environmental protection will drive economic investment in the area, as well as protecting thousands of existing homes and businesses.

JFK International Airport transformation

How do you redesign an airport first opened in 1948 to delight passengers more than 80 years later without expanding the site or even owning the terminals?

Protecting land and livelihoods in Bangladesh's river deltas

Empowering women alongside men to improve flood defences and drainage, learn new farming techniques and haggle for fair prices at market is enabling 200,000 Bangladeshi households – approximately 1M people – to earn more and live better.

Reconnecting Newark with its river

The park project has transformed abandoned land into an oasis of parkland including more than 250 trees and five additional acres (two hectares) of previous surface.