Steer Davies Gleave has brought innovation to the assessment of technical limits of liability in its role as Lenders’ Technical Advisor for a highway PPP in Belgium.

Investors in major infrastructure projects naturally want to see projects succeed, but they also keep a close eye on the possible downside scenarios, especially in the current economic environment where the risk of contractor default looms large.

In a recent report published by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), they identified that the UK risks missing out on billions of pounds in trade unless it boosts direct flights to the fastest growing world economies. The new analysis reveals that by adding just one additional daily flight to each of the eight largest high-growth markets would increase UK trade by as much as £1billion a year, with every increase in 1000 passengers generating up to £920,000 in new business.

Steer Davies Gleave are proud to announce the appointment of several new Associates who specialise in the UK rail sector. Andrew Markham, David Smith and Michael Kilby are very welcome additions to the team and will further enhance our rail offer bringing extensive commercial and operations experience of the sector.

Delivering better value for money is a central objective of the UK’s rail industry and achieving this aim requires a sound understanding of trade-offs between system INPUTS like service levels and journey times, and OUTPUTS like cost, revenue and performance. Understanding these trade-offs helps the industry make best use of available capacity.

For demand and revenue forecasting there is an established understanding of the key drivers, such as service levels, journey time, crowding and fares.