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Yesterday was a great day at the UK Airport Infrastructure Forum, featuring insightful presentations from our speakers and engaging conversations with our attendees. Key themes include: Unlocking greater capacity – Airports revealed their expansion plans as passenger demand exceeds pre-pandemic numbers. Luton Rising is expecting a decision on their planning application to extend their terminal infrastructure on 4 October, while Leeds Bradford Airport aims to carry out a £100m development plan with phase 1 delivered in May 2025 and Phase 2 in Mid-2026. Reducing carbon emissions during development – London Gatwick shared how they are improving sustainability while bringing the existing Northern Runway into routine use. Mark Edwards, Head of Sustainability, outlined the steps included in their £250m decarbonisation programme, he is confident that Gatwick Airport will achieve Net Zero for GHG emissions by 2030. Leveraging current infrastructure – Ensuring future growth through maximising the potential of existing runways remains a major challenge for airports with space constraints. Heathrow Airport provided key insight on the work they are doing to transition from a ‘David Star’ layout to a ‘Toast Rack’ configuration which will allow them to increase capacity. A final thank you to our speakers and attendees for their valuable contributions. What were your key takeaways from the event? #AirportInfra24

A huge thank you to all who joined us today at #AirportInfra24. We'd also like to thank our speakers and sponsors for their contributions to the conference. We hope to see you all at our next event! ✨ 🎤 Viral Bhavsar, IDOM Consulting, Engineering, Architecture 🎤 Crawford Burden, AECOM 🎤 Andrew Chadwick, Connected Places Catapult 🎤 Mark Edwards, London Gatwick 🎤 Vincent Hodder, Leeds Bradford Airport 🎤 Paul Le Blond, CILT (UK) 🎤 Gianluca Maestri, Heathrow 🎤 Jon Matthews, AGS Airports 🎤 Nick Prowse, Luton Rising 🎤 Jane Thompson, British Aviation Group 🎤 Tim Walder, British Aviation Group 🎤 Catherine Workman, Pinsent Masons 🎤 Ian Shrubsall, WSP 🎤 Vicky Bramhill, WSP ⭐Pinsent Masons ⭐Freshwater

ERTMS & Digital Signalling 2024: The Future of Railway Signalling is on 17 October!⏰ Here's what some of our past attendees said about the conference: 📣Atkins "Very interesting – with a wide variety of experiences brought together." 📣 Alstom "Great opportunity of networking." 📣 Mima "Good, informative and useful to make contacts." Find out more and register ➡️ https://bit.ly/3QDyRTQ #ERTMS24

Secure your £50 discount for Planning for Infrastructure in Wales 2024 before the early bird offer expires: Don't miss out on⬇️ ⭐ Insight into achieving net zero by 2035 ⭐ Engaging sessions with speakers from organisations including Natural Resources Wales and RenewableUK Cymru ⭐ Practical guidance on overcoming the challenges of planning different types of renewable energy projects ⭐ Listen to discussions around accelerating infrastructure development in Wales Find out more and register ➡️ #PlanningWales24 https://bit.ly/3X2zASy

We are excited to welcome attendees of this year's UK Airport Infrastructure Forum 2024 tomorrow! If you haven't already, follow us on X at @WFplanning to stay updated - we'll be live posting the conference. Join the conversation using #AirportInfra24

💫Become a sponsor of Water Infrastructure Forum 2024 taking place on 19 November in London 💫 Sponsorship offers your organisation the opportunity to boost visibility and connect with a targeted, engaged audience of senior industry leaders and decision makers. Find out more about the opportunity here➡️ https://bit.ly/3RKG0SS Or for personalised assistance, reach out to our team directly👇 📧 conference@thewaterfront.co.uk 📱 0207 067 1597 #WaterInfra24

Secure your ticket for Consultation and Stakeholder Engagement for Infrastructure 2024 taking place on 22 October. Early bird discount is still available. Don't miss out on⬇️ ⭐ Opportunity to hear new approaches and ideas from different sectors ⭐ Insight on preparing for future challenges facing the delivery of consultation and engagement ⭐ Engaging sessions with speakers from renowned organisations like Transport for London and National Grid ⭐ Practical guidance on how to exceed consultation requirements to meet community expectations Find out more and register #ConsultationInfra24 ➡️ https://bit.ly/3X076bW

Super early bird discount for Rail Freight Group Conference 2024 ends this Friday! ⏰ Join the speakers below to hear expert guidance on growth opportunities and challenges currently facing the rail freight industry.#RFG24 ➡️ https://bit.ly/4dK3Lnx 🎤 Liam Day, GB Railfreight 🎤 Geraint Evans, UK Major Ports Group 🎤 Speaker from Network Rail 🎤 Speaker from TT Club 🎤 Richard Mann, Midlands Connect 🎤 Mark Phillips, RSSB 🎤 Tim Shoveller, Freightliner Group Ltd 🎤 Maggie Simpson OBE, Rail Freight Group

💫Become a sponsor of CIL, S106 & Infrastructure Levy Masterclass 2024 conference on 26 November in London 💫 Sponsorship offers your organisation the opportunity to boost visibility and connect with a targeted, engaged audience of senior industry leaders and decision makers. Find out more about the opportunity here➡️ https://bit.ly/3RKXrTo Or for personalised assistance, reach out to our team directly👇 📧 conference@thewaterfront.co.uk 📱 0207 067 1597 #CIL24

Rail Station Development and Regeneration 2024 is on 19 September!⏰ Here's what some of our past attendees said about the conference: 📣Southeastern Railway "Important topics covered and good level of engagement" 📣 Transport for the North "A varied and up-to-date agenda in an excellent venue" 📣 Nexus "Insightful and full of passionate people with a range of first rate case studies from across UK" Find out more and register ➡️ https://bit.ly/3QDyRTQ #Stations24