Infrastructure Exports: UK (IE:UK)
IE:UK brings together companies of all sizes as one ‘Team UK’ consortia to bid for global infrastructure contracts and deliver complex projects by combining their expertise across all levels of the supply chain. The UK leads the way in sustainable infrastructure and in the delivery of high-quality infrastructure projects.
IE:UK is a partnership between the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and the UK’s leading infrastructure firms to help UK companies to successfully compete for major international projects. The industry-led group pursues large scale infrastructure projects in collaboration with government.
Terms of reference for IE:UK
The purpose of IE:UK is to increase UK infrastructure exports. IE:UK achieves this by focusing on large and complex infrastructure problems which would benefit from a consortia approach and through working closely with overseas partners.
The IE:UK board brings together key stakeholders with significant experience who represent the ‘Best of British’ in consulting, finance, professional services, construction, and operational excellence. The partnership between industry and government unites the UK’s capability into a consortium offer, raising the bar of the UK’s infrastructure offer, leading to innovative solutions and clean growth approaches to overseas clients.
IE:UK supports UK exporters by:
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selecting priority markets identified by board members where the UK strengths matches infrastructure demand
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participating in, and helping form UK partnership models, such as consortia, to deliver identified projects
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scoping new markets to shape new opportunities, effectively build relationships and decide on prioritisation
It decides:
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which projects to pursue through a market identification exercise
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how to bring additional UK companies and small- and medium-sized enterprises into the infrastructure export supply chain
IIE:UK is supported by a project management office within the Department for Business and Trade. Activities are co-resourced between industry and government.
In addition to IE:UK, the UK government teams provides other support to UK infrastructure exports. In Embassies and High Commissions around the world support UK companies by building relationships, and identifying and creating opportunities for major commercial infrastructure partnerships. Also, UK Export Finance offers a range of financing, guarantee scheme and insurance products to ensure that no viable UK export fails for lack of finance or insurance.
IE:UK meeting dates
IE:UK meets bi-monthly with ministerial attendance every other board meeting. IE:UK is co-chaired by the Minister for Exports and a senior industry representative, Stuart Senior, Supervisory Board of Gleeds.
IE:UK board
The companies making up IE:UK represent around 200,000 employees from across the UK. They have experience working on large scale projects such as:
- London 2012 Olympics
- Crossrail
- Dubai World Expo 2020 to 2021
- Peru Reconstruction Programme
- Lima 2019 Pan American Games
Current board members are:
- Lord Offord, Minister for Exports at the Department for Business and Trade (Co-chair)
- Stuart Senior, Supervisory Board, Gleeds (Co-chair)
- Philip Bouverat, Director, JCB
- Davendra Dabasia, Chief Operating Officer Mace Consult, Mace Group
- Paul Dyson, Managing Director, Crossrail International Ltd
- Clare Francis, Independent
- Philip Hoare, Chief Executive Officer, UK and Europe, Atkins
- Freddie Patterson, Business Development Director, Lagan Construction Group
- Dan Saville, Director, Region Board Member; UK, India, Middle East and Africa (UKIMEA) Region, Arup
- Gordon Turley, Major Projects Director, Mott MacDonald
- Tom Smith, Global Director, Property and Buildings, WSP
- Amy Hochadel, Director of Global Business Growth, Connected Places Catapult
- Adam Harris, Head of Civil, Infrastructure and Energy Activity, UK Export Finance
- Sacira Coric, Director, Infrastructure Strategy, Business Case and Project Finance, Turner and Townsend
- Doretta Gilkes, Partner, Foster and Partners
Board meetings
Review the board meeting summary notes from May 2023: