Government ministers have given the go-ahead to a series of new nuclear power plants that are designed to replace those that currently provide 20% of the nation’s electricity Westinghouse, one of the three vendors involved in setting up the new power-plants, has estimated that the UK’s economy could receive a boost worth around £30 million

The oil and gas industry, including exploration and production, consists of about 7,000 companies who pull in a combined, estimated revenue of around £450 billon However, the production and associated revenue are fragmented; around 10% of companies generate approximately 60% of this figure

During the early 1820’s, as Britain experienced a massive trade-boom, it became apparent that the emerging technologies of mobile steam engines and iron rail construction could contribute enormously to the existing road, canal and coastal shipping networks None of these methods of transport had required government-funding, so a group of private investors petitioned Parliament for the right to construct the lines they thought were commercially beneficial

The construction industry is very important to the UK’s – and indeed to the world’s – economy In the UK, it accounts for more than 10% of the country’s gross domestic product and employs an estimated 2

With new regeneration and Government housing targets, the construction industry is facing the toughest challenges yet With new projects in commercial and residential developments, growing pressures for sustainable and low impact development and the need for low cost housing, better and faster results are being expected from everyone involved in the construction industry from planners to those on site every day

The rail industry is a greener alternative for travel than any other method at the moment, and as a result is beginning to see an increase in investment and public interest With the Government and business regulators placing such a huge emphasis on offsetting personal and private carbon emissions it is perhaps unsurprising that this industry is expanding its work force

The Utilities industry is currently facing rapid change and is having to adapt to the many new demands made on it by existing and potential customers Once dominated by state-run monopolies, the utilities sector of the twenty first century is shifting to respond to emerging competitors who are increasingly savvy to new and evolving technologies

The oil and gas industry provides three quarters of the UK's primary energy alone and globally it is responsible for more energy output than any other fuel production areas There are many changes coming about in the oil and gas industry as a direct result of this constant demand, with new means of sourcing oil and gas being looked at every day on a global perspective

Construction is a huge sector of the British economy - UK construction output is the second largest in the EU and contributes 82% of the nations GVA (Gross Value Added)

Oil and gas have long played an important role throughout world history and now are clearly among the world's most important resources The Oil and Gas Industry has come along way from the original discovery of underground oil deposits in salt wells by the Chinese in around 500BC and the establishment of the first commercial oil refinery in Romania in the mid 19th Century