Yearbook 2021/2022

28 Sep 22

The positivity and optimism that comes through the pages of this Yearbook are not scripted; despite all of the challenges we face, our glasses remain resolutely half full. 

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What’s been happening in the world of Iceni over the last 12 months.

Welcome to the latest edition of the Iceni Yearbook, which provides a look-back on our various activities from October 2021 to September 2022. 

The year has been bookended by two seismic events, both of which bring Scotland into geographical focus. October 2021 was dominated by COP26, both in terms of the way we chose to travel there, but the decisions and negotiations that took place in Glasgow as part of the climate change summit.  And of course, none of us will ever forget where we were during the tumultuous days in September 2022 when the country waved goodbye to one prime minster, watched the Queen swear in another at Balmoral, and then the very next day finally succumb to the ultimate retirement from public life. 

Iceni, like the country as a whole, has become increasingly resilient to the dramatic course of events that will keep historians gainfully employed over years to come, and a yearbook does provide that sense of retrospection.  What isn’t specifically stated on the pages that follow is that the business has gone from strength to strength; the depth and variety of projects that we have been fortunate to work on, and the activities our people have undertaken, has played out against the backdrop of the ongoing disruptions caused by the pandemic, war in Ukraine, an impending energy crisis, unstable political leadership, rail strikes and climate change.  Has the old British adage ‘keep calm and carry on’ ever been more apt? 

The positivity and optimism that comes through the pages of this Yearbook are not scripted; despite all of the challenges we face, our glasses remain resolutely half full.  The built environment continues to be a compelling, uncertain, place to work, and whilst we don’t know what the future brings, we’re certain we will have plenty more to talk about when we sit down to reflect on the first year of a new version of our United Kingdom in 12 months time.

Iceni Yearbook 2021/2022

Ian Anderson Chief Executive,Planning