All Building articles in 19 May 2023 – Page 8
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North-east contractor collapsed after funder pulled out
Metnor sank into administration in February owing creditors £10m
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Heritage campaigners tell Gove to call in £1.5bn plan to redevelop Liverpool Street station
Proposals set for planning submission in coming weeks
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Planning fee increase welcome but not enough to fix system, says sector
Warnings more is needed to improve planning system
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‘Outdated’ perceptions mean construction overlooked by young people, CIOB survey finds
Sector seen as ‘overly physical’ and less lucrative than others
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Persimmon build rate tumbles as firm hangs onto cash
But firm says improving trading conditions mean completions this year will be at top end of previous estimate
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Comment
Are clusters in the sky the future of life sciences?
A booming market and shortage of research space means developers should consider building upwards to satisfy demand, Natalia Gospodinova of Linesight writes
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In pictures: London’s best offices recognised in BCO regional awards
Winners will compete for national award in October
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Green light for retrofit of 1980s City office at Liverpool Street
Maccreanor Lavington also given all clear for Elephant & Castle tower
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Features
5 minutes with … Milos Halecka at Middlecap
The company’s innovations director explains the importance of embracing technology and using it effectively – and why he loves London’s industrial buildings
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HS2 designs at Euston may never have been affordable under original budget, MPs told
Railway’s boss admits ‘it’s difficult to know true cost until marketplace has priced it’
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Bosses of Taylor Wimpey and Vistry latest housebuilding figures to criticise government
Jennie Daly and Greg Fitzgerald voice concern over policy
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UK ‘sleepwalking’ towards retrofit crisis, says Ridge report
Firms want VAT removed from refurbishments
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Persimmon joins £70m investment into modular housebuilder TopHat
Insurance firm Aviva also ploughs money into start-up
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Travis Perkins’ first quarter sales down in wake of housing market’s struggles
Builders merchant says full-year performance will be in line with market expectations
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Architect wins planning for latest phase of work at river Trent scheme in Nottingham
Developer will build 111 new homes on river’s north bank in Nottingham
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Comment
Construction should adopt a coaching style of management to make every person count
Construction still suffers from a culture more likely to turn workers away than encourage new recruits. Dave Stitt says this has to change.
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Plans for £150m Oxford vaccine centre get green light
Scheme to house R&D facilities for work into vaccines for respiratory diseases
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ULEZ expansion could hit London’s housing targets, mayor warned
Builders Merchants Federation tells Sadiq Khan to delay low emissions scheme by 12 months to give SMEs more time to prepare
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Clarion wants suppliers for £50m asbestos work
10 year deal covers housing association’s properties across England
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KPF’s Old Street roundabout tower submitted for planning
City fringe scheme to transform 1990s block into 36-storey office