All articles by Carl Brown – Page 4
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NewsGuinness after contractors for £1bn housing work
Housing association says work will run for 15 years
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NewsTaylor Wimpey ‘on track’ to meet profit expectations amid ‘strong underlying demand’ for homes
Housebuilder says it expects to deliver around 10,000 homes and post £416m in operating profit
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NewsConstruction growth slows in October amid housebuilding slowdown and Budget uncertainty
Bellwether index stays in positive territory for eighth successive month
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NewsNew Towns Taskforce after views on suitable sites for developments of more than 10,000 homes
Independent panel set up by government issues call for evidence
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NewsEstate agency founder Kevin Hollinrake appointed shadow housing secretary
Former chair of Hunters has been MP since 2015
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NewsAutumn Budget 2024: key measures for construction at a glance
Chancellor outlines spending plans
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NewsVinci Construction to acquire Kent contractor FM Conway
£580m-turnover FM Conway to join French giant early in the new year
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NewsGovernment confirms £500m top-up to affordable homes grant funding
But social houisng sector will have to wait until the Spring for details of affordable housing funding post-2026
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NewsGovernment outlines industrial strategy plan as ministers hail £63bn of private funding for projects
Data centres and airport expansions among projects planned as Starmer pledges to deregulate
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NewsHS2 will run to Euston, transport secretary signals
Ending HS2 at Old Oak Common ‘would never have made sense’ says Louise Haigh
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NewsVistry issues profit warning after build costs higher than estimated
Housebuilder revises expected profit down by £80m due to “understated” full-life cost projections on nine schemes
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NewsConstruction output rises at fastest rate since June 2021, PMI report says
Civil engineering best-performing sector amid ‘robust’ demand for renewable energy infrastructure
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NewsPrivate equity firm targets 2,000 completions a year for housing arm
Terra Firma’s brands include former Kier Living business
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NewsScottish housebuilder sees completions and profit slump
Springfield says high interest rates and fragile consumer confidence behind falls
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FeaturesTop 150 Consultants 2024: Are we about to see boom time for construction?
This year’s survey shows rapidly increasing optimism on better times ahead for the industry – but will challenges around skills and capacity, global events and macroeconomics hold it back? Carl Brown reports
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NewsFurther 7,000 residential buildings outside official statistics could be unsafe, warns minister
Rushanara Ali says those responsible for thousands of buildings have yet to apply to cladding safety scheme to fix defects
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NewsAmazon to pump £8bn into data centres in UK
Multinational to “create 14,000 jobs a year” including construction work
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FeaturesTop 150 Consultants 2024: What AI and machine learning tools are you using?
This year, Building asked firms for specific examples of AI and machine learning solutions that they have used, and what they learnt. Carl Brown reports
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FeaturesTop 150 Consultants 2024: Where do you stand on hybrid working?
Our survey shows nine in 10 consultants in construction now offer hybrid working, but what models are being adopted? Carl Brown finds out
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NewsBarratt, Homes England and Lloyds form JV to build out sites of up to 10,000 homes
£150m partnership to develop large brownfield sites and ‘garden villages’