All Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations articles – Page 20
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CommentCladding contractors must beware the ‘grey zone’
The new Building Safety Act has been established with good intentions but it may end up creating a more fragmented, litigious environment for developers, contractors and architects, writes Peter Johnson
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NewsMultiplex in pole position to win 99 Bishopsgate job
Planning application for 240m RSHP-designed tower to be submitted in first half of next year
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News‘Circular’ use of London’s construction waste could cut 3.5% of UK’s emissions in a decade, says Mace
Report calls for city to become circularity capital of the world
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NewsCPA forecasts fall in output this year and next
Predicted contraction slightly smaller than previously estimated
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CommentWhy I have always admired contractors (by an architect)
Lazy clichés about ‘cowboy’ builders are far removed from the reality I witness on modern sites. Construction is an increasingly well-run and impressive industry, writes Matthew Lloyd
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NewsScape hires ex-Cabinet Office construction chief
Caroline Compton-James will be Mark Robinson’s new deputy
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NewsCMA launches probe into construction chemicals supply
Watchdog is working with European Commission on inquiries
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CommentReview your contracts for potential RAAC liabilities
Given what happened with cladding, it would be wise to review your RAAC exposure now
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FeaturesLevelling up in the West Midlands: the way forward
Our penultimate Building the Future Commission regional roundtable focused on the West Midlands, where local experts met to brainstorm ideas
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NewsBerkeley overhauls 1,300-home Oval scheme with second staircase revisions
Developer’s approach includes linking already consented stair cores with corridors
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NewsKPMG handed record fine over Carillion audits
Firm’s work ’undermined public trust’, says watchdog
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NewsAugust downpours send construction output into reverse
Poor weather led to delays on jobs, latest official figures say
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NewsTravis Perkins downgrades profit forecast again
Builders merchant now expects full-year profit to be no higher than £195m
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NewsLabour recommits to Northern Powerhouse Rail – but no promise to deliver HS2
Both schemes were previously Labour manifesto commitments
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CommentHarnessing contracts to meet energy efficiency requirements
Getting the contract right is vital to ensure that office improvement works to meet rising efficiency standards hit the target EPC
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NewsIn pictures: UK’s best offices recognised in BCO National Awards 2023
Barclays Glasgow Campus wins top prize
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NewsEx-Carillion chief hit with eight year director ban
Insolvency Service’s decision follows two similar disqualifications for other bosses
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FeaturesKey takeaways from the Conservative Party conference
This party conference will long be remembered as the place HS2 died. But rail was far from the only topic on the agenda in Manchester, as Daniel Gayne reports
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NewsWillmott Dixon picked to replace Buckingham on £135m Swansea arena scheme
Council appoints contractor to finish off multi-storey car park and other work