All articles by Joey Gardiner – Page 36
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FeaturesCarillion: counting the cost
Carillion’s collapse has left 30,000 subcontractors out of pocket to the tune of £1.2bn. How was the contractor allowed to get away with ths?
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NewsSubcontractors left stranded by Carillion's complex payments system
Bust firm handed responsibility for paying suppliers’ invoices over to banks
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CommentDon’t blame government – Carillion’s problems are its own
It’s Carillion’s bosses and ex-bosses who have real questions to answer
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Features#YouToo? Women in construction
It’s not just happening in Hollywood. The results of Building and Hays Recruitment's survey on gender issues make for disturbing reading
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NewsHalf of women in construction have been harassed, says survey
Building’s survey finds massive levels of sexual discrimination, victimisation and harassment
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FeaturesAnalysis: Opinion split over Hackitt's Grenfell review
Head of review of Building Regulations and fire safety defends lack of detailed recommendations and says industry must take more responsibility
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FeaturesZero hour: Building's predictions for 2018
With growth predictions for 2018 as dire as 0%, there are reasons to feel trepidation. But at the start of this year, there are signs of positivity
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FeaturesBuilding's review of the year 2017
It wasn’t exactly the year that knocked the stuffing out of construction, but nor was it the grand feast many had hoped for. The Building news desk reviews the year in construction
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NewsLakesmere saga deepens as focus turns to problem jobs
Sister firm McMullen Facades falls into administration and is rescued within the week, as new business poised to take on Crossrail work
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FeaturesCladding sector: Think you've got it covered?
Several cladding firms may have fallen in recent years, but the collapse of Lakesmere this month came as a shock. If this can happen to the biggest firm in the sector – one seemingly in robust health – how worried should the others be?
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NewsHammond's Budget commits to spend £44bn on housing
Chancellor focuses on boosting housing market with cash pledge, new target of 300,000 homes per year and scrapping stamp duty for most first time buyers
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NewsBudget 2017: as it happened
Updates from Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Budget speech to the Commons as it happened
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FeaturesContractors' Salary Survey 2017: Taking a rain check
Construction salaries are growing faster than most sectors as employers struggle to fill skills gaps, but worries over job security mean people are wary of making a move
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NewsCountry needs more than 275,000 new homes each year, says Javid
Figures show number of new homes built reached 217,000 in 2016/17 - highest in almost a decade
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NewsRegional housebuilder salaries play catch-up
Latest figures show London salaries rise at a lower rate than regional counterparts
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FeaturesHousebuilders' Salary Survey 2017: On the up and up
With fears of a housebuilding downturn in abeyance, skills shortages are helping drive up salaries, especially outside London
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NewsCarillion woes prompt subbies to demand financial protection
Leaked letter from specialist contractors group to government highlights ‘huge risks’ its members face
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FeaturesCarillion: back to black?
Haemorrhaging both money and management, Carillion’s position evokes that of now-healthy Balfour Beatty three years back. What lessons can it learn from Balfour’s recovery?
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NewsMace boss slams government failure on apprenticeships
Two-thirds of construction courses await approval, barring firms from spending new training levy on them
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FeaturesFarmer Review one year on - how has the industry responded?
A year on from Mark Farmer’s dramatic warning that construction must modernise or die, how has the industry responded to the challenge?