All articles by Joey Gardiner – Page 36
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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?
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FeaturesHousing: the backlash begins
A proposal to bring in an objective calculation of how many homes each council must build is ruffling feathers in Tory heartlands and traditional Labour councils alike. But will a politically fragile government risk pushing through a policy that’s unlikely to do much to boost housing growth?
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NewsFire safety experts call for building regs updates
Call from fire safety experts for timetable of building regulations updates as Grenfell public inquiry continues
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FeaturesLessons from Grenfell
As the inquiries into the Grenfell Tower fire get under way, Joey Gardiner looks at the construction issues that may have played a part in the tragedy and asks what the industry hopes to learn
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NewsTrade bodies team up to sound alarm on Brexit immigration plan
Chiefs of nine groups tell Brexit secretary David Davis schemes are at risk if EU workers forced to leave in 2019
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FeaturesParty conference season 2017: Any answers?
The shifting sands of this year’s political terrain have left a lot of questions. Will conference season deliver any clarity?
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FeaturesBack to school: Summing up the savings
What effect will changes to funding have on the construction and education sectors, and what precedent it could set for the future?
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NewsDfE ‘seeks billions to fund school building programme’
Funding bid to Treasury for third phase to £4.4bn PSBP follows £900m cut to school building budgets
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NewsPFI successor funds just six schemes since 2012
Worries grow about disappearance of procurement model that has funded more than 700 projects worth £60bn since the 1990s
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NewsCarillion rivals say staff are ready to leave troubled firm
Contractors report ‘steady stream’ of Carillion workers’ CVs as fears grow that pension deficit will deter investors
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FeaturesCarillion: A cautionary tale
The UK’s second-biggest contractor has posted some pretty alarming figures recently, from its £695m debt to its £845m writedown. But how did it get into this state, how can it get out again, and what does it mean for the wider industry?
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NewsContractors still struggling to hike margins over the 2% mark
Building’s Top 150 contractors and housebuilder surveys reveals margins are up but fall short of firms’ targets