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Government urged to 'scrap current approach' to health and safety
Letter to PM urges ministers to ditch ‘one in, three out’ regulation policy
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Firm fined £160,000 after roof fall
HSE probe found Wessexmoor Ltd failed to ensure roof work was conducted safely
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Michelmersh buys Barnsley brick maker for £31.2m
Deal will push firm’s brick output to more than 100 million a year
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Mouchel extends Lincolnshire transport deal
Mouchel has agreed a £4.5m contract extension with Lincolnshire County Council to provide highways and transportation professional engineering services. It is the fifth time the deal has been extended since the consultant was first appointed in April 2010, and takes the contract up to March 2020. Mouchel will provide highways, ...
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Frasers Property wins planning permission for Thameside block
Part of the Riverside Quarter in Wandsworth, the £130m building will house 172 apartments
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Willmott Dixon lands Old Admiralty upgrade
Firm will overhaul interior of the building for the Department of Education
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60 tower blocks fail BRE combustibility test
10% of towers fail Building Research Establishment tests, says government
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Charlton Riverside masterplan gets council nod
Greenwich council has formally adopted a masterplan that it hopes will regenerate the Charlton Riverside area in south east London. The council said Charlton Riverside was one of the largest brownfield development opportunities in London. The existing 302-acre site, which adjoins the Thames, features what it called “a complex mix ...
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Rotherham town centre set for 'transformation'
Plans include a new leisure quarter, outdoor spaces and riverside residential accommodation
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Growing number of councils reveal flammable cladding issues
Minister says at least eight local authorities have found flammable cladding on their towers
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Peter Hendy nominated for LLDC chair role
Sadiq Khan says former TfL commissioner will bring ‘unrivalled knwledge and experience’ to the job
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Kier’s £412m project wins lift it to top of contractor leagues
Firm racks up 551 projects over the year, pushing Balfour into second place
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Police to consider manslaughter charges over Grenfell fire
Detective Superintendent Fiona McCormack said potential criminal offences being looked at
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Battersea Power Station scheme facing "significant challenges" over cost, councillor claims
Wandsworth council has approved a request by the firm behind the £9bn redevelopment of the power station to review its affordable housing putting 250 affordable homes at risk
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Camden council consults on tube station upgrade plans
Proposals include a new entrance and exit for the busy Camden Town stop
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PM offers to let EU citizens stay in UK
Proposal, if agreed by Brussels, will come as a relief to industries reliant on EU workers
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Goldsmith calls for social housing rethink
Tory Zac Goldsmith has called for the government to rethink its approach to social housing in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The Richmond Park MP said: “Right across the capital we have tower blocks that were rushed, poorly designed, poorly built and which many of these are now ...
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Industry clamours again for review to building fire regulations
Renewed demand for review comes after Grenfell Tower fire tragedy
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Grenfell Tower investigation ‘could take two years’
Leading fire investigator warns event was more ‘complicated’ than 2009 Lakanal House blaze in south London
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RIBA announces longlist for House of Year award
Winning scheme will be broadcast on Channel 4 this autumn