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FeaturesHousebuilders' salary survey 2015: Making hay…
This year’s housebuilders’ salary survey finds that wages and bonuses are both on the up. But how long will it last?
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NewsFinal Hinkley investment decision 'within weeks'
EDF ready to press ahead with nuclear plant after securing £6bn of Chinese investment
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CommentOnline poll: Chinese investment
Should there be any limits set on the courting of Chinese investment for UK infrastructure? Vote below
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NewsChinese giant drafts in BRE for £200m retrofit scheme
Programme comes amid raft of multibillion-pound investment deals agreed this week between UK and China
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NewsShard developer unveils mixed-use Paddington scheme
Sellar and Great Western Developments’ redevelopment of former Royal Mail sorting office will create 200 homes
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NewsKier tops contractor tables with £224m contract haul
French contractor Bouygues takes second place without civils thanks to office development in Cambridgeshire
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CommentOne step forward, one step back
George Osborne’s National Infrastructure Commission announcement was good for the long-term health of the industry but voter-friendly policies on starter homes risk deepening the housing crisis
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FeaturesWellness: The ups and downs
Now that employers have cottoned on to the link between wellbeing and improved productivity, pressure is growing for clients to start taking the concept seriously
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NewsDev Secs to rebrand as U + I
Developer will change its name to in bid to formalise Cathedral acquisition
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NewsSweett sells Asian business to Currie & Brown
Consultant cashes in £9.3m on sale of Asia Pacific divison and announces management changes
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NewsRight to Buy deal ‘could collapse’ over funding gap
NHF chief executive says voluntary deal will ‘fall’ if government does not cover costs of discounts to buyers
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NewsSolar body launches '£1 rescue plan'
Solar Trade Association says its rescue plan would add £1 to household energy bills and save 27,000 jobs
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NewsWillmott Dixon picks up £20m Oxford towers retrofit
Contractor will upgrade hundreds of homes across five high-rise residential tower blocks
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NewsChinese cash boost for £3.2bn Kent theme park
London Paramount theme park developer secures £100m investment from Chinese construction firm
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NewsHotel overlooking Battersea Power Station designs unveiled
Designs unveiled as Art’otel signs up to manage hotel next door to iconic power station
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NewsWilkinson Eyre lands Australia's second-tallest tower
Foster, Nouvel and Hassell were all shortlisted
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NewsHeatherwick berates Garden Bridge opponents
Attempt to derail scheme is ‘ludicrous and devastating,’ says designer
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CommentContractors must act to help end slavery
Home Office minister Karen Bradley on the government’s anti-slavery drive, with construction a key focus
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FeaturesLead times: July - Sept 2015
Increases to lead times continue, albeit to a smaller number of trades than seen in previous quarters. The major issue forecast going forward is labour shortages
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FeaturesSpotlight: Managing lead times
With the ripples of recession still being felt through the lead times of many specialist trades, Brian Moone discusses how clients of the supply chain can minimise disruption