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NewsArchitects and consultants are industry's top employers
Architects and consultants have dominated this year’s Building Good Employer Guide
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CommentLyons: a roar or a whisper?
If Labour get in to power, it’ll be the Treasury that decides whether the Lyons Review will make a difference
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NewsPick Everard senior partner announces retirement
David Brunton will retire next month after four years leading the consultant
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NewsMorgan Sindall hit by problem contracts
Firm issues profit warning after problems on ‘small number’ of construction contracts in London and South-east
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NewsGreen light for Oundle maths campus
Architect wins planning consent for mathematics, science and technology buildings at independent school
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CommentPrefabrication: Off-site on your mind
Complex projects are increasingly relying on off-site manufacturing to help deliver schemes on time and budget. But a new kind of supply chain creates new kinds of risks
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CommentHansom: Nothing by halves
If you’re building a new HQ, why not divert the canal so it’s nearer to you? Moving a 2.5 tonne sculpture? Get a friendly contractor to shift it. Fundraising for charity? Run up 35 floors of a tower. Doing lunch? Do two
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FeaturesInterview: Alan Brookes
The UK chief executive of EC Harris on parent company Arcadis’ acquisition of Hyder, and the firm’s own growth ambitions
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NewsSkills crisis prompts EC Harris to consider offshoring work
Chief executive says consultant could outsource work to fast-developing countries due to UK skills gap
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FeaturesGood Employer Guide 2014: Results analysis
With recruitment and retention once again critical issues for the industry, here’s how this year’s top 50 employers are luring and keeping hold of key staff
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FeaturesGood Employer Guide 2014: A focus on staff wellbeing
Mental health issues can be difficult to detect in the workplace - which means they can also be easy to ignore. But as this year’s guide shows, the best employers are those that are ready and able to heed the warning signs
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CommentGood Employer Guide 2014: The good will out
The 50 firms in this year’s guide lead the sector in terms of benefits, career development and staff satisfaction
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Chatsworth House
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Paul Holden, director at Peak Architects.
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NewsConstruction appointments: 19 October 2014
HS2 Ltd, Osborne and Gardiner Theobald are among the firms announcing promotions and appointments this week
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NewsCampaign aims to champion energy efficiency
Campaign by range of businesses and organisations aims to raise awareness of the way people can reduce their energy bills
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FeaturesImage of the week: Inferno
Firefighters battle against the flames at Didcot B power station
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FeaturesThis week in 1976
Ahead of the official opening of the National Theatre, Building met its architect Denys Lasdun
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CommentPerformance bonds: Don’t bank on it
Bonds have long been established as part of the contracting process. But there may be advantages to sourcing them from insurance providers rather than banks
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CommentGrowth outside of housing
The latest CPA/Barbour ABI Construction Index reached 132 in September, 3% higher than in August and 12% higher than one year earlier
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CommentDiagnosing the drop
The latest construction output figures show that the industry remains in a relatively healthy position