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FeaturesMarket forecast: A confidence shift
Leading indicators highlight renewed optimism. But don’t break open the champagne just yet …
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CommentNuclear family
If UK firms are going to compete on Hinkley C and subsequent nuclear projects, we urgently need to work together to tackle the training gap
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CommentConstruction risks a serious skills deficit
With one third of senior construction managers to reach retirement age in near future the industry needs to face up to the challenge of upskilling new generation
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NewsHS2 will tender £19.6bn of construction work
But government business case weakens after costs increase
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NewsHSE plans new asbestos campaign
The Health and Safety Executive has announced plans to develop an asbestos behaviour change campaign.
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CommentDo your paperwork
Design-and-build with novation is an attempt to reconcile the conflicting requirements of single-point responsibility and design control, but to work it needs clarity from the start
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NewsCrown Estate's £1bn Regent Street regeneration enters new phase
The Crown Estate’s £1bn regeneration of Regent Street has entered its next phase after contractor Sisk began work on Quadrant 2 South.
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NewsEighteen contractors in race for £2.25bn supersewer
UK’s biggest contractors outnumbered by foreign firms in running for Thames Tideway work
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CommentEducating for BIM
It’s essential for construction professionals to be BIM literate, and to achieve that goal we have to adapt our approach learning
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NewsFirms win place on Quintain's £2bn Wembley scheme
Clutch of consultants appointed to residential phase of developer Quintain’s £2bn Wembley Park regeneration scheme
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NewsSiemens picked for £1bn power projects
Energy firm InterGen picks Siemens to build and maintain for two gas-fired power stations together worth £1bn
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NewsSellafield to miss savings target by £144m
Spending watchdog finds consortium of Amec, Areva and URS is set to achieve £652m of savings, but this is £144m short of its target
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NewsFM must ‘wake up to BIM’, says RICS
Survey finds over a third of facilities maintenance professionals are not familiar with BIM
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CommentBeyond resilient cities
The Australian prime minister’s promise to repeal the country’s carbon tax sits uncomfortably with the images of bushfires around Sydney
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CommentGovernment trials, not tribulations
Early findings from the government’s trials of new procurement models show that progress towards smarter procurment is being made
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NewsIndustry bosses warn PM against green cuts
Construction leaders write to David Cameron urging him to ditch plans to cut green levies on energy bills
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NewsFeilden Clegg Bradley revenue up 12%
Firm working on Southbank Centre revamp reports boost to UK workload
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NewsRace starts for £55m Paddington Crossrail tunnel job
London Underground seeking contractors to propose ways of cutting costs or risks on major upgrade project
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