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Ministers to raise accessibility standard for new homes
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities will change building regulations to strengthen rules
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Trade body could make demolition firms sign anti-collusion declaration
National Federation of Demolition Contractors plans moves to restore trust after CMA found 10 firms had colluded to rig bids worth £150m
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Vinci reports profit boost in half-year results
Construction revenue driven up by HS2 contracts
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RICS reports gloomy outlook in commercial real estate as interest hikes hit
More than half of survey respondents expect downturn
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London mayor ‘very concerned’ capacity of electricity grid is delaying development
Khan says government has turned down request for meeting over power network problems stalling ‘thousands’ of homes in west London
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Pay-off to Bond Street contractor a ‘success story’, says report
Committee says £19m payment to Costain-Skanska JV saved project millions more
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5 minutes with … Chris Hayward at the NMBS
The managing director at the National Merchants’ Buying Society believes in teamwork and collaboration. He is also a secret karaoke singer
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Company liability for safety breaches by individuals
Do failings by individuals place organisations in breach of their health and safety duties?
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Give us certainty over levelling up and we will invest in the north, says Arcadis global boss
Peter Oosterveer calls for clarity as strong UK growth helps firm boost global profit 24% in first half of the year
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Government urged to review scaled back northern rail investments
Transport committee wants to see cost-benefit analysis on trimmed back Integrated Rail Plan
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Three former Carillion execs fined almost £1m by financial watchdog
FCA says trio recklessly mislead market before contractor’s collapse, but they plan to appeal
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Forterra upgrades profit forecast after passing on inflation costs
Brick firm refuses to rule out further price hikes despite booming demand
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Now there is proof firms benefit when they offer flexible working on construction sites
A year on from a pioneering pilot study, the four participating employers report huge productivity gains and say flexi-working will continue
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Tilbury Douglas re-jig continues with new chief operating officer
Craig Tatton promoted as part of wider restructure
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Breedon boosts profit 29% after passing on cost increases
Materials producer expects earnings to be at the ‘top-end’ of market expectations
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Volatile energy prices set to disrupt winter product supply, says CLC
Transport issues also affecting supply of some imported goods
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Laing O’Rourke introduces equal parenting policy
Employees to be given equal paid leave after birth or loss of pregnancy
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A key costs ruling post Grenfell
This landmark decision offers at last some firm judicial guidance for the hundreds of cases arising in the wake of Grenfell
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‘Benny’s enthusiasm for construction was completely infectious’
As a rookie reporter Iain Withers scooped an interview with the then-retired McAlpine director Benny Kelly - here he remembers “construction royalty”