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Brickmaker upgrades forecasts on back of booming demand
Cost of Forterra’s bricks up 28% in first four months of year as revenue jumps a quarter
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How to benchmark life sciences project data
It’s sometimes said life sciences projects are so bespoke comparisons between them are meaningless, that’s far from the case
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Government announces £553m investment to improve energy efficiency in public buildings
Kew Gardens, National Football Museum and Nottingham’s Queens Medical Centre among beneficiaries
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Firm sought for £100m port upgrade job
Associated British Ports wants new infrastructure built at Immingham Port in Lincolnshire
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UEL after partner for £35m redevelopment of Stratford campus
Firms given until later next month to send in bids
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Could a Gloucestershire training centre have found the answer to construction’s people problem?
A family firm in need of more workers to expand its business took matters into its own hands by opening a training centre for construction skills which soon expects to train 2,000 people a year
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Core 5 says ‘unrealistic’ for contractors to get rid of all risk as tenders head for double figure rises
Inflation could hit double figures by end of year, London QS admits
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New energy laws mean 80% of London’s office space will need upgrading, Deloitte says
Warning made as firm’s latest crane survey says new build jobs in capital fell markedly in last six months
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Housebuilder remains construction’s richest man as fortune ticks up £800m
John Bloor’s fortune put at just over £2bn in latest annual ranking
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Let’s design better, specify better and consume more carefully – that’s my (not so) radical idea
While we should all be taking action in order to preserve our planet, direct action is actually rather less effective than well-placed words
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TfL looking for developers at three central London stations
Office projects slated for Bank, Paddington and Southwark stations
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Hinkley costs up £3bn as covid delays job by a year
Pandemic has meant half a million days lost in past two years
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In business with Frank Elkins: on guard at Travis Perkins
The boss of the UK’s biggest builders merchants tells Dave Rogers what soaring inflation and the squeeze on household budgets mean for his business
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Former Mace boss joins Taylor Wimpey board
Appointment comes amid build cost rises and after pressure from activist investor to ‘enhance’ non-executive team
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Old Trafford dilemma: how six other major stadium projects fared
As Manchester United considers whether to rebuild or refurbish, here is a guide to how six other major sports stadium projects fared
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Architects’ jitters as confidence falls to levels last seen in pandemic's early days
RIBA survey finds recent trend of declining optimism is accelerating as wider economy continues to weaken
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DfE to reshape procurement for crumbling schools estate
Supply chain summit comes amid reports that English schools pose ‘risk to life’
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How to drop a manifesto pledge without blinking
By downgrading the target of 300,000 new homes to a mere “ambition”, Michael Gove leaves big questions about housing supply unanswered
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Chancellor urged to invest £2.3bn a year to insulate millions of low-value homes
Senior housing figures say government is ‘fighting a losing battle’ on cost of living and net zero without efficiency improvements for millions of properties