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No let-up in materials shortages, CLC warns
Timber, steel, roof tiles and bagged cement remain among most hard-to-find products
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Building at the bottom of the world: British Antarctic Survey’s Rothera research station
A £100m infrastructure modernisation programme is well under way in Antarctica, but working in this most remarkable environment presents unique challenges
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Berkeley profit tops £500m again despite London’s covid hit
Brownfield regeneration specialist increases turnover by 14.7%
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Construction should brace itself for more cost hikes, T&T says
Consultant adds more hikes on way as firms get to grips with incoming building safety legislation
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Some practical ways engineering firms can improve gender diversity
Women’s minister calls on employers to push forward with positive changes - such as flexible working - adopted during the pandemic
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Construction can provide onsite flexible working, new report finds
Study says CLC should adopt 10-point toolkit
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Persimmon to pay compensation after competition investigation
Regulator is still pursuing Taylor Wimpey, Countryside and Barratt over sale of leasehold homes
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Why women need to be involved in transport planning
On Women in Engineering Day, Leah Stuart focuses on how cities and their transport systems still largely cater for cars, and by proxy, for men
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Balfour team to formally start work on HS2’s Old Oak Common station
Transport secretary to fire starting gun on £1.3bn scheme today
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Flexible working on construction sites is a win-win
Until the pandemic it was presumed working flexibly was incompatible with efficient site operations, now we know different
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Scrap Liverpool’s World Heritage status, says Unesco
Report warns of ‘irreversible’ damage’ to historic sites ahead of crunch meeting next month
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Mark Wild interview: why Crossrail will be worth the wait
There are just two questions people want answered about Crossrail: when will it open and how much is it all going to cost? Well, says project boss Mark Wild, that all rather depends…
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Travis Perkins ups full-year profit forecast to north of £300m
Firm benefits from post-lockdown surge
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Wates says it wants all staff on flexible working by 2025
Move follows changes to working patterns in office and on site following covid-19 pandemic
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British Land presses ahead with first build-to-rent scheme three years after plans were mothballed
McLaren to start work by autumn
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Contract terms: the eiusdem generis rule
Lindy Patterson explains a key principle of contract interpretation, based on a presumption against the use of surplus words
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Crossrail will open with or without Bond Street, £18.6bn scheme's boss says
Mark Wild tells Building the rest of the stations will be ready to open
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Kingspan says building boom will hike interim profit and sales
Firm says strong first quarter demand has continued into next three months
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Big names join drive to get more young black men working in construction in London
Kier and ISG join Laing O’Rourke and Balfour Beatty in push to recruit from under-represented demographic
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HS2 refutes claims overall cost has risen by another £800m
Project spokesperson says reports are ‘completely misleading’