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NewsMore work handed out at £1bn Stratford Waterfront
East London scheme being project managed by Mace
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CommentWhat motivates firms to do the right thing?
There is a clear moral argument for placing building safety above all else, but the business case is what will sway many, says PRP’s Scott Sanderson
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NewsNotting Hill settled £20m legal claims over Paragon block in 2019
Court papers detail previous housing association claims over 1,000-home modular block which was evacuated last week
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NewsRemaining Crossrail risks signal ‘significant uncertainty’, project representative warns
Most recent update from Jacobs says level of risk is ‘large for a project at this stage’
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CommentCasting light on novation and assignment
A recent judgment has offered a thorough and illuminating review of the principles around assignment and novation
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NewsTfL delays accessibility works at nine stations because of covid-19 cash hit
Change of plan comes as Moody downgrades TfL’s credit rating
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NewsGreen light for £110m Liverpool scrap yard scheme
Three-block scheme to include 638 homes and 200-bed hotel
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NewsHost of consultants win spots on fire safety framework
Arup and Ridge among firms appointed to four-year framework
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NewsKier and Wates among contractors to land roles at L&G’s later living arm
Contractors named by Inspired Villages include Kier, Vistry and Wates
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NewsGLA green lights controversial £1bn hotel rejected by council
Mayor’s first approval for Kensington Forum hotel was dropped after 2018 High Court challenge.
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CommentBrexit: Looking beyond the deal
We should be thinking about the long-term implications of a post-Brexit Britain - and what opportunities it may bring, says Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
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NewsGrenfell boss denies talks with Rydon before it was appointed were ‘improper’
KCTMO director accepts contact with bidder put procurement exercise at risk of challenge but says it was not illegal
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: KCTMO’s second week in the spotlight
Project manager quizzed on notebooks “binned” months after fire while boss seeks to justify pre-appointment talks with Rydon
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NewsLone Star launches £630m bid for McCarthy & Stone
Board of retirement housebuilder McCarthy Stone backs buy out by US private equity giant
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NewsConstruction furlough levels drop faster than other sectors
Firms brought back almost three-quarters of staff on job retention scheme by 31 August
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NewsEngland still has 17 occupied high-rise buildings with no plan to remove ACM cladding
Cladding remediation works have also slowed in September despite lifting of lockdown restrictions
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NewsCLC issues advice on post-Brexit movement of materials and goods
Follows advice on access to skills
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NewsChild Graddon Lewis scheme gets green light for phase two of Victoria Wharf project
Phase one awarded Building small project of the year in 2018
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CommentMMC will encourage more women into construction
A fixed workplace, flexible shift patterns and job security would all create a better gender balance in the industry, Rosa Turner Wood writes
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NewsClient boss ‘never connected’ Grenfell cladding and Lakanal House fire
Refurbishment director attended briefings on fatal Southwark blaze but had no discussions on cladding lessons for west London project