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NewsHS2 chief confirms cutting trains' speed is being looked at to save project money
But Mark Thurston tells Tory MP he is working to the original budget and timeline
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CommentLet's stop talking about low margins - we're missing the point
Contractors and others highlight profit margin as an indicator of corporate performance when what we should really be talking about is a firm’s return on capital
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CommentHow to win the war on talent
Employers need to offer much more than competence training - there’s another way to maximuse apprenticeship levy allowances to invest in new talent
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NewsConstruction leaders to hold emergency summit on Brexit
More than 100 chief executives will meet at the end of the month to discuss implications of leaving EU
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NewsUp to 20 sites to battle for Heathrow logistics hub places
Shortlist includes bids from Laing O’Rourke, Balfour Beatty and Severfield
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CommentThe kindness of strangers
If you make a new year’s resolution, let it be to do more to promote understanding and compassion for those experiencing mental illness, says Lesley Hammond
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Comment"We are setting up in the EU" - How is your organisation preparing for Brexit?
As part of our reader survey last month, we asked respondents to tell us what actions they had already taken in preparation for Brexit. Here is one anonymous reader’s response
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NewsCLT ruling sends Swan back to drawing board on high-rise
House builder seeks alternatives after government effectively rules out use of material on buildings 18m high or taller
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NewsUpcoming BIM white paper to focus on competency and flow of information
UK BIM Alliance to publish document in the next three months
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FeaturesOnline poll: Are you optimistic for 2019?
This week’s poll: How optimistic are you for the year ahead?
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NewsMace confirmed for Renzo Piano’s Cube
Piling works contractor due to be named at beginning of next month
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NewsAtkins brings in Arcadis boss to head up transport arm
Lizi Stewart joins the consultant after 15 years at Arcadis
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FeaturesBuilding intelligence: Q3 2018
Construction output is rising, driven largely by housing, both public and private, but public work is slipping – and the offices market is likely to be hit hardest by Brexit
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NewsContractors told to play ball on final stages of Aberdeen road job
Transport Scotland tells Balfour Beatty and Galliford Try not to pursue ‘misguided commercial tactics’
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: We fear change
The Bloomberg building marks climate change with a melting iceberg and fans of brutalism are saddened at a coming demolition
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NewsImproved ONS numbers shouldn't mask damage of no-deal Brexit, groups warn
Figures improve but EU labour worries remain
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NewsMore than 400 high-rise towers still have ACM cladding
Government research shows remedial plans for dozens of buildings ‘remain unclear’
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NewsConstruction tops list for apprenticeship redundancies in Scotland, MPs told
More than 80% of Scottish apprenticeship redundancies were from within construction