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Contractors behind 17 closed Edinburgh schools agree settlement with council
Aecom has been drafted in to inspect Amey’s work
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Kier boss says right issue cash 'removes debt shadow' from firm
Haydn Mursell bangs drum for contractor, saying subbies can be confident in working with the group
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Kier launches £264m rights issue to stave off balance sheet disaster
Contractor’s shares lose a third of their value as firm appeals to shareholders for cash
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Projects: Blackfriars Circus, London
Maccreanor Lavington’s Blackfriars Circus for Barratt Homes does everything a scheme centred on a 27-storey residential tower can do to engage with London’s architectural heritage
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Making promises is easy – delivering them is something else
If only we had politicians who, instead of promising the impossible, focused on what can really be delivered, and then got on with it..
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Lendlease settles bust-up with north London council
Firm had begun legal action after Haringey scrapped plans to build thousands of homes over the summer
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Construction industry gossip: Wouldn’t it be lovely?
An optimistic Kit Malthouse introduces the ‘slimby’ and the water cannon debacle makes us look back at some of Boris Johnson’s other great ideas
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Government confirms new construction innovation centre
The centre will be delivered by the Manufacturing Technology Centre, BRE and Cambridge University’s Centre for Digital Built Britain
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Late payers could be banned from public contracts
Oliver Dowden confirms new prompt payment measures
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Urban & Civic says fragile consumer confidence could hit delivery rates
Housebuilder interest in developer’s land remains firm, but show home visits down in the past month
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MPs and peers appointed to Palace of Westminster restoration probe
Building columnist and former minister joins MPs and peers on committee scrutinising bill sanctioning multi-billion-pound revamp plan
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Wates brings in Kier man to beef up eastern England arm
Stuart Cleworth joins as operations director
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Image of the week: All things bright and beautiful
Visitors can make a special Christmas trip to London Zoo after the animals have gone to bed, to wander a mile-long illuminated pathway dotted with light sculptures of larger-than-life wild creatures
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Sketch of the week: 120-bed hotel, Poole, Dorset
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Ewen Miller, managing director at Calderpeel Architects
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From the archive: 1934
As we look at how the construction industry is preparing for Brexit – in as logical a way as possible but still with little clarity on what to expect – the phrase “on a wing and a prayer” came to mind.
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Cladding ban details suggests CLT will be outlawed
Government has ruled out the use of any material that does not have one of the top combustiblity ratings in buildings over 18m
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Contractor margins should be set at 5% on public sector jobs, says Scape boss
Mark Robinson says mandating margins would benefit both clients and contractors
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Economics: Infrastructure – railway upgrades
Chris Pike and Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis examine the contribution that innovative engineering can make to delivering better outcomes for all users
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Local authorities can remove combustible cladding on private towers as ban comes into effect
Local authorities will have to recover costs from the building's owner