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CommentSecuring our future – how to fix the pension system
The UK pension systems is broken – expensive and benefiting only the largest companies and public sector employees. Colin Harding suggests how to change that
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FeaturesIs shopping a dying concept? No wonder it's hurting construction
As high-street chains close stores around the country, companies that build shops are coming to terms with paused schemes and supply outstripping demand. But many forward-looking firms are exploring alternatives
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NewsRetail negativity ‘overdone’ say developers
Consultants working in retail remain optimistic about the sector despite Hammerson’s flagship scheme at Brent Cross being put on hold this summer
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NewsTideway boss becomes CLC's joint chair
Andy Mitchell invited to head up Construction Leadership Council
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NewsCall to jail those who flout fire regulations
Industry figures say that the minimum acceptable standards needed to be made clearer
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CommentHansom: Straight talkers
We hear Peter Rogers likes to get to the point, somebody isn’t very polite about 22 Bishopsgate, and a Man U fan is blindingly faithful …
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NewsLeeds mixed-use scheme gets green light
City council approves development of six-acre site in Leeds’ South Bank district
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NewsCompletions up for Countryside
But fears of a market slowdown sees the housebuilder’s stock price fall
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NewsDamien Hirst London HQ begins in earnest
Work to fit out the new London headquarters of artist Damien Hirst is under way ahead of its opening next spring
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FeaturesImage of the week: The fallen
Designer Tom Piper and artist Paul Cummins’ poppy sculpture Weeping Window at the Imperial War Museum in London
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FeaturesRoundtable: The way forward for fire safety
Industry professionals discuss their verdict on Hackitt’s fire safety recommendations, with tougher sanctions, responsibility and a potential Joint Combined Authority in the spotlight.
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NewsConstruction output increases by 10 times national average in the North-west
The value of new housing work in the North West increased by £386m in the three months to August
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Crown Inn, Stockport
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is of The Crown Inn, Stockport, by Martin Douglas, associate director at Pad Design
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2012
Six years ago we were worrying about the number of construction firms going bust…
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FeaturesCrushed: The story of one firm brought down by poor cash flow
Richard Dors and James Sinclair’s Dancourt toppled into administration. They tell Will Ing how it all went wrong – and how it feels to go under
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NewsSubcontractors tell MPs they have no choice but to work with late payers
Small business minister vows to get tough with firms who fail to settle their bills on time
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CommentThe human toll of poor payment practices
Business failures often seem abstract and remote. How does it actually feel to go through the process of winding up your own business?
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CommentIt has its flaws but Bloomberg is a worthy winner
Fosters’ Stirling laureate is an environmental game-changer