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NewsPod homes scheme seeks planning
Bedfordshire housing project will create 23 dwellings for key workers
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NewsMPs get behind new construction qualification
Qualification designed by ISG and examination board WJEC set to be launched later today
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NewsPlans for Covent Garden tube makeover OK'd
Work involves refurbishing 1906 station along with adding extra storey of office space
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NewsOutput grows but new orders slip to five-year low
Declining housing work behind biggest fall in new jobs since 2013
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NewsCountry's biggest union calls for criminal probe into Carillion's collapse
The Insolvency Service has only recently started investigating any legal breaches, according to Unite
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NewsGovernment threatens developers with cladding fines
Firms failing to remove risky material face fines, legal sanctions and losing out on government contracts
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NewsBarratt goes on site acquisition spree north of border
Housebuilder says it will have bought enough sites to build 4,000 more homes in Scotland by end of year
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NewsAdministrator says main contractors' missing £2.5m helped send Bristol subcontractor under
Sir Robert McAlpine among those owed more than £5m in total after Dancourt Construction’s collapse
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NewsMcAlpine turns to Costain to replace veteran finance chief
Miles Shelley retires after 25 years at contractor
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NewsCommonwealth Games railway station will now be finished earlier than planned, says transport group
Scheme at Perry Barr was set to complete just months before start of 2022 event
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NewsRamboll victorious in Falkland Islands' framework tender
Work will include revamping Stanley airport and other infrastructure projects
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NewsBedfordshire mixed-use scheme given the green light
The KSS-designed scheme will provide 950 homes and a new school
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FeaturesSchool daze: What’s happening to the government’s building plan?
Although the government has committed to spending £23bn on school building programmes up to 2021, many contractors and consultants are convinced the pipeline of work has slowed. Joey Gardiner asks how significant a recent fall in capital spending could be for construction
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CommentLeader: Education, education, education?
As new academic year starts, for the schools construction sector there is worry about the amount of work coming onto their books
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NewsSchool building slowdown fears as spending slumps by £1bn
Firms in the sector report construction work is drying up as government slackens the pace of delivery
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FeaturesSchools: Learning to love modular
Offsite construction can offer an answer to England’s struggling school estate. But manufacturers are battling to banish dated perceptions of what modular means. Jordan Marshall reports
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CommentSocial skills
The collapse of Carillion should lead to a renewed focus on the positive impact that construction businesses can have on society
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NewsCost of Crossrail overrun unknown, say scheme leaders
TfL has admitted the delay is set to cost it £20m in revenue
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CommentThere are two main barriers to the widespread use of offsite construction
Once these are overcome, perhaps, finally, we can stop debating the potential benefits of offsite and start counting on them