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NewsAssael plans 2,000 homes at former margarine factory
Work is expected to start on the site next autumn
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NewsMake moves offices in Sydney as it eyes more growth in Australia
Income in country was up a quarter last year
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NewsKent builder begins search for new boss
Gallagher chief executive Nick Yandle goes at end of year
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NewsPermasteelisa clad all over as it lands £62m Battersea job
Italian firm to carry out work on Frank gehry-designed homes
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NewsHalf a million homes planned on Green Belt, say campaigners
Group says more brownfield land should be used to meet housing targets
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CommentSupporting student wellbeing - housing has a part to play
Everyone remembers their student accommodation from their time at university. So why aren’t we focussing on making student housing more liveable?
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FeaturesSteadying the ship
It’s a nerve-racking time for contractors – and nobody knows this better than Greg Craig, who has fond memories of his stint at Carillion and hopes its collapse will serve as a cautionary tale. But at the helm of Skanska UK, he detects calmer waters ahead.
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CommentLeader: Playing fair
It’s not just main contractors who have been at fault over late payments. Practices along the entire chain, right from the client, should be more transparent
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NewsLearn lessons about risk after Carillion collapse, Skanska boss tells clients
Greg Craig says contractors are expected to shoulder too much liability on jobs
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CommentHansom: Lazy-hazy-crazy days
President Trump makes a few more lives difficult and Jacob Rees-Mogg assures us he’ll find a way to improve ours; meanwhile, everyone else just wants to put their out-of-office on and get away
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NewsTrust votes in favour of raiding public purse to finish Carillion hospital
A new private finance option had previously been the preferred vehicle for finishing the Midland Metropolitan hospital
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NewsFootballers' Manchester tower faces fresh challenge
Manchester Civic Society takes consent for Hodder’s 40-storey tower to court
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NewsIndustry hits back at calls for government to scrap modular housing funding
A report from the Environmental Audit Committee said factory-built homes were more prone to overheating and should therefore not receive government funding.
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FeaturesImage of the week: Wall eyed
In central St Petersburg, artist Ulyana Poloz has been reproducing sections of famous masterpieces on the broken walls of old buildings
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NewsUniversity of Bath starts search for contractor for £60m science building
The chosen contractor will deliver the £27m main package of works to deliver the Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems
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FeaturesSketch of the week: High View in Hatfield, Hertfordshire
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Martin Williams, managing director at Saunders.
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2008
Been moaning about the heat? We may have found the job for you. Back in 2008, an intrepid team of contractors experienced summer in the snow.
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NewsTrust told it could cost more than £400m to finish Carillion hospital
A contractor said it would charge £424m to finish the Midland Met if procured through a new PF2 deal