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NewsVaughan collapse leaves firms and employees owed £11m
M E specialist went under in March, blaming Carillion’s implosion for its demise
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NewsUK workers stay put despite rewards of working abroad
A skills shortage at home and less generous conditions in some overseas markets mean less movement
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FeaturesInternational salary survey 2018: Moving up in the world
Brexit may be looming but the prospect hasn’t yet forced an exodus from Britain’s construction industry
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CommentLegal: Cyber security: the new data rules
Andrew Wood of Taylor Wessing’s construction team explains why no one can afford to ignore the new data protection regulation rules that come into force today
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FeaturesResidential construction markets - how do London and Melbourne compare?
Two consulting teams - one in London, UK, and one in Melbourne, Australia, compare the residential construction markets in their two cities
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CommentThought for tomorrow: Digital, diverse and dynamic
We ask readers to share their visions of the construction industry in 25 years’ time
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NewsHounslow West social housing project passes final hurdle
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan gives stamp of approval to 176 home scheme
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CommentHansom: It’s all in the timing
Carillion’s former finance boss is recognised for his judicious timing, while Willmott Dixon’s snapper captures just the right moment (smile!)
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NewsMinister urges more firms to recruit ex-offenders
Justice secretary David Gauke said employers often shied away from hiring former prisoners
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NewsWelsh government launches £40m loan fund for SME builders
The Stalled Sites Fund provides cash for small homebuilders struggling to finance projects
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FeaturesImage of the week: A fitting tribute
The Stephen Lawrence Centre in Deptford, originally opened in 2008 in memory of the teenager killed in 1993, has reopened after a refurbishment by BW
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FeaturesSketch of the week: The Principal, Manchester
This week’s multimedia #buildingdoodle sketch is by associate director Martin Douglas at Pad Design
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2008
This week we look back at how foreign climes beckoned for Brits pre-recession
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NewsSellar to start hunt for £350m Paddington Square builder this summer
New construction director Paul Flexney-Briscoe expects to shortlist half a dozen firms for job
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FeaturesHackitt report: ‘In theory she’s right but in practice she could be wrong’
Dame Judith Hackitt’s report into building regulations and fire safety blames a broken system that needs fixing. So far, so uncontroversial. But her prescription for change has caused uproar right across the industry
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NewsCelotex denies Panorama's cladding claims
Insulation manufacturer says it is investigating programme’s retardant allegations “as a matter of urgency”
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CommentThe argument for design
Architects risk losing the ability to influence if we don’t try harder to engage with the rest of industry and explain more convincingly the value of good design
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NewsRobertson wins big on £1.5bn Scottish housing framework
Twenty contractors win places on the local authority housebuilding framework
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NewsBattersea turns to supply chain for Carillion snagging work
Developer asks T T to manage subcontractors carrying out defects work on bust firm’s first phase