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NewsIndustry welcomes digital train strategy
A £450m investment could lead to smarter trains - and more of them
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CommentHansom: Funny business
Interserve’s finance director is good for a laugh – and the share price deal he got for himself certainly gives him something to smile about
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CommentThought for tomorrow: Safeguarding the future of housebuilders
Karen Jones of Redrow imagines a less restrictive gateway into the construction industry
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FeaturesOffsite: quantifying the benefits
With all the talk about offsite construction and the savings it can offer, how in practice does a project team actually realise these benefits? Gavin White and Andrew Mather of Ramboll look at the data
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CommentSkills – a shared responsibility
Robbie Blackhurst at Procure North West explains why the industry needs to show greater commitment to plugging the widening skills gap, particularly through financial support, as Brexit and the inevitable impact on EU workers get closer
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CommentStreet view: Review of the Metro Mayor’s first year in charge
4 May marked the first year of Andy Street’s mayor ship. So how has the former MD of John Lewis fared in his first year as the first-ever Mayor for the West Midlands?
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NewsRIBA calls for post-Brexit support for architects
Institute says new approach to trade support by government will be vital
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FeaturesImage of the week: Bordering on disrepair
A campaign has been launched to save the former studio of textile designer Bernat Klein
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Health centre concept, West Midlands
This #buildingdoodle sketch is by Jem Taylor, an associate at The Manser Practice’s York office
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2015
This week we look back to a pressing issue back in 2015 for education construction – how to build enough schools for 25% more places by 2020
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NewsJeremy Corbyn launches new construction training programme
The scheme is being run by K M McLoughlin Decorating
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FeaturesGrenfell and cladding: double indemnity
The construction industry has a huge task ahead to re-clad high-rise buildings. But restrictions to insurance cover is causing a shortage of companies willing to take on the work
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NewsControversial £1bn Silvertown Tunnel gets the go-ahead
Department for Transport gives Transport for London the green light
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CommentNot what the doctor ordered
Tony Bingham argues that the adjudication system set out in the Construction Act has been warped into something way more legalistic
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CommentGallic charm
Want to work in a thriving economy with a confident leader and plenty of projects planned? Either travel back in time to 2000s London – or hop on the Eurostar today
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NewsCall for clarity on building regs as insurers limit cladding work
Consultants’ inability to get professional indemnity insurance puts replacement programme in jeopardy
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CommentLegal: tunnel vision
Kirsti Olson and Sarah Alexander describe a case in which the court ruled that use of reasonable skill and care does not amount to a ‘get out of jail free’ card
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NewsMayor launches scheme to get more black youngsters in construction
Black men aged 16-24 are among the most likely to be unemployed in London