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CommentBrexit: the answer to the UK’s productivity problem?
With Brexit front-of-mind, might it be an opportunity to further enhance what is currently a robust process to address some of the major construction challenges?
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NewsNearly 400 Carillion staff will lose their jobs, Official Receiver confirms
Jobs of further 900 at bust firm saved with transfers to new employers
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CommentLeader: Your weekly pick-me-up
Despite the series of negative stories, the glass may finally be looking half full again for the sector
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NewsConstruction industry slows to near stagnation, while housebuilding declines
Latest Markit/CIPS survey reports a subdued market but confidence in future growth prospects improves
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CommentHansom: Say cheese
I was disappointed to see full berths on a ‘ship’ I wanted to board but consoled myself by celebrating an unusual anniversary and partaking of more cheese than was healthy
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NewsInterserve caught up in support services jitters
Wider concern about outsourcing companies see firm’s shares tank 20%
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NewsDeveloper offloads university flats
Contractors including Vinci and Bouygues working at new campus scheme in Swansea
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NewsWillmott Dixon lands £80m Rochdale development job
Firm will build 200,000ft 2 Rochdale Riverside complex
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NewsPhase one of Kodak factory redevelopment gets go-ahead
JV’s plans involve 460 new homes, 40% of which will be affordable
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CommentGender pay gap reporting – think of your long-term plan
Firms worried about reporting a sizable gender pay gap should focus on ensuring their strategy to tackle the problem is clear
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NewsUniversity of Leicester projects get the green light
Jobs are part of a wider £500m estates programme
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NewsHS2 unveils design firms for four new stations
Works include the transformation of London Euston
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NewsAssemble Media Group acquires Building, BD and Venuefinder
Management buy-out sees investment in 175 years of business media history
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Faith Schools Joint Campus, Glasgow
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by John Russell at BDP’s Glasgow studio
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CommentThe Carillion demise sets out case for collaboration
The Carillion collapse must surely mark a turning point for the high risk, low margin UK construction sector and its increasingly tarnished reputation for poor quality and high cost
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NewsGovernment pledges over £850m to local housing projects
More than 100 council-led schemes will receive funding
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NewsUK woes help send Skanska profit tumbling
Firm says Brexit means upcoming year will be a struggle
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FeaturesProjects: Raiders of the lost car park
Multi-storey car parks may not traditionally have been seen as desirable real estate, but a lucky few are being repurposed as everything from luxury hotels to micro-flats
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NewsArchitects picked for National Portrait Gallery revamp
£35.5m refurb will increase gallery space and improve facilities for visitors