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NewsTransformation of former US embassy begins with job award to Careys
Firm beat rival McGee to pick up demolition and enabling works
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NewsBerkeley's modular homes factory gets green light
Housebuilder is hoping to produce 1,000 new homes per year from the new facility
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CommentHansom: Taking stock
As the fallout from Carillion’s collapse continues to dominate the news, one of our contributors makes his voice heard (rather often in fact)
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CommentLess bureaucracy, more safety: overhauling the system that led to Grenfell
The Hackitt interim report makes no urgent recommendations on improving the standards of materials used on high-rise buildings - much, much more change needs to be in place
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NewsWSP boosts public sector business with senior hire
Andy Wallace joins froms Liverpool city council
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CommentWhat the ‘Internet of Things’ means for corporate construction
With productivity, or lack thereof, costing businesses millions of pounds, now’s the time to take full advantage of all the benefits the IoT has to offer
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NewsMen and women forced to share toilets on one in five sites, says survey
Trade union Unite finds nearly a fifth of workplaces don’t have adequate toilet facilities
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Belfast city centre
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Charlie Whitaker, who leads the concept group at 3DReid.
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NewsKier interested in Carillion’s problem hospitals, but says clients need to accept contracts will have to change
‘They’re loss-making so why take them on in current guise?,’ says chief executive Haydn Mursell
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NewsVan Elle prepares to write off £1.6m following Carillion collapse
Piling specialist says contractor’s implosion will hit its expected order book
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NewsCarillion's collapse sees McAleer & Rushe bag £130m Wembley contract
Developer Quintain pulled out of talks with Carillion last year due to concerns over its ability to continue trading
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CommentLegal: Who gets the money?
When a main contractor goes bust, can the courts assume that the employer has set up a retention fund for subcontractors – even when it has not?
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FeaturesDigital construction: Better, faster, stronger
Construction needs to get with the programme. The new tech programme, that is, which can offer radical and disruptive solutions to help deal with the housing needs of a rapidly expanding population. So what’s on offer, and how could it affect your working life?
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NewsInsurers expected to pay out £31m to Carillion supply chain
Payment for completed works still up in the air for huge number of suppliers
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NewsKier draws a line under overseas legacy work as it eyes double digit profit hike
Firm will announce interim results in March
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NewsNorth Midland says numbers will be hit by homes row
Nottinghamshire firm says it is another owed money by Carillion
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CommentLegal: Dissecting delay
Tony Bingham recommends two new books for 2018. Both deal with delay and disruption in construction, but in very different ways
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FeaturesSustainability - productive workplace
With UK productivity lagging, the workplace environment can be a critical factor in driving improvements. How should you evaluate and improve workplace productivity?