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CommentWelcome to the family
Sir Robert McAlpine appoints Paul Hamer as chief executive – a man used to tackling a big commercial challenge
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CommentLooking forward together
All too often different parts of the design community work in silos and fail to engage or collaborate. But now, more than ever, we must reach out to our peers, rethink our approach and transform our built environment
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NewsBerkeley scouts out site for modular homes factory
Firm explores potential site near Ebbsfleet for facility that could build 2,000 homes a year
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NewsUK contractors in Qatar monitor diplomatic crisis
Saudi border closure threatens construction supply chain
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Kengo Kuma's V&A Dundee takes shape
The 8,000m² building will boast 1,650m² of gallery space and be the Victoria Albert Museum’s first outpost in Scotland
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NewsConsultants’ fears over ‘diluted’ CCS framework
Firms on government’s £2.9bn construction consultancy framework fear bureaucratic bidding process
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NewsIncoming CEO Hamer praises McAlpine’s ‘fantastic 150-year heritage’
New boss fills gap left after Tony Aikenhead stepped down from family-owned firm in July last year
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NewsWates lined up for £300m Southwark scheme
Contractor understood to be preferred bidder for ‘Covent Garden-style’ scheme next to Borough Market
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NewsUnite and EDF sign Hinkley C bonus deal
Interim bonus payments will apply until the end of August 2017 and will be linked to safe and collaborative working on site
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FeaturesCCS framework: No pain, no gain
The industry has waited a long time for the government’s £2.9bn construction consultancy framework. But doubts remain that all the problems have been ironed out. So will the wait have been worth it for the 32 firms on the scheme?
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NewsHousing market 'dampened by general election', says RICS
Decline in activity may have been ‘exacerbated’ by Theresa May’s snap election
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CommentA digital revolution is needed
It will take a digital revolution to successfully navigate the UK’s post-Brexit social policy minefield
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CommentPersuasive percussion
In response to Tony Bingham’s April column on how we must better engage with dispute avoidance, a legal academic gives their view on how firms must try to understand each others’ positions
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NewsHouse price growth eases, says Halifax
Prices in the three months to May were 0.2% lower than in the preceding quarter
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FeaturesBIM: Attention to detail
A Boston restoration project using advanced 3D-modelling and printing technologies could hold the key to a new age of decoration within contemporary design
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NewsOutline planning nod given to Swansea city centre revamp
Council’s approval deemed a ‘major step forward’ for 125,000m² scheme
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NewsL&G submits plans for scheme on site of former Scottish & Newcastle Brewery
Meanwhile, Nixon Property and TP Bennett have been given the go-ahead by planners for another scheme on the 24-acre site
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NewsHousebuilding market 'resilient', says St Modwen
Firm’s housebuilding sales volumes expected to rise by around 15% in the first half of the year
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NewsRivals line up for £1.4bn Brent Cross revamp
Hammerson and joint venture partner Standard Life are to double the size of the exisiting shopping centre
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NewsConstruction firms urge extra vigilance in wake of London attack
Businesses issue guidance to staff and clients to guard against further atrocities