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CommentJohn Healey’s letter to the construction industry
Labour’s John Healey, a shadow secretary of state for housing, focuses on his party’s pledge to build a million more homes
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CommentTim Farron’s letter to the construction industry
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron outlines his vision for a better Brexit
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CommentConstruction’s candidate: David Darkin
The last of Building’s series of interviews with the construction professionals standing in the general election
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NewsUnite slams Mears' 'beard ban'
Union claims housing contractor says facial hair may affect effectiveness of dust masks
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NewsL&G poaches Rosie Toogood to lead modular housing arm
Rolls Royce director will head up firm’s bid to meet housing shortfall
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NewsBalfour Beatty JV wins Hong Kong water park contract
Gammon Construction seals deal to build all-weather facility at Tai Shue Wan
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NewsScottish-based Land Engineering goes into administration
135 workers facing redundancy after Glasgow-based landscaping firm collapses
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NewsMcCarthy & Stone promotes John Tonkiss to COO
Tonkiss joined the retirement homebuilder in 2014, and was formerly its national operations director
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NewsWSP to head M1 'Innovation Corridor' study
Research will seek to cut congestion on junctions 33 and 34 of the M1
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NewsLinden Homes and VW partner in residential development
Car maker will occupy ground three floors and invest £10m into project
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NewsCrest Nicholson creates Midlands division
Move demonstrates housebuilder’s ‘commitment to growth’
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CommentThe shock of the new
All parties are promising a new era of council housebuilding - could this be the wake-up call the industry needs to fundamentally change the way it goes about building houses?
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FeaturesEconomy watch: Output declines
Output has fallen month on month but levels of investment are continuing to rise
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NewsLabour plots Brexit construction review
Report on how government can help construction sector prepare for Brexit would be one of the first tasks for the housing delivery watchdog
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NewsGleeds increases Eastern European presence
Gleeds is to expand its presence in Eastern Europe as it looks to take advantage of the increasing number of blue-chip companies moving into the region
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CommentNo newts is good newts
Finding great crested newts on site can cause delays. But plans to streamline the process must play out in the context of changes (or not) to environmental legislation post-Brexit
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FeaturesHays international salary survey 2017
This year’s Hays International Salary Survey shows that potential pickings for candidates are a lot richer overseas. The ‘Trump bump’ and Australia’s infrastructure boom are fuelling the already-strong international demand for UK construction professionals
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CommentA week in the election
The Conservatives have dropped Crossrail 2 from their manifesto while the Institue for Fiscal Studies has derided both major parties