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NewsSecond phase of Priority Schools expected ‘after Christmas’
EFA’s Mike Green confirms £2bn second phase will start procurement in 2017
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FeaturesImage of the week: Nowhere left to go
Work continues on a wall in Calais to stop migrants boarding UK-bound lorries, as the residents of “the Jungle” camp are told to evacuate
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CommentHansom: Coming of age
If the stress of working in construction is turning your hair grey, count yourself lucky – you could be a GP. And if you really want to keep in touch with your younger side, you can always dig out your old Lego set
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Battle, East Sussex
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Mette McLarney
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FeaturesThis week in 1966
50 years ago a GLC delegation was investigating whether Soviet Russia had the answer to Moscow’s housing crisis
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NewsInterview with the EFA's Mike Green
The EFA’s director of capital reveals the procurement timetable for PSBP2 and his vision for future school building work
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NewsWates and McAlpine raid Skanska for top roles
Paul Chandler to join Wates, while Sir Robert McAlpine confirms two senior hires
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CommentI can sympathise with politicians' Heathrow dilemma
MPs have to weigh up the interests of their constituents against those of the the country as a whole, no wonder they’re dithering
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CommentDelaying a decision over airport capacity is economic madness
Government indecisiveness risks damaging investors appetite in UK infrastructure projects, and ultimately the UK’s fragile economy
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NewsMay wants 'new entrants' in housebuilding, says minister
MIPIM UK: Gavin Barwell says volume housebuilders have dominated for too long
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NewsKeltbray's concrete arm could hit £150m turnover
Division launched after Dunne Group acquisition set to provide demolition firm with fastest growth, says boss
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NewsMcAlpine's Victoria Gate mall in Leeds opens
£165m project is only major retail scheme to open this year
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FeaturesLearn as you earn
The Brexit vote combined with next year’s apprenticeship levy may give some firms a headache over investment plans but the need for construction apprentices has never been greater
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NewsBarbour ABI's October market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for October is now available to download
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FeaturesLead times: July - September 2016
There are capacity issues with some off-site manufacturing but the consensus among other site-based trades is that lead times are stabilising
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CommentFarmer Review: Telling it as it is
Mark Farmer’s review outlines familiar problems but is hopefully the spark for powerful change
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CommentMind the gaps
When words are removed from a contract, deciding what to bring back into the court room can be a tricky business. A recent TCC case provides an example
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NewsBarratt London boss arrested
Firm suspends London regional MD Alastair Baird amid allegations of misconduct over contract awards
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CommentThe Farmer Review is a call for re-education
This fragmented industry needs to reform for sure, but more than that we need to fundamentally change our attitudes to how we work together