All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 71
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NewsWebsites still selling combustible insulation used on Grenfell with inaccurate data
Two firms have corrected the mistake after being contacted by Building
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NewsBam set to introduce flexible working on sites in post-pandemic shake-up
Initiative follows trials carried out with specialist workplace consultant
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NewsLaing O’Rourke to get stuck in after Everton’s £500m stadium given green light
Communities secretary Robert Jenrick decides not to call in plans for Toffees’ new home
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NewsHearing told Kingspan wanted to ‘remain friends’ with the government after Grenfell fire
Inquiry’s QC also asks director of materials firm if he was set up to be ‘useful idiot’ by appearing before select committee
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NewsExtended site working hours to remain until end of September
Measures introduced last May allow jobs to stay open until 9pm
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NewsBritish Land sets targets to cut greenhouse gases
Canada Water developer says carbon levies will fund retrofitting work across estate
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NewsAround 230,000 people in construction still on furlough, HMRC says
Early data suggests number fell last month from January figure of 245,000
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NewsFormer Kingspan boss denies private dinner with MPs was attempt to ‘access political power’ to stop combustible insulation ban
Senior Kingspan staff attended January 2018 dinner at Palace of Westminster months after Grenfell fire, inquiry hears
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NewsWork on £500m Oxford life sciences district edges closer to start
Scheme includes new laboratories, offices and homes
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NewsRetrofits could cut CO2 emissions from Victorian homes by more than 80%, Historic England says
More than a fifth of buildings in England are over a century old
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NewsGovernment to take control of Liverpool council planning and regeneration departments amid fraud investigation
Damning reports finds ‘deeply concerning picture of mismanagement’
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NewsKingspan director denies misleading inquiry by ‘forgetting’ to mention rigged fire test in evidence
Adrian Pargeter admits ‘powers of recollection…deserted me’ when giving evidence last December
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NewsGreen light for Southwark orthopaedic centre next door to Shard
Scheme designed by Canadian firm IBI
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NewsLiverpool regeneration chief dismissed following fraud arrest
Nick Kavanagh was arrested more than a year ago
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NewsGovernment official reprimanded certifier on ‘serious’ error in Grenfell insulation certificate, inquiry hears
BBA’s certificate for Kingspan product described by inquiry counsel as ‘dangerously misleading’
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NewsExisting offices could become ‘rapidly obsolete’ after pandemic, Landsec chief warns
Mark Allan made comments at Mipim debate on future of real estate
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NewsCertifier not told of changes made to Grenfell ACM cladding, inquiry hears
Arconic did not formally update British Board of Agrement on amends to the core of its ACM panels
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NewsPeople caught breaching fire safety regulations to face unlimited fines
Failing to record fire risk assessments also to become civil offence under strengthened new laws
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NewsGovernment floats public sector work ban for ‘negligent’ contractors
PM also considering tax on building products firms to fund cladding remediation
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NewsBBA based fire rating for Kingspan foam on tests of other products, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Former deputy chief executive admitted he was not sure if the decision was permitted under UK fire regulations