All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 93
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FeaturesRiding the second wave: What the next six months could bring
Coronavirus cases are rising, with the prospect of more local restrictions and even a second national lockdown. Fraught Brexit talks are also under way and the economy is in deep trouble. How is the construction industry coping with so much uncertainty?
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NewsSearch begins for a technical partner on £5bn East West Rail link
Line will restore direct link between Oxford and Cambridge closed in the 1960s
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NewsCouncil abandons £25m scheme in Leamington Spa as covid forces rethink over office space
Plans involved building HQ for local authority
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NewsLeaks send costs on ISG’s revamp of former Eurostar terminal through the roof
Problems on mixed-use job sees price tag jump £16m
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NewsFour consultancy frameworks up for grabs worth £1.4bn in total
All deals posted on Official Journal this week
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NewsProtest disruption cost HS2 enough to ‘build a primary school’
Price of disruption revealed in HS2 board minutes from a meeting in May
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NewsDevelopers chasing £100m deal for Hertfordshire housing scheme
Local council granting developer 250 year lease for the site
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NewsConstruction spared again as sites allowed to remain open despite second wave covid restrictions
Sites were allowed to remain open during the first lockdown
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NewsConstruction workforce sees biggest drop in furloughed workers out of all sectors
Number has fallen by 62% since April peak
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NewsScarborough council puts firms on notice for £250m affordable homes deal
Market engagement exercise underway
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NewsGovernment provides glimmer of hope on IR35 tax reforms
IR35 tax, reverse VAT charge and red diesel tax all set to hit firms within next two years
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NewsContractors hoping to chalk up £11m North Yorkshire schools work
Deals up for grabs are for primaries in Knaresborough and Northallerton
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NewsCrossrail chairman calls for rethink over how mega-projects are scheduled
Tony Meggs adds original December 2018 deadline caused ‘mayhem’ on railway
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NewsGreen light for Assael’s Southall scheme
First of five major housing projects by TfL and Grainger team OK’d by planners
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NewsFramework specialist puts £500m deal up for grabs
Contract will last seven years and be run by local authority-owned operator
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NewsCLC calls on the government to expand national retrofitting programme
Request included in letter to chancellor ahead of autumn spending review