All Building articles in 26 May 2017
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News
Barbour ABI's June market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for June is now available to download
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Features
Economy watch: Output declines
Output has fallen month on month but levels of investment are continuing to rise
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News
Bowmer & Kirkland saw profits soar in 2016
Construction group posted 53% hike in pre-tax profits as turnover gets close to £1bn
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News
Maintain EU workers' rights, says Telford Homes
Announcing record revenues, housebuilder warns over EU workers’ status in Brexit talks
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News
Pick Everard completes leisure centre refurb
Refurbishment provides a new reception area, changing facilties and a revamped swimming pool for Highland community
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Features
Tracker: April 2017
Labour shortages and cost increases loom large as several sector indices start to look a little limp
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News
Oaktree sells half of its stake in Countryside
Private equity firm sells 23% of the housebuilder for £321m
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News
Projects worth £275m push Hill to top of contractor tables
Contracts with Peabody Trust put firm at top of civils and non-civils leagues but Kier heads yearly work won
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Comment
House prices cool for summer
House price growth is slowing which could have an impact on the speed of housing construction
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News
BAM refurbs historic Studley Castle
Firm started early works on £35.5m refurbishment and restoration scheme
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Features
Sketch of the week: Commercial new-build
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Jo Palma of Perkins+Will
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News
Brexit and stamp duty hitting housing starts, report says
The cost of fitting out new homes is being affected by the fall in the value of the pound
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Features
This week in 1992
Quarter of a century ago the results of an Audit Commission report on council housing put the dampers on any post-election parties for the Conservatives
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Features
Economy watch: Inflation on the rise
A CBI survey of manufacturers shows that output is up - and it’s not just due to sterling’s fall in value
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Comment
Council housing: Anything you can do
Theresa May’s pledge to build ‘a new generation of council homes’ is a riposte to Labour’s promise to fund 500,000 social homes
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Features
Image of the week: Working in the garden
Workers from contractor Grangewood assemble the ‘Greening Grey Britain’ show garden at the Chelsea Flower show
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Comment
CPA/Barbour ABI Index: Yes, there’s growth, but clouds are gathering
Construction output and contract awards are up year-on-year, but there are key issues facing the sector
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Comment
Hansom: The high life
One Czech building’s detectors get it wrong, Maggie’s statue plans cause a stir, we reminisce about the original Shell building, touch on Bangkok’s towers, hanker for Hampstead and puzzle over the Tory manifesto
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Features
Market review: Slow out of the blocks
While the recent economic results show only limited growth for the first quarter, the number of construction projects in April jumped by more than 25% on the previous month
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Comment
Construction’s candidate: Bernard Hyde
The second of Building’s series of interviews with the construction professionals standing in the general election