All Building articles in 1 March 2019
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NewsCrest Nicholson picks Sainsbury's director for new finance boss
Duncan Cooper replaces Robert Allen as housebuilder’s numbers man
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FeaturesPlastic waste in construction - is the sector doing enough?
Oceans of plastic waste are created each year by the construction industry, and the public is calling for action. So what are construction firms doing to reduce their discarded plastic, and what more could be done?
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Let's make myself clear
Industry experts fail to explain why Northern Powerhouse Rail is nothing like Crossrail, and a housebuilder is less than a builder of homes
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NewsOffsite housing research projects gets government cash
Award of £6.5m to kickstart research into MMC
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Hawley Mews, Camden
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Jacqui Macqueen, design director at Goldcrest Architects
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FeaturesBuilding podcast: The legacy of Carillion, the controversy of the Tulip, and the problem of plastic
Listen on our website here or on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or your preferred podcast app
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NewsFinancial watchdog expands probe into Carillion again
The Financial Reporting Council is now also looking into the collapsed contractor's 2013 accounts
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2015 - Wood if we could
While this week we look at the scourge of plastic waste produced by the construction industry, in 2015 we found out why another key material was surprisingly difficult to recycle
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NewsGrosvenor takes on 5,000-home Essex development
Grosvenor has increased its pipeline from 2,100 homes to 15,000 homes since the summer of 2017
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CommentDoes not using a lawyer make you a litigant in person?
To what extent may a company without legal representatives be treated as a litigant in person?
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FeaturesImage of the week: On a roll
A surfer by Brighton West Pier enjoys the unseasonably warm weather as Britain repeatedly smashed February temperature records last week
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CommentCladding liability update
A clearer picture is starting to emerge on liability for combustible cladding
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NewsWhere Carillion's unfinished hospital jobs are now
When is the Midland Met going to open? When did work on the Royal Liverpool hospital restart? Building tells you what we know about the pair of jobs that felled Carillion
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FeaturesA tale of two hospitals: how Carillion's unfinished jobs are shaping up
Among the casualties of Carillion’s collapse were two major new hospital schemes, the Midland Metropolitan and the Royal Liverpool. After lying abandoned for months, work is at last restarting on site – but both are now years behind schedule.
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NewsFirms wanting to take on Carillion hospital facing extra financial checks
NHS trust behind Midland Met job says it plans to use Cabinet Office data when assessing bids
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CommentThe Carillion legacy
The impact of Carillion’s fall on its unpaid suppliers has been much rued, but the general public also suffered – from unfinished public hospitals
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NewsStewart Milne to supply L&Q with timber frames
Timber specialist will supply frame for 1,500 homes being built by the housing association
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NewsNext phase of Carillion's Vaux brewery job up for grabs
Shortlist of five for £50m deal due in April
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NewsTaylor Wimpey sees 6% profit hike
Housebuilder’s pre-tax profit rises to £858m as it says Help to Buy winding down is a good thing