All Building articles in 10 February 2017 – Page 2
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NewsBrexit could derail infrastructure projects, Balfour Beatty warns
The contractor reported that by November last year 10% of its workforce held non-British EU passports
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NewsBakerloo Line extension route revealed
The extension will take the line out to Lewisham via Old Kent Road
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NewsFresh warning over rising cost pressures
CPA says growth will suffer as overwhelming majority of contractors and manufacturers report price hikes
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CommentScoring an own goal
A benefit of arbitration is that it stops details of a dispute becoming public. But, as a case involving a football manager shows, if you challenge the arbitration you lose that advantage
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FeaturesStrategic advances?
The government’s modern industrial strategy has been welcomed by business groups but are there opportunities for construction to benefit?
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NewsPriority schools second phase goes out to market
Education Funding Agency pushes out delayed £2bn second phase of programme to rebuild 277 schools
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NewsInfrastructure prices to go up strongly, predicts T&T
The consultant reported that contractors were trimming margins as input costs exceeded tender price rises
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CommentScientific thinking
The UK’s world-class science facilities and thriving community are vital to the construction industry and the economy as a whole, writes Eugene Sayers, so it is important that the sector is supported through the changes Brexit brings
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FeaturesA question of priorities
The government’s flagship programme to regenerate the schools estate has just seen the start of its second phase. Ike Ijeh assesses what the Priority School Building Programme has offered pupils and the construction industry so far
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CommentHousing white paper: Strategy needs delivery
The housing white paper represents a big policy shift and contains some bold ideas, but it is just a set of principles until it is delivered
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NewsLondon to suffer as offices sector weakens, Mace says
Firm’s consultancy arm is forecasting tender price growth in 2017 before a ‘tough’ 2018
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CommentHousing white paper: Rental failure
The housing white paper gave a boost to build to rent but the government could have gone further
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CommentApprenticeship policy will distort the market
The IFS’ blistering critique of the government’s apprentice policy holds some uncomfortable truths for construction. There is increased competition for younger employees but little real incentive to invest in high-level skills training
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NewsQuintain opens door to new builders as it begins big PRS push
Wembley Park developer is accelerating development of the 85-acre scheme
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Education
There’s lots to learn this week about the new products for schools and universities, from hard landscaping for a primary school to Portakabin modules and floor screed
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NewsU+I gets green light for £100m Maidstone resi scheme
The site of a former paper mill will be turned into 310 new homes
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FeaturesLead times: October - December 2016
Lead times have changed for only two packages - the lowest level of change recorded in the last decade. But many packages are reporting difficulty in getting qualified or experienced staff, reports Brian Moone of Mace
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CommentBreaking the housebuilding mould
Competition for land and volume housebuilding has helped create architectural sameness
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