All Building articles in 10 January 2014 – Page 4
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Features
Building's Agenda 15 campaign
The UK goes to the polls on 7 May 2015, but political parties will be forming their policies from now. So it is the time for the construction industry to tell the politicians what it needs to be able to thrive
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Wates wins £133m Scape framework
Contractor wins sole contractor on Scape’s £133m East Midlands Property Alliance (EMPA) provincial framework
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Comment
Agenda 15: Time to build our future
Building’s new initiative, aimed at influencing the main political parties’ policies for the sector, kicks off with one of the biggest industry consultations ever undertaken.
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Making it outside of London
Hiscox’s largest office building in the UK outside London has been given the go-ahead by local authorities
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Comment
Immigration, immigration, immigration
Immigration is an issue sure to stir up debate, but Building’s recent survey of the construction industry gives an interesting view on the industry’s attitudes.
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Housing-led recovery sparks labour shortages
RICS market survey warns labour shortages are holding back UK construction growth
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Comment
My digital life ... Gary Raife
The divisional manager at Lakehouse on Mumford Sons, Dubai, and childbirth.
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Comment
A Chinese New Year
China has signalled its interest in UK markets. This may be a sign of more change to come in the following year.
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Crossrail bosses to be grilled over station design quality
London Assembly member to scrutinise Crossrail’s failure to design review outer London stations
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Armitt: Blackouts 'best thing' for UK infrastructure crisis
Warning over lack of urgency comes as Building launches consultation on long-term construction policy
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John Armitt: ‘Blackouts would be the best possible thing that could happen’
John Armitt says the UK is ‘close to crisis’ on the development of major infrastructure. So no wonder he thinks something radical is called for - and taking party politics out of big infrastructure decisions is just the start.
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Shangri-La luxury hotel opening date put back again
Hotel at London’s Shard skyscraper will now open in April
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Comment
Hansom: The morning after
Images from the New Year binge flash before our eyes: it starts with a game of darts; then fireworks; then we wake up from a disturbing dream about massive lobsters to find we’re cuddling a baby seal
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Comment
2014: The bigger picture
We saw construction beginning to pick up in 2013 and a few pieces of the construction strategy jigsaw fall into place. This year the onus will be on the industry to lead change that will deliver better value, faster
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Planning stats: residential projects and approvals in December 2013
Battersea Power Station is the top housing client, while the South-east continues as the busiest region
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Global construction set for best year since 2007
Turner Townsend report predicts global market to have “best year since the financial crisis”
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Construction appointments: 10 January 2014
Mace and Jones Lang LaSalle among those announcing appointments and promotions this week
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Features
Dulux Trade Most Trusted Contractor Painter Award 2013
Top prize in the 2013 Dulux Trade Most Trusted Contractor Painter Awards goes to Kenny Halsall, supervisor painter at Bagnalls
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Comment
RICS survey heralds a happy new year, but ...
… the construction industry needs many happy new years to recovery from its weakened state
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Comment
Is construction growing or has it gone temporarily into reverse?
The latest ONS figures show a 4% dip in November’s construction figures when other data shows the sector is booming - what’s going on?