All Building articles in 13 November 2020 – Page 10
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NewsGLA green lights controversial £1bn hotel rejected by council
Mayor’s first approval for Kensington Forum hotel was dropped after 2018 High Court challenge.
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: KCTMO’s second week in the spotlight
Project manager quizzed on notebooks “binned” months after fire while boss seeks to justify pre-appointment talks with Rydon
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NewsLone Star launches £630m bid for McCarthy & Stone
Board of retirement housebuilder McCarthy Stone backs buy out by US private equity giant
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NewsGrenfell boss denies talks with Rydon before it was appointed were ‘improper’
KCTMO director accepts contact with bidder put procurement exercise at risk of challenge but says it was not illegal
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NewsConstruction furlough levels drop faster than other sectors
Firms brought back almost three-quarters of staff on job retention scheme by 31 August
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CommentMMC will encourage more women into construction
A fixed workplace, flexible shift patterns and job security would all create a better gender balance in the industry, Rosa Turner Wood writes
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NewsChild Graddon Lewis scheme gets green light for phase two of Victoria Wharf project
Phase one awarded Building small project of the year in 2018
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NewsCLC issues advice on post-Brexit movement of materials and goods
Follows advice on access to skills
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NewsEngland still has 17 occupied high-rise buildings with no plan to remove ACM cladding
Cladding remediation works have also slowed in September despite lifting of lockdown restrictions
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NewsSales at Travis Perkins continue to slide
Group axed 2,500 jobs and closed 165 branches in June
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NewsTeam picked for £58m refurb of Grenfell estate
Consultants will work with residents on co-design project
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NewsCrossrail trial running set to start by March
Key next phase of Crossrail testing will be underway 'towards the end of quarter one', says scheme's boss
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CommentGet CROSS and improve building safety
The new mandatory regime on building safety will be complemented by a voluntary scheme for industry-wide information sharing, implemented through expansion of the CROSS scheme
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NewsClient boss ‘never connected’ Grenfell cladding and Lakanal House fire
Refurbishment director attended briefings on fatal Southwark blaze but had no discussions on cladding lessons for west London project
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NewsContractors on the blocks for Brexit port jobs
Three border control posts to be built to handle post-Brexit trade from the EU
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NewsArchitect says Holocaust Memorial is a ‘crescendo of the moment’
Architect tells inquiry proposals will ‘shift landscape’ of Victoria Tower Gardens but not at expense of current uses
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NewsLaing O’Rourke and Mace among firms picked for CITB leadership and management scheme
Thirty-seven firms secured funding
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NewsMace given go ahead for £500m Stevenage regeneration job
But scheme waiting for all clear from MHCLG before construction can begin
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NewsBuilding nominated for business publication of the year
Sister title Housing Today makes shortlist for brand of the year at PPA Independent Publisher Awards