All Building articles in 14 February 2025 – Page 7
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NewsSlower pace of interest rate cuts could hamper recovery, Henry Boot warns
Developer and builder says turnover from construction business last year lower than expected
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NewsMcAlpine to build new furnace at Port Talbot steel plant
Deal for Tata in South Wales town extends contractor’s relationship with Indian conglomerate
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NewsAvant Homes confirms plans for redundancies in Midlands
Housebuilder declines to put number on planned lay-offs
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NewsHousing association Clarion boosts completions by half
Firm wants to build more than 2,000 homes in full year
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NewsProfit up at industrial specialist Glencar as revenue stays flat
Hertfordshire cntractor eyeing 10% growth this year
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NewsNew office tower at 99 Bishopsgate set to be approved this week
Brookfield’s 54-storey block designed by RSHP due before formal vote on Friday
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FeaturesMy route into construction … Jack Norkett, senior project manager at RED Construction
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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NewsBerkeley granted approval for Fosters-designed Fulham towers scheme
Plans for 357 homes at former gasworks site signed off after second staircase redesign
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NewsInsulation installers suspended over poor work funded through government energy efficiency schemes
Department asks Ofgem to oversee work to put problems right
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NewsMet Police withdraws objection to Chinese ‘super-embassy’ after reviewing three-year-old evidence
Force had opposed David Chipperfield-designed plan to redevelop former Royal Mint site as late as last month
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NewsMcLaren raids McAlpine again for commercial director role at CM business
Contractor due to announce next set of annual numbers next week
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NewsJRL inks deal on £400m Blackfriars towers job
Scheme at 220 Blackfriars one of several set to built in coming years at central London construction hotspot
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NewsMinisters pledge to double the size of the Oxford-Cambridge economy in boost for life sciences sector
Initiative has potential to add £78bn in GDP to UK economy
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NewsWatkin Jones ‘creating margin’ out of building safety remediation work, firm says
Developer carrying out work in-house rather than contracting it out
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NewsGovernment wants views on proposed infrastructure planning shake-up
NSIP regime to be reformed in upcoming legislation
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CommentHow to fix the broken paradigm of risk transfer and procurement in construction
Design and build contracts have led to a “design and dump” mentaility that is unsafe and unsustainable. Kevin P’ng proposes a radical alternative
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Features‘This is a growth story’… How Network Rail plans to become one of the UK’s biggest housebuilders
The transport operator’s group property director talks about the ‘new mindset’ at Network Rail – and why the country’s biggest owner of brownfield land is taking an assertive role in redevelopment projects on its sites
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NewsGovernment targets new homes around commuter hubs
Reeves and Rayner pledge default approval for schemes with ‘high housing potential’ such as sites near train stations
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