All articles by Alex Funk – Page 8
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NewsGovernment to crack down on late payments to small businesses
A new package of measures aims to improve pay standards for SMEs and the self-employed
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NewsFosters unveils restoration of San Francisco’s Transamerica Pyramid
The architect remodelled the lobby and garden of the centre’s 48-storey skyscraper
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News‘Adversarial’ PFI contracts still costing taxpayers money on legal bills, group warns
Initiative used to bankroll New Labour’s public sector spending boom in 1990s
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NewsBennetts Associates completes £30m theatre revamp in Hertford
Existing building has been extended to include second theatre space
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NewsCompetition to design Queen Elizabeth II’s official memorial to be launched
Winner expected to be announced in 2026
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NewsCLC publishes golden thread guidance for higher-risk buildings
Initiative was key recommedation of Hackitt report
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NewsMace and Jacobs win roles on Saudi Arabia airport
King Salman International Airport in Riyadh aims for 180 million passenger capacity by 2050
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NewsCurtins’ chief executive of 20 years announces retirement
Rob Melling will step down from leading the company that kick-started his career
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NewsMcDonald’s to build over 200 new UK restaurants
The chain pledges a £1bn expansion project after five decades in the UK
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NewsSheppard Robson retrofit of landmark City office approved
The company has sustainability and wellbeing at the forefront of its plans
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NewsConstruction insolvencies rise again in 2024 but ‘reason to be confident’ as rate of increase slows
Industry still accounts for highest share of insolvencies but growth in firms going bust is the lowest since fall in 2020
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FeaturesFrom the Archives: Queen Elizabeth II opens the Barbican Centre, 1982
Building reported the official opening of the controversial project and wondered what the world would make of it
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NewsCITB denies asking ‘leading’ questions in levy consultations after spat with polling firm
Training group trades blows with Survation over levy survey
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NewsHousebuilding and infrastructure set to boost activity, RICS sentiment survey says
Labour government’s pledge to build more homes and simplify planning system buoys industry
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NewsBuilt environment lags behind other sectors in AI adoption, BSI says
Just one third of firms have strategy in place for technology
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NewsCore Five says building safety rules stalling projects by months and warns on firms willing to price jobs over £250m
New regulations have meant ‘mass return of schemes to drawing board’
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NewsFirst office building in York Central development gets green light
Six-storey civil service building will kickstart major brownfield regeneration project in city
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NewsEx-minister Lord Harrington to chair Regal
Former Watford MP will head board of London property developer