All Breaking news articles – Page 564
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NewsWhole life value guidance delayed a year
Government guidelines on how the industry should calculate the wider costs and value of a building to be published next year
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NewsGovernment expands lean procurement trials
Over £300m of government spending added to list of procurement trials
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NewsConstruction activity falls at fastest rate for 2.5 years
Markit/CIPS PMI index sinks to 48.2 in June from 54.4 in May
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NewsCALA pushes margins to 16%
Housebuilder increases profitability, average selling price and completions
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NewsRay O'Rourke: 'We need 35-hour weeks'
Boss of contractor Laing O’Rourke argues for shorter weeks to attract young people into the construction industry
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NewsPersimmon first half turnover up 13%
Housebuilder issues strong trading update ahead of results
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NewsGovernment PFI review just 'weeks away'
Infrastructure UK boss says result of government review of Private Finance Initiative should be published before summer recess
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NewsAtkins boss dismisses Olympic marketing complaints
David Tonkin tells firms there are many ways to promote their Olympic work other than using the media
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NewsLaing O'Rourke chief urges ministers to act on infrastructure
Laing O’Rourke’s European boss says firm will look overseas for work if infrastructure projects are not brought forward
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NewsBrookfield takes on landmark London Wall site
London Wall Place site dropped by Hammerson now taken on by Brookfield
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NewsPutnam to chair Green Construction Board
Skanska boss Mike Putnam replaces Dan Labbad as the co-chair of the Green Construction Board
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NewsStandardised school design guidance to be published 'this summer'
Education Funding Agency capital boss dismisses fears standardised designs will lead to ‘identikit schools’
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NewsControversial HSE charging scheme to start in October
‘Free for intervention’ scheme that will charge £124-an-hour for visits by safety inspectors will come into force from October
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NewsMorrell casts doubt on Osborne's growth plan
Chief construction adviser Paul Morrell says pension funds unlikely to invest in new infrastructure as it’s ‘not their business’
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NewsMaude calls for 20% 'or better' savings on public building projects
Cabinet Office minister launches Construction Strategy progress report at Government Construction Summit
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NewsInterserve wins Ministry of Justice BIM job
Interserve has won the race to build the government’s first BIM level two trial project at Cookham Wood prison
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NewsKier wins £18m Northampton university job
Kier appointed main contractor for University of Northampton’s St John’s student residences development
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NewsUnion fires protest warning over pay dispute
Unite says members “angry” at the pay offer of a 1.6% pay rise over two years and warns of widespread protests
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NewsFormer NFB chair's firm collapses
Merseyside contractor run by former NFB chair Alison Perry, who was awarded an OBE last month, has gone into adminstration
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NewsGovernment needs a 'step change' in carbon reduction
Green Deal and ECO not enough to keep building emissions reductions on track according to the Committee on Climate Change