All Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations articles – Page 58
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NewsConstruction vacancies match all-time record, says ONS
Past three months saw an average 49,000 jobs unfilled as firms pay out bonuses to keep hold of staff
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CommentThe anti-developers have won as government signals full retreat on planning
We have come a very long way indeed from the planning white paper set out by Robert Jenrick in August 2020, writes Joey Gardiner
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NewsSix appointed to £600m panelised MMC framework
DPS to run alongside Building Better’s original framework
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NewsGovernment lacks ‘political will’ to tackle housing crisis, says Jenrick
Former housing secretary warned manifesto commitments would not be met
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NewsGovernment to have power to investigate the RICS’ governance
New Levelling Up Bill will allow ministers to appoint independent person to report on institution
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NewsGove tells peers to leave London during parliament renovations
Project troubled by spate of recent resignations
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NewsKPMG to pay £14.4m for misleading regulator on Carillion audit
Auditor created false minutes and retroactively edited spreadsheets
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NewsGovernment opens £120m fund to kickstart new nuclear construction
Spending expected to focus on small number of projects
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NewsPeabody after delivery partner for £140m Southall resi scheme
Plans for 564 new homes in Ealing district
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FeaturesIs construction moving fast enough on building safety?
Last month’s Building Safety Act ushered in sweeping reforms, but critics say construction should not wait for legislation to change its culture. Is that charge fair?
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NewsShanghai lockdown affecting product availability, CLC says
Chinese trade hub now in seventh week of restrictions
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NewsGreen rejig continues at Mace as firm raids Aecom for retrofit head
Rachel O’Donnell charged with growing consult’s retrofit business
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CommentStart saving lives with a positive safety culture
Last year 39 people died on UK construction sites. Billy O’Brien explains how to make them safer and get that number down to zero
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NewsQueen's Speech 2022: Energy Bill to extend price cap and encourage innovation across sector
But industry criticises absense of retrofit measures
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NewsImprove productivity measurement to improve efficiency, says taskforce
Report based on two live UK sites being built by McAlpine and Skanska
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CommentWe now have no excuse for failing to build more sustainable buildings
Making the right material choices, getting the landscaping right, improving green specifications… There are so many ways for developers and contractors to achieve high-performance buildings
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NewsSummer announcement on latest cartel inquiry into industry, CMA says
Probe began more than three years ago and is understood to centre on demolition sector
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CommentRolling out project bank accounts in JCT contracts
Project bank account provisions are now available for all JCT contract suites – improving cash flow through the industry
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NewsProject starts plummet, says Glenigan
Gloomy outlook as rising costs delay schemes, while office sector is best performer
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NewsBrent after developer for £100m Wembley resi projects
Schemes designed by Karakusevic Carson Architects