All Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations articles – Page 64
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NewsConstruction activity in major cities surged by more than a third last year
Deloitte crane survey said Leeds saw a record number of new housing schemes start on site
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NewsFledgling Manchester QS nabs two Arcadis directors
Cost consultant Hive Projects set up in 2020
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NewsDevelopers reviewing projects as cost pressures bite, report says
Glenigan review finds project start values have fallen for the fourth month in a row
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CommentLearning from Grenfell: collaborative procurement to support building safety
New government guidance will help implement Judith Hackitt’s recommendation of a more integrated, less adversarial approach to construction
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FeaturesAdek clarifies the fire safety classification system for flooring products
Jessica Brown, digital marketing manager at Ecodek, explores the growing demand for flooring materials to meet new standards
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NewsGove threatens to stop housebuilders trading unless they pay into cladding fund
Housing secretary steps up war of words with developers
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NewsKPMG facing £1.3bn lawsuit over Carillion audits
Claim includes amounts paid out in dividends, advisory fees and losses incurred while the contractor was trading
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NewsBuilders merchants’ sales grew 30% last year during supply chain squeeze
Analyst calls the figures “remarkable” but warns further supply issues could hit the industry in 2022
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NewsIndustry can’t ‘rest on laurels’ over net zero and building safety, government tells firms
Minister outlines construction’s priorities for the year ahead
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NewsBooming Vistry still among industry’s slowest payers, Build UK figures say
Housebuilder expected to show 2021 pre-tax profit more than doubled when it publishes annual numbers next month
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CommentThe Leasehold Reform Bill: a misplaced eye on developers
Limiting a ground rents ban to new-builds seems oddly aimed at housebuilders, who for the most part have modified their practice on this anyway
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NewsInsurers call for hybrid structures to make timber buildings easier to insure
Report recommendations include concrete cores and alternating concrete and timber floors to reduce flood and fire risk
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CommentIt’s good to talk about flood and fire risks
A new report on risks posed by timber-framed buildings is a positive first step towards greater collaboration
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NewsFirms must up productivity or face ongoing effects of inflation, T&T warns
Consultant issues warning on material and labour shortages as it revises tender price forecast again
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NewsMayor warns cost inflation hitting 45% on some London housing jobs
Sadiq Khan says there will be ‘significant impact’ on affordable home building without government cash
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NewsWillmott Dixon among three firms awarded spots on £4.2bn major projects framework
Firm continues role with developer Places for People
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CommentThe fury of a homeowner
Tony Bingham is alarmed by an MP’s draconian suggestions for regulating domestic building works – and has a much better idea
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NewsRICS told to be more open, as review into group targets spring publication
Critics say institution has been too secretive and not focussed enough on public role
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NewsGovernment to finally meet CLC over product certification worries
Talks with construction minister Lee Rowley to be held in coming days as concerns grow over UK’s capability to carry out tests
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CommentSmart contracts: automating weather clauses
A project to automate NEC compensation clauses is breaking ground in smart contracts, writes Jim Mason