All articles by Dave Rogers – Page 24
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FeaturesTop 150 Contractors & Housebuilders 2025: Can we please get on and build?
Jobs are still being stalled by planning red tape, legislation and funding issues. A ho-hum Budget hasn’t helped contractors’ mood either but at least some are trying to look on the bright side, writes Dave Rogers, ahead of Building’s Top 150 Contractors & Housebuilders list released tomorrow.
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NewsPeers condemn ‘unacceptable’ building safety delays and say approvals process needs to be ‘streamlined’
House of Lords inquiry finds ‘ageing workforce of building inspectors struggling to meet demand’
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NewsCITB funding committee member resigns in wake of training cuts
Roofing boss says group’s ‘decision will increase skills gap rather than decrease it’
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NewsConsultant Pegasus set to launch building surveying team
Firm headed by former Sweett and WYG boss Douglas McCormick
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NewsRace to build London HQ for science institute set up by US billionaire down to two
Ellison Institute of Technology, named after Larry Ellison, planning Fosters-designed head office in St James’s Square
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NewsMcLaren brings in Mace boss to take on design director role at CM business
Lucy Craig started out career as an architect before switch to contracting
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NewsMcLaren set to sign up for £100m makeover of City office block
Holborn Viaduct scheme originally built in 2008 by Balfour Beatty due for major overhaul under plan by architect Eric Parry
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NewsBudget pressures to see CITB make funding and grants changes from next month
Group says move has been made because demand for services outstripping income
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NewsArada to turn former Salvation Army HQ into hotel and co-living space
Dubai-based developer bought Regal in autumn
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NewsTributes paid to Guggenheim architect Frank Gehry
Canadian-American, whose handful of UK projects included work at Battersea Power Station, dies aged 96
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NewsBudget uncertainty hits brick firm’s trading in final quarter
Michelmersh says dwindling confidence dents business in last three months of this year
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NewsDelayed spending and Budget uncertainty sees output fall again as 2025 decline drags on
PMI index stays firmly in red with November figures producing more sharp drops
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NewsBalfour Beatty says order book has topped £20bn
Firm says UK energy work and US buildings market behind increase
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NewsLondon tower builders on alert for JP Morgan’s Canary Wharf high-rise
At three million sq ft, £10bn Docklands scheme is being hailed as biggest office in capital
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NewsInterim losses at Severfield widen as new chief executive begins strategic review
Steelwork contractor’s boss Paul McNerney says findings will be unveiled next year
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NewsKier finance chief to leave at end of month
Simon Kesterton goes after six years helping mastermind turnaround at business
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NewsBellrock buys Scottish PM and cost consultant
Deal sees £5m turnover Axiom snapped up by £235m rival
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News‘We’re finally being heard.’ Project team hails record gateway 2 approval ‘milestone’ on London new build scheme
Kingsland Road decision being seen as breakthrough in building safety regulations impasse
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NewsCostain appoints Balfour Beatty boss to head up natural resources business
Peter Mumford arrives next month from Balfour Beatty
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NewsFirms going bust and problems getting hold of materials add another £95m to Manchester Town Hall revamp budget
Bovis scheme now slated to cost £525m and finish eight months later than previously planned