All articles by Joey Gardiner – Page 39
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NewsCarillion rivals say staff are ready to leave troubled firm
Contractors report ‘steady stream’ of Carillion workers’ CVs as fears grow that pension deficit will deter investors
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FeaturesCarillion: A cautionary tale
The UK’s second-biggest contractor has posted some pretty alarming figures recently, from its £695m debt to its £845m writedown. But how did it get into this state, how can it get out again, and what does it mean for the wider industry?
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NewsContractors still struggling to hike margins over the 2% mark
Building’s Top 150 contractors and housebuilder surveys reveals margins are up but fall short of firms’ targets
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NewsRetrofitting housing blocks could cost billions of pounds
Each tower could cost £20m to upgrade to required fire safety standards
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FeaturesIn Grenfell’s shadow
After the immediate shock of the Grenfell Tower fire, local authorities and housing associations are trying to work out what it all means for the social housing sector. Joey Gardiner reports
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FeaturesHow Brexit got personal
The focus of Brexit so far has been the possible impact on construction’s growing skills shortage. But how is the UK’s vote to leave affecting the EU nationals themselves and what can employers do to ensure that they stay?
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Features‘Projects won’t be delivered’
With the industry dependent on EU workers, major restrictions on immigration as part of a ‘hard Brexit’ could be disastrous
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FeaturesCCS framework: No pain, no gain
The industry has waited a long time for the government’s £2.9bn construction consultancy framework. But doubts remain that all the problems have been ironed out. So will the wait have been worth it for the 32 firms on the scheme?
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CommentConstruction’s candidate: David Darkin
The last of Building’s series of interviews with the construction professionals standing in the general election
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FeaturesEconomy watch: Output declines
Output has fallen month on month but levels of investment are continuing to rise
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CommentA week in the election
The Conservatives have dropped Crossrail 2 from their manifesto while the Institue for Fiscal Studies has derided both major parties
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FeaturesEconomy watch: Inflation on the rise
A CBI survey of manufacturers shows that output is up - and it’s not just due to sterling’s fall in value
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CommentConstruction’s candidate: Bernard Hyde
The second of Building’s series of interviews with the construction professionals standing in the general election
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NewsExperts cast doubts on Tory pledge to build council homes
Manifesto commitment to build a new generation of social housing undermined by lack of funding and targets
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FeaturesConservative manifesto: Council housing’s new best friend?
Offering little new for construction by way of infrastructure commitments, the Tory manifesto nevertheless surprised with its brazen parking of tanks on Labour’s lawn
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CommentA week in the election
The three major parties’ manifestos are out but campaigning was suspended in the wake of the Manchester attack
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NewsCountryside admits it sold houses with ‘doubling’ clauses
News comes after Taylor Wimpey’s £130m writedown related to controversial leasehold contracts
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FeaturesHousebuilders' ground rent "scandal"
Government has now said it will crack down on ‘doubling’ leasehold ground rents, earlier in the year Building investigated this controversial industry practice
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Construction’s candidate: Stephen Gee
The first of Building’s series of interviews with the construction professionals standing in the general election
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Features
Economy watch: Layers of uncertainty
As the general election approaches and uncertainty around Brexit continues, economic indicators are starting to get darker