All articles by Joey Gardiner – Page 59
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NewsCountryside says expansion plan is on track
Housebuilder returns to profit and posts 6% rise in revenue
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FeaturesFair payment charter: Cheque’s in the post
Few issues are more contentious in construction than payment practices. So will a new fair payment charter that asks contractors to commit to shorter payment times actually work - or merely add to the pile of previous failed attempts to reform the industry?
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NewsHome labelling initiative launched
Pilot scheme aims to improve quality of new homes and information provided to prospective buyers
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CommentPower games in the energy market
Can contractors working in the energy infrastructure sector survive the fallout from Ofgem’s competition review?
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NewsConstruction workers get 5.5% two-year pay deal
New BATJIC agreement will see rise of 2.5% this year and 3% in 2015
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FeaturesPutting the wind up construction
Ofgem’s announcement last week that the six big energy firms face a competition inquiry has spooked the market and alarmed construction firms relying on new energy generation capacity. But are things really as bleak as they seem?
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CommentThis is one tax change we should welcome
In amending its false self-employment rules HMRC is giving employers a chance to change the construction industry’s image
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FeaturesTax changes for temporary site workers
In a radical move that seems bound to increase labour costs, the government is clamping down on temporary site workers claiming to be self-employed. And as if that wasn’t bad enough news for construction companies using this kind of labour, they’ve only got two weeks to prepare for the change ...
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NewsWYG to beat profit expectations
Engineer said it will beat market forecasts by 10% as economy recovers
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NewsHenry Boot profit up 37%
Northern contractor and developer reports recovery amid rising construction tender prices
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NewsLabour looks to increase 200k housing target
Sir Michael Lyons says England needs to “go well beyond” 200,000 homes a year target
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NewsLabour aims to boost housebuilding apprentices
Shadow housing minister says she will bring in rules forcing training on publicly-funded projects
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NewsBovis in 510-home private rent deal
Housebuilder says it will raise £80m through sale to unnamed investor
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CommentTransparency will come at a cost
The MoJ’s plan to consider opening up contract details to FOI requests is to be applauded, but may hit the bottom line
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NewsHS2 prompts new focus on North rail links
Transport minister asks HS2 and Network Rail to consider bolstering trans-Pennine route alongside phase 2 of HS2, in wake of Higgins report into project
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NewsOsborne moves to boost small housebuilders
Chancellor announces £500m finance package for small and custom housebuilders, as well as new garden city and extension of Help to Buy
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NewsMitie writes down up to £15m on construction jobs
FM business continues painful scaling down of construction and M E work
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NewsCrest plans more homes on Help to Buy extension
Housebuilder says help to Buy extension provides it with “business certainty”
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FeaturesAgenda 15: Green priorities
In the latest in our series on Building’s Agenda 15 campaign ahead of the next election, and fresh from the Ecobuild sustainability event, we report on what the industry wants the government to do about green regulation