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NewsHS2 picks consultants for £520m phase two roles
Consultants will work on development of high-speed line branching north of Birmingham to Manchester and Leeds
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NewsFresh warning over rising cost pressures
CPA says growth will suffer as overwhelming majority of contractors and manufacturers report price hikes
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NewsBrexit puts brakes on architecture sector
More than 60% of practitioners see projects stall and close-on 40% report cancellation of schemes
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CommentScoring an own goal
A benefit of arbitration is that it stops details of a dispute becoming public. But, as a case involving a football manager shows, if you challenge the arbitration you lose that advantage
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FeaturesStrategic advances?
The government’s modern industrial strategy has been welcomed by business groups but are there opportunities for construction to benefit?
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NewsNG Bailey worker removed from London Bridge station job for racist slur
Worker removed after incident at Christmas party
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NewsPriority schools second phase goes out to market
Education Funding Agency pushes out delayed £2bn second phase of programme to rebuild 277 schools
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NewsInfrastructure prices to go up strongly, predicts T&T
The consultant reported that contractors were trimming margins as input costs exceeded tender price rises
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NewsIndustry growth reliant on infrastructure, warns CITB
Steady expansion reliant on major programmes such as HS2 and Hinkley going ahead as planned
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CommentScientific thinking
The UK’s world-class science facilities and thriving community are vital to the construction industry and the economy as a whole, writes Eugene Sayers, so it is important that the sector is supported through the changes Brexit brings
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FeaturesA question of priorities
The government’s flagship programme to regenerate the schools estate has just seen the start of its second phase. Ike Ijeh assesses what the Priority School Building Programme has offered pupils and the construction industry so far
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CommentHousing white paper: Strategy needs delivery
The housing white paper represents a big policy shift and contains some bold ideas, but it is just a set of principles until it is delivered
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NewsLondon to suffer as offices sector weakens, Mace says
Firm’s consultancy arm is forecasting tender price growth in 2017 before a ‘tough’ 2018
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CommentHousing white paper: Rental failure
The housing white paper gave a boost to build to rent but the government could have gone further
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CommentApprenticeship policy will distort the market
The IFS’ blistering critique of the government’s apprentice policy holds some uncomfortable truths for construction. There is increased competition for younger employees but little real incentive to invest in high-level skills training
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NewsCouncils to get powers to seize 'stalled' housing sites
Housing minister Gavin Barwell says government will entice new entrants into the housing market
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NewsMinisters lay out plans to fix 'broken' housing market
Councils to get powers to pressure housebuilders and a change in approach for starter homes
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NewsLendlease in line for £2bn Haringey developer role
North London council wants to build 5,000 homes in borough
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NewsLondon's controversial Mount Pleasant site up for sale
Royal Mail seeks buyer for site with planning for scheme by AHMM, Allies Morrison, Feilden Clegg Bradley and Wilkinson Eyre
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NewsZaha Hadid painting displayed in Trump protest
New York museum displays canvas as one of seven by artists from banned countries