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Materials firms report lowest growth for two years
Manufacturers’ group says rate of growth falling but confidence remains high
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Countryside bags 3,000-home scheme
Housebuilder to work with L Q on GLA-owned former East London factory site
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Ucatt calls for action on migrant builder deaths
Union blasts HSE for not recording nationality of fatal accident victims
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Work resumes on Aberdeen bridge after worker fatality
Main contractor Balfour Beatty says workers have returned to £18m Third Don Crossing, but not to the incident area
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Government to launch major construction labour review
Construction Leadership Council will oversee report by consultant Mark Farmer on how to reform industry
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Comment
Sink estates: Has their time come?
We don’t plan and invest for the long term. £140m will help identify the issues on particular estates but it won’t tackle the root causes
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Hansom: The incredibles
An underwater tennis court, a cycle rack installed as public art, a grade II-listed DIY nuclear bunker, and a Russian official who steals a 50km stretch of road - clearly a week for suspending disbelief …
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Image of the week: Light footfall
A light artwork installation at King’s Cross is part of London’s Lumiere Festival
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Features
Interview: Peter Hansford
Until two months ago Peter Hansford was the government’s chief construction advisor. Now the position has been abolished. Here, he talks frankly about the state of the industry and how his legacy will be perceived
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Chief execs sign construction health pledges
Firms including Skanska, Mace, and Crossrail commit to tackling workplace ill health
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Barbour ABI's January market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for January is now available to download
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Balfour UK procurement chief leaves
Martin Chown latest to go, while outsider gets international procurement job
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Longcross owed £51m at collapse
Trade creditors could recover less than 0.5p in the pound for debts
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House prices buoyed by buy-to-let surge
The RICS reports rush of buyers looking to purchase before April tax changes