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CommentDifferent ways to shorten the skills gap
A reader responds to Simon Rawlinson’s column with her own ideas about how to tackle the skills shortage
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NewsBoris outlines £1.3 trillion London infrastructure plan
Industry applauds “long-term visibility” of workload and potential for investment
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NewsCelebrated urbanist and planner Peter Hall dies
Peter Hall, the celebrated planner, urbanist and geographer, has died
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NewsMorgan Sindall takes £120m Pf2 schools batch
Exclusive: Morgan Sindall beats rivals to take batch of private finance schools in the North-west
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CommentA failure to plan
If housing is a long-term priority for the UK, the planning system does not recognise it
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NewsBalfour Beatty left ‘weak’ after rejecting Carillion bid
Analysts say “odd” announcement leaves firm open to hostile take over bid from rival contractor
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NewsCarillion hits out at Balfour over 'unilateral' end to merger talks
Carillion says it is still considering its position over merger, saying it still believes there’s a “powerful” case to combine two firms
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NewsWatch: Blaze rips through Eastbourne Pier
Devastating fire destroys main building on the historic Eastbourne Pier
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NewsManchester University hunts for contractor partners
Winners will be in line for £670m of contracting work over eight years
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NewsArcadis to buy Hyder for £256m
Global consultant, and owner of EC Harris, set to pay premium of 40% for UK engineer
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NewsBalfour Beatty ends merger talks with Carillion
Disagreement over sale of consultant arm Parsons Brinckerhoff given as reason for end of mega-merger talks
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FeaturesThe sum of their parts: Mergers and acquisitions
There’s no guarantee that mergers will work out for the companies involved - we look at four of construction’s biggest deals
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NewsInfographic: Balfour Beatty and Carillion mega-merger
See our guide to the proposed merger between the two UK contracting giants
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NewsIndustry sees risk and opportunities in Balfour-Carillion merger
Industry figures surprised by merger talks but can see both pros and cons for potential mega-contractor’s competitors
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CommentBalfour and Carillion - deal or no deal?
What would be the potential pros and cons for the industry if this massive merger were to go through?
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NewsRevealed: Balfour and Carillion first held merger talks in 2011
Exclusive: Last week’s approach by Carillion is actually the second time the two construction giants have discussed joining forces
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NewsCarillion and Balfour would be ‘major player’
Industry reacts with surprise at prospect of £14bn-turnover construction giant
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CommentHansom: Verse and worse
Poetry (of a kind) wins the day for WSP, placemaking finds its place (on the coffee table), Ken doll’s private bits get a once over, Germany beats Argentina (again) and Didcot A power station is blown up out of all proportion
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NewsKeller hit by £30m 'exceptional charge'
Legal dispute over alleged project failings prompts exceptional charge
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NewsBam wins £38m Hull priority schools
Bam Construction has won a £38m batch of priority schools in Hull and East Riding