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CommentWas Miller right to sell its construction business?
Nice price for Galliford Try and stuttering housing market add up to a bold decision by Miller
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CommentDays of the recession still haunt us
For major contractors the problems of the past few years are only just starting to manifest themselves
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NewsLaing O’Rourke JV wins £600m Northern Line extension
Joint venture between Laing O’Rourke and Spain’s Ferrovial sees off three other rival teams
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NewsConstruction growth stalls in Spring
Output down 0.8% in the three months to May, compared to the previous three months, but still up 4.9% year-on-year
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CommentDo we need a new best practice for our supply chains?
If we scrutinise something hard enough, the cracks will start to show, and demonstrate that today’s best practice is not enough
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NewsDeveloper expects 2016 start for £2bn Kent theme park
Developer of Paramount Park leisure resort sets out timetable for massive scheme on Swanscombe Peninsula
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NewsFirms picked for £1.5bn United Utilities work
Four construction partners and one consultant chosen for United Utilities new investment programme
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NewsPaul Davis completes Docklands housing
A five-block mixed-use development adjacent to east London’s historic Tobacco Dock has now been completed.
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CommentThe right remedy
A recent Supreme Court decision should make it easier for developers to argue that damages rather than an injunction should be awarded in nuisance cases
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FeaturesOne Brighton: Five years on
One Brighton, the UK’s largest private car-free development, was built as a model for sustainable living. Now, five years on, Ike Ijeh visits to ask whether it has lived up to its green promises
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NewsOn the buses
Balfour Beatty delivers two park-and-ride sites for City of York Council in time to ease congestion for the Tour de France
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CommentHansom: That’s entertainment
There’s hilarity at the GCS, a ripping idea for how to use waste paper, Crossrail gets its own TV series, and there’s an update on the industry’s charitable activities. Plus, happy anniversary to a modular building firm
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FeaturesTraining to nowhere
Plenty of young people across the UK are signing up for construction training - the real problem, according to a report out today, is that many are taking courses that simply don’t meet the industry’s needs.
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Open City’s Accelerate into University! programme
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Srirat Jongsanguandi, from Seven Kings Sixth Form, year 12.
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NewsAedas launches London office after splitting from UK arm
Architect targets £20m turnover on commercial projects; UK arm rebrands as AHR with public sector focus
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CommentRing of truth to 'conscious uncoupling'
It may be unclear how amicable a break-up it really is, but are Aedas and AHR better going it alone?
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NewsPlanning stats: Residential projects and approvals in June
Barratt Homes is top housing client, while residential development in June continued on an even keel
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NewsInfographic: Staff shortages
A breakdown of which particular trades SMEs are having trouble recruiting, in the current climate
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NewsGovernment’s construction pipeline hits £116bn
Cabinet Office’s latest update, unveiled at the Government Construction Summit, shows that value of work has risen by £13bn
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NewsProfit warning forces Balfour Beatty M&E rethink
After another profit warning, Balfour Beatty tightens its bidding criteria and withdraws from the market in London