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NewsEFA announces bidders' day for £120m Pf2 schools
Bidders’ day for final batch of prviately financed schools announced
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NewsT Clarke reports 41% rise in profit
Chief executive warns there will be no ‘meaningful recovery’ in the UK construction market until 2015
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CommentWe can do more for unemployed youngsters
Construction needs to think seriously about how to get more of the UK’s huge number of unemployed young people into the industry. A recent report has some simple suggestions
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CommentHas homebuying suddenly trumped private rent?
Construction inflation, Help to Buy and customer sentiment all restrict growth of new build rented homes
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NewsWSP grows over 50% in first full year after Genivar merger
Engineering group posts strong results and UK growth, as it announces £199m Canadian oil and gas acquisition
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CommentWill Sir David Higgins' HS2 report mark a turning point?
Even if the government accepts this report’s recommendations, the Hybrid Bill’s passage through parliament will be a long one
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NewsHS2 to plan further Northern rail upgrades
The transport secretary has asked HS2 and Network Rail to plan east-west rail links
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NewsMorrisons slashes its capital expenditure budget by 50%
Retailing giant to spend £550m on capital expenditure this year, down from £1.1bn
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NewsGovernment decides to drop £700m HS2 to HS1 link
Transport secretary Patrick McLouglin also backs redevelopment of Euston in response to Higgins report
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NewsContractors applaud faster HS2 delivery plan
But lawyer warns starting the second phase of the line three years early may not be possible
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NewsHiggins plans to slash HS2 timescale by three years
Sir David Higgins’ report recommends private investment in redesigned Euston scheme
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NewsHelp to Buy to be extended to 2020
Chancellor announces plans to prolong the life of the housing loan scheme
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CommentGaming can inspire construction's next generation
Computer games like Minecraft could be harnessed to help the sector
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CommentWhat is the 'office of the future'?
A lot is changing in office development but then much remains the same as it always was
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NewsHiggins expected to cut HS2 timescale
Report, due to be published this morning, is expected to recommend a raft of measures to cut costs
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NewsConstruction grows 1.8% in January
But growth in final quarter has been revised down to a 0.2% fall and overall recovery remains ‘patchy’
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NewsGovernment slashes housing standards red tape
Overhaul includes minimum space standards promise, as well as discarding requirments for rainwater harvesting
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NewsRIBA submits plans for new head office
Theis Khan’s conversion for existing building just five doors down from current HQ