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NewsMouchel seeking 600 engineers
Consultant reports revenue of £555m in first full year since bank rescue
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NewsMAC on course to double in size this year
Start-up consultant specialising in retail sector forecasts strong fourth year of trading
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NewsGreen light for first phase of £500m Station Hill scheme
Developers Stanhope and Benson Elliot have been given the green light to begin work on the £500m redevelopment of Station Hill in Reading
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NewsCarillion named as academy sponsor
Announcement of 39 school sponsors paves way for procurement
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CommentConstruction's dreaming of a white Christmas
Whisper it, but such is the demand for staff and materials, a heavy cold snap could actually help the industry cope with the recovery
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CommentReal retrofit requires real professionals
Retrofit is being dumbed down, and the results of ignorance can be disastrous
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NewsEDF moots ‘client bank accounts’ on £16bn Hinkley project
Accounts would work something like “project bank accounts” and would ensure suppliers are paid on time
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CommentBig data, little buckets and smart cities
Data generated by construction projects tends to be on a small, local scale but if we are to plan for smart cities we need to embrace big data
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NewsShangri-La confirms luxury Shard hotel postponed till 2014
Luxury hotel will not open until next year - more than six months later than originally planned
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NewsUpturn sees housebuilder bosses’ bonuses rise 78%
Directors at housebuilders see average bonuses grow by more than three-quarters
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NewsCIOB picks finalists for Art of Building competition
See the shortlist of 15 built environment photographs from around the world for the CIOB annual Art of Building photography competition
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FeaturesHousebuilders' salary survey 2013
Over a few short months, the housebuilding industry has moved from stagnation to skills crisis, with firms paying staggering bonuses to hang on to staff. Here are the findings of the Building/PSD Group 2013 housebuilders’ salary survey
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NewsCarillion bags £500m BT broadband cabling deal
Contractor also posts trading update confirming it will shrink this year
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Ministers seek to block bad HS2 assessment review
Ministers seek to block publication of report that describes HS2 as in danger of failing
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CommentEarly payment schemes: The industry disease
Construction firms claim their early payment schemes give them flexibility, but critics say they are unfair to subcontractors and are killing growth. So who’s right?
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NewsGovernment outlines steps to tackle late payment
Government plans to enforce 30 day payment terms for all parts of the supply chain on public sector contracts
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FeaturesAutumn Statement 2013: Key policies for construction
A guide to what the key policies in last week’s Autumn Statement and National Infrastructure Plan update will mean for the industry
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NewsGalliford Try closes on £34m Edinburgh school
Contractor’s Scottish subsidiary will redevelop high school for hub South East Scotland
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NewsCommercial work grows at fastest rate on record
Major spike in activity in UK regions in November boosts commercial sector, says Savills
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NewsGovernment ‘must tackle rising cost of free schools’
National Audit Office says the average cost of setting up a free school came in more than double what was forecast