More news – Page 1607
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NewsConstruction appointments: 23 August 2013
Woods Bagot, Lovell and Seddon are among the firms announcing appointments and promotions
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NewsEmployers bid for place on asbestos claims scheme
National Federation of Builders lobbies Department of Work and Pensions to ensure builders are not left open to liabilities
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NewsDelivery partner revealed for £331m London tube upgrade
Exclusive: Team including EC Harris, Mace and CH2M Hill will help deliver radical new procurement approach
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NewsSir Robert McAlpine lays out its blacklist defence
Contractor denies liability for damages caused by the use of blacklisting organisation and details involvement of other firms
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FeaturesPutting a boss on a building site
Are construction bosses any good at building? Kier MD Graham Howe volunteered to spend time on site to find out
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CommentShifting the blame for the Green Deal ...
Ed Davey has a cheek in trying to pin the slow take-up on external wall insulation providers
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CommentFailing to raise Green Deal awareness
The government must invest to ensure the public knows what is on offer
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CommentA real recovery needs broad sustainable growth
Data from the CPA/Barbour ABI index shows the need for growth outside of London
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CommentWork opportunities at home and away
Even if things are looking up here, don’t rule out looking abroad for work
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FeaturesHow real is the construction recovery?
It looks like a recovery, so why isn’t the industry jumping up and down with joy? Building reports on the reality behind the statistics
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CommentHansom: And the livin' is easy
The tranquility of summer days is disturbed by a trouser scandal that has rocked the world of architecture, and the Chinese authorities clamping down on self-build - but happily, there’s a boring story to end on
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CommentHalfway housing
The government has made some welcome decisions over housing but has created a mood of uncertainty over space standards
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FeaturesInterview: Dave Smith, Blacklist Support Group
The blacklisted engineer on his fightback against the industry - and why he also has the unions in his sights
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CommentBuilding equipment from 1950
What was considered cutting edge in the construction industry six decades ago?
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NewsCostain profit falls 80%
Contractor’s pre-tax profit falls to £3.1m over the first half of the year, with firm taking a £3.7m hit on failed bid for May Gurney
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NewsCarillion brings downsizing to an end
Contractor reports half-year profit up 13% and says it has now “largely completed” the downsizing of its UK construction business
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FeaturesInternational costs 2013
China, Japan and Australia are the big movers in EC Harris’ annual survey of global construction costs produced with Langdon and Seah. Simon Rawlinson and Magda Skalska-Burgess analyse the trends
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CommentConstruction pipeline: Unprecedented clarity
How the latest data released by the government will help the industry
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NewsWatchdog slams design faults at £200m prison
Report criticises design faults at new £200m HMP Oakwood ‘super prison’