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Sunak says gas boilers can stay and delays ban on oil-fuelled heating
Heat pump grants also increased by 50% in major net zero policy shake-up
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Getting hold of staff still a problem for industry, Galliford Try boss says as firm improves profit
‘Everyone is in the same boat,’ adds Bill Hocking as firm forecasts bottom line to double next year
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Collapse that sparked RAAC U-turn caused by bearing failure, says DfE official
Number of schools to identify problem concrete rises to 174
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Assessing the Building Safety Act's new product safety regime
Does the Building Safety Act adequately address the issues around construction product regulation?
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PM and chancellor under pressure from regional leaders to drop HS2 cut plans
Proposals to turn scheme into Birmingham-West London shuttle could save £34bn
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Government Property Agency appoints Ofwat exec as new COO
Lisa Commane takes up position next month
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Unesco tells government to change £1.7bn Stonehenge tunnel plans
Road scheme was approved for the second time in July
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My route into construction … James Preston, site manager, McLaren
The industry includes an impressive variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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Three more green lights on Stanhope’s £700m Oxford science campus
Fletcher Priest, Wilkinson Eyre and Gort Scott behind designs for more than 40,000sq m of life sciences and office space at Oxford North site
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Industry dismay over Sunak’s expected net zero U-turn
Government set to roll back pledge to ban new gas boilers by 2030 and set tougher energy efficiency targets for landlords
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Search begins to replace Adjaye Associates on £58m slavery museum scheme in Liverpool
National Museums Liverpool posts contract notice for £1.1m job to lead project following sexual assault allegations against David Adjaye
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Former Tolent staff told to forget about getting missing £600,000 back
Firm sank into administration in February
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My golden rules for site security planning
Thefts from construction sites are rising. Alexis Potter has some advice to help keep valuable equipment safe
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Henry Boot interim profit falls by a third
Sheffield contractor claims ‘resilient’ performance as housebuilding arm continues to expand
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Planning system’s risks and costs ‘burdening’ smaller housebuilders, says report
Lichfields report says getting outline permission taking an average of 12 months
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‘Communicating the value of architecture’: why Muyiwa Oki wants to shift the debate on reuse
In part two of our our interview, RIBA president Muyiwa Oki explains why he wants to refocus architectural education on to a reuse agenda.
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Summer slump sees main contract awards fall by 37%
Most sectors saw fewer starts than a year ago, gloomy Glenigan report finds