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NewsJob Centre where future Clash bandmates met to be redeveloped under AHMM makeover
Planners will decide whether 1950s block with links to 70s punk band should stay or go
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NewsWeeks after saying it wouldn’t budge, government tells firms they can use CE mark for another two years
Replacement scheme won’t come into force until 2025, three years after it was supposed to be up and running
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FeaturesIn business with Galliford Try’s Bill Hocking: ‘There are some things that just have to carry on’
The talk is of the longest recession in 100 years but for all that, Galliford Try chief executive Bill Hocking cannot contain his optimism. Dave Rogers went to meet him
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NewsVistry set to reverse Countryside’s decision to pull out of modular after takeover inked
New owner says firm’s three factories have not been performing as well as they should have
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NewsAlbert Embankment towers set for approval
Hopkins’ hotel blocks would be third scheme on site to get go ahead in five years
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CommentHave we put too many eggs in one basket with our net-zero goal?
There is no plan B for net zero but, with the clock ticking on the 1.5C target, we need to start a parallel conversation on resilience
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NewsConstruction defies UK economic slump with September growth
Industry shows ‘resilience’ with third consecutive month of expansion
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Upward but uneven
As building costs soar, yearly tender price increases are close to double figures – but that should slow next year. And while construction output is still rising overall, there is greater fragmentation
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Barrister closes hearings with attack on ‘buck-passing’ firms
Final day of inquiry sessions after four years of hearings
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NewsVistry £1.2bn takeover of Countryside completes
Merged housebuilder to start trading shares from Monday
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NewsArchitects’ workload worries deepen but silver lining remains job security
Firms set to hang on to sought-after staff
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CommentWhat causes construction disputes today?
Conflict over contract interpretation has become far less of a problem on UK construction projects – but design errors are still the leading cause of disputes, shows new research
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NewsNext phase of Stanhope’s £700m life sciences scheme in Oxford out to consultation
Work on first part of Oxford North to start in earnest early next year
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Celotex says ‘misdescribed’ test result had no bearing on use of its product
Insulation manufacturer says description of product did not affect way refurbishment of tower was carried out
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NewsCoup for Bouygues as firm lands £250m eye hospital
Firm beats Mace to job with work to start next year
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FeaturesWhy Nigel Wilson is persisting with L&G’s huge housing push
L&G’s chief tells Joey Gardiner why not all of its investments have worked out so far – and why he remains optimistic that they will
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NewsPrivate sector playbook will help construction improve productivity, says Lendlease boss
Guide to good practice launches today
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NewsGalliford Try mulls move back into social housing work
Firm’s no-compete clause with new owner of former Linden Homes arm runs out in January