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NewsKingspan boosted by UK but warns over Brexit impact
Materials firm breaks €2bn turnover barrier for first time in a first half
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NewsConstruction not being helped by EU talks, says Henry Boot
Uncertainty delaying starts on site, adds builder and developer
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NewsFirms urged to take part in new cost of insurance survey
CIC says new questions will shed light on state of premiums and T Cs in post-Grenfell environment
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NewsStornoway wants new berth built to attract bigger cruise ships
New facilities will enable larger ships to dock at Western Isles town
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FeaturesOnline poll: No deal Brexit?
This week’s poll: Do you think a no-deal Brexit would be a disaster for the UK economy?
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NewsISG names new boss of Malaysian business
Darren Pavitt was previously firm’s Middle East pre-construction director
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FeaturesBuilding without borders: support our campaign
Please register your support for our campaign – and make your voice heard
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CommentLeaving the EU with no deal would be bad for the construction industry
With over 2.3 million jobs in construction, it is critical firms are still able to attract the skills, and trade in vital goods, that enable growth and encourage investment
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CommentLosing access to skilled EU labour will only heighten constraints and costs
It’s worrying that the government doesn’t appear to read its own forecasts when setting out its position with the EU
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FeaturesImage of the week: Haute cuisine
Winners of a competition by food delivery firm Deliveroo ordered and ate a meal 450ft up in the air on the roof of a central London tower this week
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CommentLegal: Renewable contracts
In the sixth part of our series on new technology, Sara Cunningham considers how building contracts can be adapted for new buildings that also are required to generate energy
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CommentLegal: Agreed in principle
When is a contract a contract, asks Robert Akenhead – is it when a notional agreement is agreed, or does it need to be more formal?
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FeaturesProcurement update: Offsite
With government pushing the offsite agenda and a growing housing sector needing to access new capacity, how can clients position themselves to take advantage of the benefits of offsite construction?
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Food hall, market town
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Ewen Miller, managing director at Calderpeel Architects.
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2016
We look back to reaction just after the EU referendum, when some were jubilant, some were shellshocked and some were downright miserable about the future.
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CommentHow many more reports, initiatives, inquiries are necessary before anything changes?
As long as we persist in analysing our “construction navels” there is little prospect for long-term transformation of our delivery model, writes Rudi Klein
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FeaturesDeal or no deal : construction’s post-Brexit future hangs in the balance
There’s been plenty of talk about potentially leaving the EU without a deal, but very little detail. In the first of two articles launching our Building Without Borders campaign, Joey Gardiner examines the likely consequences of a no-deal Brexit for construction.
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NewsAstraZeneca HQ scheme hit by further delays
Pharma giant switches from Skanska to Mace as completion is put back to 2020
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CommentTwo years on, what do we know about public procurement and construction dispute resolution post-Brexit?
The precise future of public procurement in the UK remains uncertain. But in the words of the well-worn wartime propaganda message, perhaps we should keep calm and carry on?
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NewsDisappearing EU workers 'deeply worrying', says FMB
Latest figures show EU migration has dropped to lowest level since 2012