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FeaturesThe problem with women
As the deadline for companies to disclose their gender pay gap looms, Debika Ray looks at whether the industry is at last ready to take meaningful steps to remedy the problem
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NewsByles firm names new chief executive
Cornerstone set up by Partnerships for Schools boss Tim Byles back in 2011
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CommentApprenticeships should be used to build for the future
The biggest challenge to building capacity is changing the perception of what an engineer does - and building for the future
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NewsLess than a fifth of top contractors' board members are women
New research reveals just 79 of 418 board appointments are female
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NewsCarillion management 'ignored investor concerns'
Parliamentary inquiry has heard contractor’s management would not be swayed on business strategy
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FeaturesWomen in architecture - on a role
Although women still account for barely a fifth of UK architects – and that figure is falling – they are increasingly leaving their mark on the built landscape. Ike Ijeh talks to leading women in the field to find out how they got where they are today
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NewsGalliford Try bags £19m Wolverhampton station job
Work is part of wider £150 upgrade of area around station
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NewsWaterman lands role on Melbourne resi tower
Work on scheme that allows residents to access building via an app due to finish in 2020
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NewsCouncil gives £215m Oxfordshire housing deal seal of approval
The Oxfordshire Housing and Growth Deal was announced by government in the Budget
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CommentLegal: rectify now, argue later
Is a contractor obliged to rectify a defect when instructed, even if it disputes responsibility for that defect?
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NewsCrossrail boss stepping down to join HS2
As multi-billion pound project nears completion, Andrew Wolstenholme heads for the exit door
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NewsWomen make up 75% of those denied promotion in construction
A Randstad survey says 49% of construction workers have never had a female manager
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NewsGleeds starts work on Liverpool's Metquarter
Programme of works includes remodeling of the interior
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NewsNPPF implements controversial new formula for housing need
New formula set to boost housing targets across southern England
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CommentDrop in apprenticeship starts shows need for reform
Given that the skills shortage is currently the number one concern for most construction employers and therefore it’s vital that the industry recruits and trains more new entrants
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CommentThe government is turning up the heat on councils and developers, but will it deliver more homes?
‘Land banking’ is a great rhetoric – but is this what is really holding the country back from building the government’s target of 300,000 homes a year?
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FeaturesApprenticeships: the chosen few
The government has pledged to create 3 million apprentices by 2020. But one year after the launch of the apprenticeship levy, the number of apprentices is declining fast and the target is way off course. As this week’s National Apprenticeship Week comes to an end, David Blackman reports on what’s ...
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CommentEverything in its place
The new design taskforce of the National Infrastructure Commission will help us see the bigger picture – and create places for people
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CommentLegal: Bridging the gender pay gap
Keely Rushmore explains what firms must do to meet new requirements on reporting the gender pay gap, and how they can turn the new rules to reputational advantage