All News Analysis articles – Page 10
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FeaturesHousebuilders' salary survey 2015: Making hay…
This year’s housebuilders’ salary survey finds that wages and bonuses are both on the up. But how long will it last?
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FeaturesCan Corbynomics get Britain building?
As the major influence on Jeremy Corbyn’s economic policy, Richard Murphy has had a lot to talk about over the last few months. But what might the much-trailed people’s QE mean for the construction industry?
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FeaturesNuclear haste
The Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant is edging closer to reality, with backing from China. But the nearer it gets to going ahead, the greater the opposition gathering against it. Can the industry finally start believing it will happen?
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Features1 million homes: Hitting the mark
Housing minister Brandon Lewis has publicly stated that he wants to see over one million homes built in the next five years. But can the sector meet this challenge?
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FeaturesCorporate rebrands: Name dropping
In the week the EC Harris name is dropped as part of Arcadis’ global rebrand, Joey Gardiner asks why the historic names are disappearing from construction – and if the benefits of rebranding outweigh the risks
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FeaturesConstruction on hold
Alarmed by the pace at which construction costs are rising, more and more clients are putting their projects on hold
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FeaturesSchool places: Do the math
The Department for Education is scratching its head over how to meet the demand for 25% more school places at a time of rising construction inflation and a dearth of available urban land
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FeaturesUniversity challenge
With contractors more choosy about the projects they bid for, and inflation eroding HE’s fixed tuition fee income, can universities remain attractive to the industry?
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FeaturesCrossing the line
With the Calais crisis still a hot media topic, the government is on the warpath against construction companies employing illegal workers. But is the sector doing enough to make sure it doesn’t get caught out?
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FeaturesThe Green Deal: 'A catastrophe from start to finish'
It’s been called the greatest flop of the last parliament. But why did the Green Deal, the government’s flagship retrofit scheme, fail so spectacularly?
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FeaturesTop 150 contractors: Slow, slow, quick, quick, slow
This year’s contractors and housebuilders Top 150 list shows the sector pulling out of recession and with a spring in its step. But with big losses for some contractors pushing down profits, and margins increasing by a mere 1.2%, the danger remains they could still fall flat on their backs. ...
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FeaturesPC Harrington: The higher they climb…
When PC Harrington Contractors collapsed into administration in May, it had debts of around £28.4m and just £900 cash in the bank. We reveal the true story of the firm’s demise
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FeaturesProfessions: Now you see them, now you don’t
Construction’s professions could effectively disappear within a decade, according to the author of a challenging report
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FeaturesThe next five years
Following a surprise result which leaves the Tories free to rule without coalition partners, what can construction expect from the next parliament?
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FeaturesElection special: Now listen here...
Company chiefs and heads of industry bodies from across the sector set out their messages to the prime minister
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FeaturesElection special: The parties compared
With less than a week to go until the election, and all parties having finally published their manifestos, how do the parties line up on the key issues for construction?
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FeaturesNigel Farage’s letter to the construction industry
Leader of UKIP responds to Building’s manifesto aims
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FeaturesNatalie Bennett’s letter to the construction industry
Leader of the Green party responds to Building’s manifesto aims
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FeaturesRight to buy: Betting the house
Joey Gardiner scrutinises the Tories’ plans to extend right to buy to housing associations
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FeaturesBIM survey results: Levelling off?
The government is backing it. Firms are paying top dollar for people that can do it. So why does the number of firms using building information modelling actually seem to be falling?