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    Capital punishment: London to take brunt of Brexit

    2018-09-20T06:00:00Z

    London looks likely to be hardest hit by the ill effects of Brexit, especially if we end up leaving the EU without a deal

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    Deal or no deal : construction’s post-Brexit future hangs in the balance

    2018-08-23T06:00:00Z

    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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    NPPF: Ready to mix it up?

    2018-08-09T06:00:00Z

    Last month’s revised planning framework shows the government is bent on speeding up build-out rates, but will it fully address the housing crisis?

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    Nuclear energy: Gone with the wind

    2018-07-26T13:00:00Z

    The National Infrastructure Commission’s landmark report this month seemed to sound the death knell for nuclear energy new-build, calling for a large-scale shift to renewables by 2050 – and for only one more nuclear power station approval by 2025. But are we really likely to get 90% of Britain’s electricity ...

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    South-east Asia - getting warmer

    2018-07-18T06:00:00Z

    With booming economies and rapid population growth, South-east Asia is on the UK government’s radar – but are British construction companies too late to the party?

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    Analysis: Carillion by numbers

    2018-07-12T06:00:00Z

    Since the contracting giant went bust six months ago, a mess of startling facts and figures have emerged into the public domain. Dave Rogers picks his way through

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    Network Rail's new payment rules: full speed ahead

    2018-07-04T04:59:00Z

    Will Network Rail’s ban on retentions spark an industry-wide change, and will this put the squeeze on main contractors?

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    Combustible materials ban: what would it mean?

    2018-06-28T08:02:00Z

    What might government proposals on the future use of materials in high-rise buildings mean for specifiers and manufacturers?

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    Ten years on: Could it happen again?

    2018-06-01T08:20:00Z

    Ten years on from the crash of 2008, how has the industry changed  – and if another downturn strikes, will we be better placed to respond effectively?

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    Analysis: Public land - keep out

    2018-05-31T06:00:00Z

    As the likely scrapping of Haringey’s 6,500-home joint venture with Lendlease dramatically signals public-private partnerships’ fall from grace, Joey Gardiner looks at why the scheme caused so much controversy and other ways for councils to fund housing renewa

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    Interserve: Waste not, want not

    2018-05-18T06:00:00Z

    Interserve’s energy-from-waste crisis has prompted fears of another Carillion-style collapse, as the company takes drastic action to rebalance the books

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    Grenfell and cladding: double indemnity

    2018-05-10T06:00:00Z

    The construction industry has a huge task ahead to re-clad high-rise buildings. But restrictions to insurance cover is causing a shortage of companies willing to take on the work

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    Regulations: issues of control

    2018-05-03T08:22:00Z

    Construction failings at Grenfell Tower have highlighted the need for an overhaul of building control to ensure inspectors pick up on breaches of the Building Regulations, but how should this be done?

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    Results season: Carillion has left a large hole in the market

    2018-04-13T06:00:00Z

    It’s results season again, but with a difference: no Carillion. The demise of one of construction’s biggest players has cast a shadow over the field

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    Is the collapse of Carillion at fault for a recent market slowdown?

    2018-04-06T06:00:00Z

    Signs are that Carillion’s implosion has triggered a sudden downturn in contract awards. Is the shock liquidation at fault or are wider problems to blame?

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    Analysis: On the home front

    2018-03-16T06:00:00Z

    The government has been making loud noises about getting more homes built – so long as it doesn’t have to build them itself, of course – and the revised National Planning Policy Framework is a big part of the plan to galvanise planners and developers into action. Is it going ...

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    The problem with women

    2018-03-08T06:30:00Z

    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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    Carillion... the story so far

    2018-03-02T06:30:00Z

    Befuddled by the sheer volume of information coming out about Carillion’s collapse? Here’s what we know, what we don’t know and what we still need to know

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    Analysis: RIP PFI?

    2018-02-23T06:30:00Z

    Reports of the death of PFI may have been exaggerated, but there’s no question it’s been ailing for a long while. Is Carillion’s collapse the last nail in its coffin? And if so, what’s going to replace it?

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    Analysis: Fine margins

    2018-02-22T06:30:00Z

    Carillion’s collapse is easy to dismiss as a one-off case of mismanagement. But what it also reveals is how hard it is to keep a healthy balance sheet in an industry with wafer-thin margins. Is it time to blame the system