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CLC announces panel for key COP26 conference event

Labour’s alternative planning proposals

Fall in average earnings for skilled construction labour in several regions

Keltbray names new director in charge of HS2 work

RICS rebuffs calls for investigation into staff furloughing during pandemic

We need to keep a closer eye on prices

Multiplex opts for flexible working to boost number of female staff

Averting supply chain breakdown

Twenty-five years of adjudication

Brown steps up to become Sisk chief executive

Government offers free construction courses as vacancies soar

NMCN staff eye legal action following job losses

RICS names new interim chief executive under management rejig prompted by scathing Levitt report

Construction output slides again as familiar issues continue to dog industry

Planning makes way for levelling up as Gove shifts focus

Construction vacancies increase at fastest rate on record

£1 notices aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on

Top cement makers to cut carbon emissions by a quarter by 2030

We need neither feast nor famine but a steady diet of work: an interview with Andy Steele

Sale agreed for £70m Liverpool scheme stalled by developer’s arrest

Material prices continue to surge as regional firms meet for emergency summit

City tower Mace working on kicked into touch by Square Mile planners

Government suggests candidates to lead RICS’ ‘future purpose’ review

Women still earn a quarter less than men at UK’s biggest construction firms

Former employees of collapsed firm Simons Group win £200,000 payout

Boosting wages will not fix industry’s labour shortage crisis, Mace boss warns

Non-executives whose dismissals sparked RICS crisis criticise group’s public apology

RG Carter’s construction arm sinks to loss

Arcadis brings in new country director role for UK as firm rejigs global structure

British Steel price hike sign of the ‘next phase’ of cost inflation, consultant warns

Redundancy costs top £1m for second year running at Byrne

Consultants on notice for £150m Crown Commercial Services deal

RICS issues grovelling public apology to wrongfully dismissed non-executives

CBI in talks with government to boost UK’s construction material exports

Mace adds to warnings of tender price growth thanks to surge in material prices

This is what I know: Sarah Beale’s thoughts as she steps down from the CITB

T&T dashes hopes of price rises easing as report warns of 10% jump in costs

Clear out RICS’ governing council and replace it with newly elected members, boss of global law firm says

Construction should brace for winter boom, Glenigan says

Case in focus: Dana UK Axle Ltd vs Freudenberg FST GmbH

Lee Rowley appointed new construction minister

Materials shortages eased in August, CLC says

Is a collateral warranty a construction contract?

Cost of skilled labour rose by nearly 3% last month

A liquid situation over damages

In Business: Nigel Webb, the man driving British Land

Construction minister becomes new trade secretary

Sean Tompkins will not receive full £260,000 bonus, RICS confirms

Value of contracts drop by over £1bn in August, Glenigan data says

Infrastructure spend to hit £650bn this decade, government says

Gleeds chairman in withering attack on RICS leadership after resignations bloodbath

Construction output slips again in the face of continuing supply chain disruption

RICS Levitt review: Tell us what you think should happen next

Independent review into the RICS scandal: key findings

Rapid post-covid recovery set to put new projects at risk, Arcadis warns

External walls of Grenfell should have been checked in fire safety assessment, inquiry hears

Consultants on notice for new local authority framework

PFI hand-back – are you at risk?

Architects chasing £20m L&Q design framework

Industry warned of ‘severe’ cement shortages if lorry drivers vote for strike action

Buckingham switches to employee ownership trust

Get that September spring in your step

Material prices rise 4.5% in July

Contractors readied for £4.2bn major projects framework

Wates names new corporate development boss

Recovering domestic market helps French giant Bouygues return to black

Fire safety fears are still being ignored

It’s important to embrace cultural differences with international clients

Year-long delay to new product testing regime still not enough, industry tells government

Lorry driver shortages forcing builders merchants to pick up orders from suppliers

Industry should ‘stay positive’ despite post-covid slowdown, expert says

Arcadis beefs up design division with new recruits

CLC begins plan to help industry monitor equality and diversity improvements

Government bows to industry pressure and extends deadline for post-Brexit certification rules

Winners on Scape’s £14bn frameworks announced

Housing association starts search for firm to carry out EWS1 checks

Arup appoints two new global directors

Skanksa to move UK HQ to smaller offices after infrastructure arm sale

Bam UK revenue jumps by 40%

Ramboll appoints former Sheppard Robson partner as its first science lead

Osborne’s infrastructure arm snapped up by private equity

Balfour Beatty hit by £23m loss at UK construction business

Labour shortage pushes construction vacancies to 20-year high

McAlpine brings in new boss for London

Keltbray raids Multiplex for new technical director

Race on for Scape’s £750m regional construction framework

Government asks industry for thoughts on future of architecture profession

Lendlease announces restructuring as it warns of tough year ahead

It’s takeover time in the UK consultancy market

William Hare profit plummets by 55%

Meet the person charged with delivering 40 hospitals in nine years

Materials: How can clients navigate a global power shift?

QC delivers review into RICS governance scandal

Construction activity dips below pre-covid levels

Councils push back against high street permitted development rights

In business: Keepmoat’s Tim Beale

Mortgage lenders still confused after EWS1 change

Value of contract awards up in July, Glenigan data says

Development and heritage are not mutually exclusive

TopHat records £5m loss

Derwent signals confidence in London market as profits soar

WSP raids Arup for new smart buildings boss

Mace targets Asia Pacific expansion with new partnership

Kier restructures UK construction business

CITB names new boss

Impact of ‘pingdemic’ easing as self-isolations drop by nearly half

Materials prices set to rise 10% over next year, RICS warns

Fears grow industry has not seen the worst of materials delays, Gleeds report warns

Just how fast can the life sciences sector grow?

HS2 appoints former vaccine taskforce director as new commercial chief

Payment times for a third of firms now faster than government target

Wates raids WSP for boss to head up rejigged healthcare arm

How we are minimising the impact of the ‘pingdemic’

Nine testing centres suspended after thousands of CSCS cards incorrectly issued to workers

Mace chalks up Mayfair office job

Brickability buys roofing specialist Leadcraft for £5.5m

Firms should face fines if they fail to remove 100% of their carbon emissions, government told

One in 10 construction workers still on furlough, says HMRC

Demand for commercial space grows by the fastest rate in five years

Rising costs and materials shortages still pose risk to recovery, CPA warns

Revealed: Key principles of Hackitt’s ‘golden thread’ to improve building safety

Mace beefs up transport team following £420m framework win

Cryptocurrency could help construction reinvent itself

Project starts slump 17% in second quarter

On too great expectations

Materials and labour shortages now ‘key constraint’ on growth, CPA warns

CLC tells government to relax covid-19 self isolation rules as industry buckles under soaring absences

Contractors primed for £30bn government framework

Delayed review into RICS’ governance scandal due in less than a month

Government under pressure to save Cleveland Bridge

Government missing opportunity to use building safety reforms to end late payments ‘misery’

T&T says building costs across UK regions to soar as focus moves away from London

Making the most of modular contracts

Critical construction workers could be exempt from self-isolating

EWS1 forms ditched for buildings below 18m in height

Smaller developers could have to delay jobs because of ongoing material shortages, CLC warns

Multiple dispute objections and cherry picking

CLC sets out plan to measure industry net zero progress

Soaring number of self-isolating workers worsening materials delays, Travis Perkins admits

Construction minister to speak on industry’s net zero policy at Building webinar

Will developers be left holding the political hot potato on planning reform?

Kier’s Andrew Davies: ‘Don’t bleat, just fix your own problems’

Construction vacancies at near 20-year high as demand for labour intensifies

Staff at collapsed Welsh contractor mull legal action over lost redundancy pay

Pandemic blamed as Zaha Hadid calls time on historic Bowling Green Lane home

Single developer sought for huge £2bn leisure centre framework

The Building Safety Bill: a legal view

Contract awards up in June, Glenigan data says

Travis Perkins to cut 80% of carbon emissions from its fleet by 2035

Shoddy workmanship more dangerous than cladding, product manufacturers insist

Wates readied to take on Brick By Brick build out

Explainer: What next for the Building Safety Bill?

May downpours hit output with warnings that decline will continue as materials and skills shortages bite

CLC tells industry to channel can-do spirit of dealing with covid to overcome materials and labour shortages

All our Building Safety Bill coverage in one place

CLC calls on government to fix shortage of hauliers

Let’s not overlook what is good in the Building Safety Bill

Peter Baker: meet the man who must ensure no repeat of Grenfell

Minister discloses HS2 staff are picking up an average of £60k a year

Expect details on competency framework in coming months, industry lead on topic says

Focus on office schemes outside of London, economist warns commercial specialists

Earls Court developer brings in Goldman Sachs exec and former Cabe director to bolster leadership

Tory MP says Building Safety Bill a ‘sticking plaster’

Navigating the steel crisis: contractual considerations

Number of people in construction still on furlough drops below 150,000, HMRC says

Smaller housebuilders may get government help to cope with materials shortages

In Business: Reds10 and the rise of offsite construction

Furlough scheme ‘creating labour shortages’, CBI warns

Atkins and Cast among new net zero carbon champions

Scrapping of industrial strategy shows government commitment is waning, MPs warn

Met police launches consultancy framework

Offsite contractor eyes more space to cope with demand

Planning gateway one: What’s changing from 1 August

Government too ‘timid’ on net zero, climate advisors warn

Risk & regulation 2021 - Comment, analysis and updates as it happened

Materials costs to drive tender price inflation for next five years, Mace forecasts

Former Balfour London boss joins care homes business

Challenges to adjudication: keep it plain and simple

Construction should brace itself for more cost hikes, T&T says

Some practical ways engineering firms can improve gender diversity

Construction can provide onsite flexible working, new report finds

Why women need to be involved in transport planning

Big names join drive to get more young black men working in construction in London

British Land presses ahead with first build-to-rent scheme three years after plans were mothballed

More than £100m set aside to fix hospitals with faulty concrete

NMCN rescue deal sees contractor hand controlling stake to white knight investor

So much work to do, so few workers to do it

Decision on Adjaye’s Holocaust Memorial set for next month

Thousands still on furlough ‘making labour shortages worse'

Staffordshire council launches MMC framework

Government has no plans to step in to PI crisis, housing minister says

In Business: McLaren on right track for record turnover

Overhaul building regulations to stop buildings overheating, say climate advisers

Covid sends cost of UK bust-ups rocketing to more than £27m, Arcadis says

Construction seeing highest rise in earnings out of any sector

Case in focus: Newcastle United Football Company Ltd vs The Football Association Premier League Ltd and Others

Government ‘coming round’ to extending transition period for new post-Brexit certification system

Less than half the number of qualified heat pump installers than government claims, report finds

Clients and contractors told to have ‘grown-up conversations’ about managing materials shortages

Construction activity falls for first time this year but stays above pre-covid levels

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