All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 65
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NewsEight key takeaways from the heat and buildings strategy
Hydrogen shelved, potential mandatory EPC targets for mortgage lenders and could new homes be cut off from the gas grid? Here’s our round-up of key points from the heat and buildings strategy
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NewsHomeowners to be given £5,000 grants for heat pumps
Plans outlined in government’s long-awaited heat and buildings strategy
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NewsRICS rebuffs calls for investigation into staff furloughing during pandemic
Group of current and former employees allege they were furloughed for being too pro-membership
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NewsMultiplex opts for flexible working to boost number of female staff
Contractor wants 10% of UK projects to be led by women in 2023
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NewsHost of consultants appointed to delayed British Museum framework
T&T, Aecom and Gardiner & Theobald among those to make cut for blue riband deal
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NewsBrown steps up to become Sisk chief executive
Chief operating officer Paul Brown to lead recovery after 44% profit slump
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NewsGovernment offers free construction courses as vacancies soar
Subjects of short and modular courses to include manufacturing and digital construction
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NewsRICS names new interim chief executive under management rejig prompted by scathing Levitt report
Justice sector veteran Richard Collins appointed to role alongside new leadership team
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NewsConstruction output slides again as familiar issues continue to dog industry
Latest monthly figure now 1.5% below pre-covid level
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NewsConstruction vacancies increase at fastest rate on record
Average number of vacancies was 43,000 over the last three months, the highest figure for at least 20 years
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NewsTop cement makers to cut carbon emissions by a quarter by 2030
Cemex among 40 major firms to sign up to global plan
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NewsDepartment for retrofit needed to make UK homes greener, government told
Trade group says single body overseeing 20-year programme is only way to make net zero plans work
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NewsSale agreed for £70m Liverpool scheme stalled by developer’s arrest
Elliot Group project one of four which collapsed intor administration
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NewsSellafield puts firms on notice for £1bn construction and refurbishment framework
Package to be used for nuclear clean-up works over the next 18 years
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NewsHS2 gears up to host biggest ever contractor engagement event
More than 250 jobs worth up to £160m will be up for grabs
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NewsMaterial prices continue to surge as regional firms meet for emergency summit
Structural steel prices rose by more than 10% in August
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NewsMace and Willmott Dixon form consortium to target major healthcare projects
Pair to target government’s £40bn hospital building programme
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NewsGovernment suggests candidates to lead RICS’ ‘future purpose’ review
Four names put forward by Cabinet Office believed to be retired civil servants
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NewsBoosting wages will not fix industry’s labour shortage crisis, Mace boss warns
Mark Reynolds calls for long-term visas for foreign workers instead as Boris Johnson launches drive to end reliance on immigration
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NewsFormer employees of collapsed firm Simons Group win £200,000 payout
Court rules contractor failed to consult employees before making them redundant