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The Post Office scandal and the fallibility of wanting to win

Regulator tells teams to down tools on 50 ‘higher risk’ schemes due to building safety issues

Proper contract execution is vital

Construction still the sector with most insolvencies as high interest rates continue to squeeze firms

Cross-sector collaboration can address the skills shortage

Farage’s Reform UK pledges to scrap IR35 and net zero targets

Arup veteran Dervilla Mitchell made a Dame in King’s Birthday Honours

British Land finance chief heading to B&Q owner

Get up to speed on heat network regulation

Warm welcome from industry for Labour’s ‘wealth creation’ manifesto

Developers’ profit margins should not be dictating UK housing policy

Bring your data protection up to scratch

Wet weather blamed again as ONS records another fall in construction output

Let’s harness the power of the ‘incomplete client’

Main contract award on £900m London towers job due this autumn

‘They’ll struggle to find a buyer’: Richard Steer on the way forward for Lendlease

CLC calls on parties to commit to favouring planning approval on smaller sites

How a new ruling provides fresh clarity on building liability orders

Liberal Democrats outline housing and net zero plans in manifesto

‘We’ve not had any engagement from the Labour leadership – and we’ve tried’: The CPA’s new chair on the need for a positive products strategy

Developers press pause on new London office schemes as construction hits all time high

On second thoughts… the slip rule in adjudication

Wates construction boss to leave at end of year

Output grows by the fastest rate in two years as commercial work soars

Construction slump levelling out as economy stabilises, Glenigan says

Labour would allow firms to spend half of apprenticeship funds to train existing staff

Galliford Try appointed to former immigration centre and RAF upgrade job worth £101m

US energy firm shortlists sites for £1.3bn factory for mini nuclear reactors

A long-term vision for investing in assets begins with engineers and surveyors

Morgan Sindall wins healthcare work in Essex worth £60m

Who will speak up for the builders?

Persimmon shares dip as rumours swirl of Cala Homes bid

Industry leaders caught off guard by Lendlease’s decision to sell UK construction arm

Sunak pledges to fund 100,000 more apprenticeships by scrapping ‘Mickey Mouse’ degrees

Suppliers wanted for £75m Northumbria University upgrade job

CIOB calls on next government to tackle late payment culture and create green skills fund

Lendlease to pull out of UK and sell its overseas construction business

Bowmer & Kirkland chair among business leaders backing Labour

Gove to leave housing role after decision to step down as MP

Sunak’s big election gamble: How the construction sector reacted

Contractors mull whether to bid £1bn London towers job as firms worry fixed price will be too risky

‘We have witnessed increasing hostility in these meetings’... Architect Joe Morris explains what’s wrong with the planning system

Building engineers group picks former civil servant as chief

It’s time to prepare for change – although we don’t have much to go on

Output grows again but housing continues to stutter

Next government should protect HS2 land until fresh strategy developed, says rail group

Getting serious on serial disputes

Turner & Townsend takes share in Danish offshore specialist

Related Argent appoints former Cushman & Wakefield boss as strategic advisor

We’re a nation of NEETs. Something must be done

Swedish firm’s deal to buy Birmingham ventilation company triggers watchdog concern

‘Construction seems to have fallen down the food chain’ – Scape’s Mark Robinson on what the government must change

Construction still accounts for more insolvencies than any other sector

Essential law: Termination, part four

Supply chain fragility takes over from material prices as biggest threat to contractors, RLB finds

‘Government flip-flopping on climate has cost us work’: Ramboll’s Philippa Spence on what she wants from UK politicians

Was Angela Rayner right to buy?

Constructing the Gold Standard for public sector frameworks – has anything changed?

Turnover at McGee jumps by nearly half

Police making construction ‘impossible’ with haulage restrictions, says NFB

London Fire Brigade cautiously welcomes second staircase guidance

Homes England should ‘take more risk’ and lead on more schemes, says review

Construction returns to growth despite lingering concerns over margins

Winners announced for £1.6bn healthcare decarbonisation framework

We must avoid carbon tunnel vision in workplace design

‘You’ve got to be prepared to see change. It’s natural’: HLM on its plan for the future

Government publishes second staircases guidance for higher risk buildings

What the second staircase guidance means for the industry

FMB’s Brian Berry: ‘That anyone can be a builder is not helpful to the reputation of the industry’

Council rejects plans for huge expansion of Sky’s new Elstree Studios

When does a party’s insistence on using preferred adjudicators shade into the risk of bias?

‘Get used to it.’ Can contractors’ hardening attitudes to risk be really much of a surprise?

Embrace AI and ‘micro’ investment zones to improve UK buildings, BRE urges next government

Profit slips at Scottish contractor Robertson

Turner & Townsend picks new European energy lead

Consultants appointed to V&A framework

The government must do more to boost UK infrastructure

Campaigners set to launch High Court challenge against £700m ITV Studios plans

Willmott Dixon names new chief finance officer

Why definitions are proving a challenge in the context of building safety

January output growth bucks medium-term decline

Balfour Beatty income up on back of strong UK performance

‘We’ve had enough. Sort yourselves out or we’ll stop working for you.’ A specialist tells main contractors what to do next

Wales extends building control registration deadline amid fears of crisis

Kevin Bundy reunites with former Battersea Power Station colleagues at new developer

City formally approves plan to build 1.2 million sq m of office space by 2040

This Budget was a missed opportunity to close the skills gap

This was not the Budget to fix broken Britain

M&S High Court decision won’t tip the scales away from a retrofit-first future

Downturn in housing market sees Travis Perkins profit drop

To retain or rebuild? M&S case shows the industry needs rules

Meet the productivity evangelists and their tribes

Winners named on £700m new build framework

Building Safety Act slowing down economic recovery, Arcadis warns

High Court overturns Gove’s decision to reject M&S’s Oxford Street plans

Building safety case reports explained

Bids back within days for first phase of Tata’s £4bn Somerset battery factory

Stanhope director to retire after 25 years at firm

Has MMC gone from an industry salvation to a pseudo solution?

Planning rules relaxed for wave of mini nuclear reactors

Brickability forecasts profit at ‘low end’ of expectations

Profit at Bouygues’ construction arm ticks up

Product availability pressures ease as demand for materials falls

Professional liability may extend further than consultants think

Heatherwick to transform BT Tower after £275m sale to US hotel chain

Ruling means court-ordered alternative dispute resolution extends beyond construction contracts

Inflation falling but could still add more than £1.5bn to government’s spending bill, Currie & Brown warns

DLUHC says it is working on ‘managed transition’ to new building control regime amid crisis fears

Building control chief warns of chaos to council services if competence rules are enforced from April

Construction output down as UK falls into recession

Revenue and profit up at BAM UK despite hit to construction business

High Speed Rail Group appoints former HS1 boss as chair

Our politicians must build the foundations for carbon reduction

Contractors put finishing touches to bids for £4bn Tata battery factory in Somerset

Aecom director swaps New York for London to head up Introba’s UK business

Barratt and Redrow profits down on day merger between pair announced

Construction among sectors least impacted by AI job threat

Building The Future Commmission: Attracting, engaging and retaining the next generation

Scheme to turn London brewery into £1.5bn mixed-use job approved for third time after second staircase changes

Adjudication: how did it all get so complicated?

Building the Future Commission: Planning to solve the housing crisis

British Museum after contractor for £33m energy centre

Why investing in digital awareness and skills of employees is crucial

Second staircase disruption strikes Telford Homes scheme

What the Future Homes Standard means for net zero

Are you fragile or agile? That is the question for contractors…

Travis Perkins cuts jobs as profit slumps again

Is the housing crisis just too big a problem for politics to crack?

What to do if your contractor is in financial difficulty

Attacks on Red Sea shipping becoming ‘significant issue’ for construction products, CPA warns

Profit up at industrial specialist Glencar

Wilkinson Eyre the latest architect to see profit fall as firm submits London spy tunnels revamp

Liz Peace replaces Michael Bichard as RICS senior independent governor

Bad weather deepens construction’s output slump

Unite Students expects to recover over half of cladding costs from contractors

More than 200 jobs go as Scottish housebuilder Stewart Milne enters administration

Parts of Sellar’s Paddington Cube delayed by discovery of underground structures

Australian engineer hires Aecom director for new London operation

Kingspan buys majority share in German firm

Green solutions: Civic Engineers’ Stephen O’Malley and Michelle McDowell talk sustainable growth

Thomas Heatherwick pays himself £1.1m dividend after fivefold profit rise at practice

Inflation sees turnover and profit drop at Ogilvie’s construction business

Westminster council orders redesign of controversial estate to include second staircases

Local authorities plan to exceed new 10% biodiversity net gain requirement

United Living mulls acquisitions after strong results

Senior shake-up at Willmott Dixon after executive chairman’s retirement

RLB appoints new global board member

Railway station footbridge ‘overdue by a decade and £8.25m over budget’

Nicholas Boys Smith and architect Patty Hopkins recognised in New Year Honours List

Arup reveals 22% revenue increase to £2.2bn

Introducing prediction for designing climate-resilient infrastructure

How a new model law can provide oven-ready adjudication

Gove planning reforms would be binned on day one of Labour government

Is 2024 already lost to dithering and delay?

Unite Students picks contractor for Bristol student accommodation

How the next government can meet the needs of the construction industry

Temporary classrooms supplied after RAAC crisis cost DfE £35m

Sunak says construction ‘misunderstood’ government’s messaging on first covid lockdown

Wet weather dampens output as new work slumps 1.7% in October

Government outlines roadmap to increase use of timber in construction

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Industry needs to decarbonise twice as fast to meet 2025 emissions target, UKGBC says

More than half of construction professionals don’t measure embodied carbon, says RICS

The top causes of UK disputes? Incorrect design and poor workmanship

Tate appoints contractor behind National Portrait facelift for £30m Liverpool museum revamp

Mother to sue RJ McLeod over son’s manhole death

We are boxed in by bonds and the chancellor’s promises

Industry should look in the mirror: Laing O’Rourke’s losses do no one any good

Report on adjudication reveals growing popularity but also demand for change

Nottingham City Council declares itself ‘bankrupt’ over £23m budget black hole

Construction output recovered to pre-covid level last year, fresh ONS data says

Adjudication: it isn’t always pay now, argue later

Currie & Brown lands work on job to build new college for St Andrews university

PFI project handbacks to the public sector – what we’ve learned so far

Defining ‘without predudice’ in construction contracts

Adapting procurement for a volatile market

Let’s build the future with some creative thinking on skills

Hunt slashes taxes as OBR sharply downgrades growth forecast

How firms can achieve net zero without breaking the bank

Landsec’s City tower gets green light from planners

Ilke Homes collapse hits Byrne for close to £2m

Will the Procurement Act 2023 really transform public procurement?

Murphy pays out to sacked workers following months-long union dispute

Kingspan predicts record full-year profit of around £750m

T&T brings in Bristol Airport director for sustainability role

Construction among industries most at risk from cyber attacks, insurer warns

Fit-out work leading the way as Morgan Sindall remains on track for record year

Constructing Excellence and King’s College launch public sector procurement standards verification scheme

Network Rail spending plans approved after £600m boost for core assets

Construction and real estate firms make up a third of companies in ‘critical financial distress’

Cladding contractors must beware the ‘grey zone’

Multiplex in pole position to win 99 Bishopsgate job

‘Circular’ use of London’s construction waste could cut 3.5% of UK’s emissions in a decade, says Mace

Murphy calls in for £93m Cambridge South station build

CPA forecasts fall in output this year and next

Why I have always admired contractors (by an architect)

Scape hires ex-Cabinet Office construction chief

CMA launches probe into construction chemicals supply

Review your contracts for potential RAAC liabilities

Levelling up in the West Midlands: the way forward

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