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‘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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Berkeley overhauls 1,300-home Oval scheme with second staircase revisions

KPMG handed record fine over Carillion audits

August downpours send construction output into reverse

Travis Perkins downgrades profit forecast again

Labour recommits to Northern Powerhouse Rail – but no promise to deliver HS2

Harnessing contracts to meet energy efficiency requirements

In pictures: UK’s best offices recognised in BCO National Awards 2023

Ex-Carillion chief hit with eight year director ban

Key takeaways from the Conservative Party conference

Willmott Dixon picked to replace Buckingham on £135m Swansea arena scheme

Procrastination over HS2 is the one thing we don’t need right now

BW returns to profit as income soars

RICS launches election manifesto ahead of party conferences

Boosting productivity could deliver £45bn extra value to industry, says CLC

New timber frame system wins warranty provider backing

Net zero and the Loch Ness monster tax bill

Construction cannot ‘tweak broken model’ to solve productivity puzzle, says MMC boss

New ‘rules of engagement’ needed to meet AI challenge, says Fosters research chief

Product industry entering a ‘brave new world’ due to new liabilities, CPA chief says

Case in focus: An unusual judgment in a multi-party PFI fire defects dispute

ISG wins £150m prisons work

Temporary finality in adjudication: Why you must pay now, argue later

Currie & Brown boosts infrastructure team with promotion and new hires

Construction groups launch coalition to tackle diversity issue

Income and profit soars at Turner & Townsend

Government Property Agency appoints Ofwat exec as new COO

Assessing the Building Safety Act's new product safety regime

Summer slump sees main contract awards fall by 37%

Labour refuse to confirm HS2 support as Sunak sharpens axe

University of Southampton wants contractor for £150m job

Unite targets Murphy business partners in dispute over sacked workers

East Sussex contractor files administration notice

Kier prepares for first dividend payment in half a decade as turnover and profit grows

Surge in covid loan defaults suggests more insolvencies are coming, accountant warns

Construction output slumps during rainy July

Stepnell turns down work to stay in black

Atkins and Faithful + Gould names to go as part of global rebrand

A new way to make contracts greener

DfE’s ‘primarily visual’ RAAC surveys may have missed hidden flaws

T&T predicts ‘stubbornly high’ inflation as high interest offsets dropping demand

Covid bidding strategies persisting as contractors look to offset inflation risk, RLB finds

Education sees spending boost in wake of RAAC crisis, as infrastructure falls

How to manage long-term illness: a legal guide

Birmingham council declares itself effectively bankrupt

Profit and revenue boost for Michelmersh

RAAC repairs to come from existing DfE funds

Defective premises ruling likely to lead to increase in claims

Laing O’Rourke appoints new director

Beware - some things only a solicitor can do

Commodity input prices falling from last year’s highs, says Linesight report

Mid Group administrators given extra six months to investigate firm’s transactions

Profit falls at Costain as revenue holds steady

Stanhope defends Waterloo plans after Gove presses pause

JV to pay troubled Buckingham’s subcontractors on £120m HS2 contract

Lendlease to deliver £150m Gateshead conference centre job

Sisk announces new chief operating officer

Buckingham ceases trading and seeks sale blaming ‘escalating losses’ on stadium jobs

HSE to ramp up site safety checks from September

Sunak and Starmer should give construction the attention it deserves

Profit flat at Balfour Beatty but UK construction business posts strong performance

Profit down at Marshalls as firm seeks to control costs

Winners on £545m Pagabo M&E framework announced

Income up 12% at Skanska following HS2 boost

We still aren’t moving fast enough in the race against climate change

NFB chief says ULEZ a ‘blunt instrument’ that will hurt trades

Government to fast-track ban on shared mixed-sex toilets in new buildings

Cladding costs totalling £150m send Lendlease into the red

The battle SMEs face in reducing their emissions - and proving it

June sees uptick in construction output but infrastructure orders cause concern

Lack of confidence in government hampering construction growth, says Gleeds report

Four ways to effectively manage construction equipment

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