All Ӱ articles in 14 February 2025 – Page 8
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Change of focus, elevation of skills and use of tech: how building control must modernise post-Grenfell
Ӱ control is being overhauled following Grenfell. Denise Chevin looks at what changes need to be made
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Reeves’ number two to be lead minister for new infrastructure body
Project delivery functions to be transferred from Cabinet Office to the Treasury
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Maintenance backlog on government buildings hits £49bn with true figure likely to be higher
NAO report says Whitehall needs to get grip on what work needs doing
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A new quango, a new levy and 32 new hubs: Six months in, what has Labour done to fix the skills crisis?
Labour shortages pose a huge challenge to the government’s plans for housing and infrastructure. While it is still relatively early days for Keir Starmer and his team, the construction industry is not yet sure whether his party has the answers, writes Daniel Gayne
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TopHat reveals another loss from factory operations as modular housebuilder calls time on business
Business said it has begun ‘orderly wind down’ after pulling plug two months ago
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Nine Elms towers handed symbolic refusal by council as scheme heads to appeal
Developer Watkin Jones requests public inquiry into 762-bed development close to Battersea Power Station
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Streeting sets out revised timetable for New Hospital Programme with some projects delayed beyond 2037
Health secretary contrasts “honest, realistic, deliverable timetable” to Boris Johnson’s original pledge
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Kier reduces debt further raising hopes of return to net cash position next year
Debt down to less than £50m after being close to £550m at one stage
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Housing woes see Marshalls turnover fall but firm eyes improved profits in 2025
Trading update says numbers will improve in line with market recovery
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Decision to refurbish 20-year-old Bristol building hailed as example of retention over demolition
Early 2000s building to be wrapped in red cladding under plan by Sheppard Robson
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Green light for £125m Ealing leisure centre and homes development
Scheme to include new leisure centre and 300 homes in replacement of scrapped 3DReid-designed plan
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Five teams on shortlist to design Grenfell Tower memorial
Winner to be revealed this summer with a planning application expected to go in by the end of 2026
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Devolution white paper delivers changes that support needs of local policymakers
Much detailed thinking is still required but there is plenty to applaud in the government’s proposals to give greater powers to local authorities, says Oliver Steele of Mott MacDonald
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Core Five says Lendlease deal good for larger schemes but capacity worries over who will build them remain
Consultant says large amount of jobs worth £250m or more in pipeline will create race for tier 2 firms
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New hospitals programme and HS2 are ‘unachievable’, says IPA
Both schemes given red ratings by infrastructure body
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Work on Brompton’s new HQ gets green light but start on site put back two years until 2027
Latest accounts for bike brand show profit collapsed from £10m to just over £4,000
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Consultant Wallace Whittle snaps up Glasgow M&E specialist
Firm says deal will see turnover at enlarged firm top £15m this year
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Is the UK’s infrastructure ready for 96mph storms?
As the number and intensity of storms increases, Dr Liz Marlow of Cundall considers how we might become better prepared