All Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations articles – Page 21
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Travis Perkins downgrades profit forecast again
Builders merchant now expects full-year profit to be no higher than £195m
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Labour recommits to Northern Powerhouse Rail – but no promise to deliver HS2
Both schemes were previously Labour manifesto commitments
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Harnessing contracts to meet energy efficiency requirements
Getting the contract right is vital to ensure that office improvement works to meet rising efficiency standards hit the target EPC
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In pictures: UK’s best offices recognised in BCO National Awards 2023
Barclays Glasgow Campus wins top prize
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Ex-Carillion chief hit with eight year director ban
Insolvency Service’s decision follows two similar disqualifications for other bosses
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Key takeaways from the Conservative Party conference
This party conference will long be remembered as the place HS2 died. But rail was far from the only topic on the agenda in Manchester, as Daniel Gayne reports
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Willmott Dixon picked to replace Buckingham on £135m Swansea arena scheme
Council appoints contractor to finish off multi-storey car park and other work
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Procrastination over HS2 is the one thing we don’t need right now
Rishi Sunak’s dithering and doubting over key infrastructure projects and the green agenda is damaging the UK’s prospects for economic growth and our global reputation, writes Richard Steer
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RICS launches election manifesto ahead of party conferences
Body asks parties to commit to housing delivery strategy
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Boosting productivity could deliver £45bn extra value to industry, says CLC
Body sets out three key areas of focus for sector
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New timber frame system wins warranty provider backing
The New Model ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ is based on 30 standard details said to offer the same fire resistance as conventionally constructed apartment buildings less than 18m high
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Net zero and the Loch Ness monster tax bill
A recent court ruling about a hydroelectric scheme at Loch Ness has implications for government policy on net zero
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Construction cannot ‘tweak broken model’ to solve productivity puzzle, says MMC boss
Merit’s Tony Wells tells conference industry needs radical rethinkÂ
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New ‘rules of engagement’ needed to meet AI challenge, says Fosters research chief
Machine learning need not replace architects, Martha Tsigkari tells ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ the Future Commission conference
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Product industry entering a ‘brave new world’ due to new liabilities, CPA chief says
Peter Caplehorn told ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ the Future panel that industry must push towards digitalisation to back up future claims
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Case in focus: An unusual judgment in a multi-party PFI fire defects dispute
Ted Lowery looks at the recent Sheffield Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust vs Hadfield Healthcare Partnerships Ltd & Ors case
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ISG wins £150m prisons work
Contractor will deliver new prison places at three existing facilities
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Developing a sense of trust: What could warranty reform mean for scheme viabilitiy?
For housebuilders and developers, the mandating of increased warranties could drive up costs. But if they respond with an improved focus on quality, there will be benefits in the form of enhanced reputations and greater trust from homebuyers. Jordan Marshall reports
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Temporary finality in adjudication: Why you must pay now, argue later
A case where timing was all – from the temporary finality of the adjudicator’s decisions to the interim account dates