All Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations articles – Page 38
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When a final account certificate is far from final
A dispute about the final account on a Scottish school got murkier and murkier – not to mention ever costlier
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Housebuilders hit back at ‘anti-development’ building safety levy
Representatives of homebuilders say the government is punishing ‘innocent’ firms for the failures of ‘the few’
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In pictures: New look at designs for HS2 Euston station
Latest images come ahead of community consultation beginning next week
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Contractors getting squeezed as main contract awards slump
Awards for schemes under £100m have fallen by 15% in three months, new study finds
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Fourth construction minister this year appointed
East Sussex MP replaces Jackie Doyle-Price
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ICE poaches Cabinet Office official for director general job
Janet Young had been in government role less than a year
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Comment
Fight with housebuilders on the cards as Gove goes back to the future
The re-appointment of Michael Gove as housing secretary is likely to mean the return of fraught discussions about building safety costs
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Comment
Power is shifting to subcontractors
With suppliers in a better position to call the shots on contract terms, the industry must recalibrate its approach to risk management
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Plans to replace CE mark with UK version have ‘absolutely no benefit’, trade body chief tells government
Government department overseeing introduction of new certification rules accused of ‘radio silence’
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The Conservatives have punished the self-employed
Draconian and flawed off-payroll working rules must be reformed if Rishi Sunak is to have any prospect of winning over a crucial part of the electorate
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Bidding open on £1bn Pagabo refurb framework
Framework consultant recently introduced mental health clauses into procurement documents
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Construction firms sweat on Shapps’ CE mark decision with rival department to have final say on move
Business secretary said yesterday existing mark will stay in place until 2025 but approval for industry rests with DLUHC
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Weeks after saying it wouldn’t budge, government tells firms they can use CE mark for another two years
Replacement scheme won’t come into force until 2025, three years after it was supposed to be up and running
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Features
In business with Galliford Try’s Bill Hocking: ‘There are some things that just have to carry on’
The talk is of the longest recession in 100 years but for all that, Galliford Try chief executive Bill Hocking cannot contain his optimism. Dave Rogers went to meet him
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What causes construction disputes today?
Conflict over contract interpretation has become far less of a problem on UK construction projects – but design errors are still the leading cause of disputes, shows new research
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For so many reasons, we must focus on the ‘green crap’ now
David Cameron famously said the UK had other priorities and Rishi Sunak was initially reluctant to travel to COP27. Our leaders really have no choice but to take action on climate change, says Thomas Lane
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Lifting the regulation curse
There are sound reasons for compliance with most of the regulations we face in the UK but they must not be allowed to compromise a commitment to quality, Brendan Kilpatrick writes
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CPA sets out sharp downwards revision of construction output forecast
Private housing output to drop 9%
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It’s back to where we were on planning reform – but the politics has changed
The economy and state of opinion polls for the Conservatives mean we should only expect reforms that will be effective quickly, writes Paul Smith
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Construction activity grows at fastest rate since spring despite plunging confidence
Warnings that next PMI survey will start to see impact of former prime minister’s mini-budget debacle