All Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations articles – Page 48
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Half of built environment firms hit by ransomware in past two years, survey says
Businesses report weak recovery strategies
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Government announces £553m investment to improve energy efficiency in public buildings
Kew Gardens, National Football Museum and Nottingham’s Queens Medical Centre among beneficiaries
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UEL after partner for £35m redevelopment of Stratford campus
Firms given until later next month to send in bids
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Could a Gloucestershire training centre have found the answer to construction’s people problem?
A family firm in need of more workers to expand its business took matters into its own hands by opening a training centre for construction skills which soon expects to train 2,000 people a year
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DfE to reshape procurement for crumbling schools estate
Supply chain summit comes amid reports that English schools pose ‘risk to life’
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Chancellor urged to invest £2.3bn a year to insulate millions of low-value homes
Senior housing figures say government is ‘fighting a losing battle’ on cost of living and net zero without efficiency improvements for millions of properties
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How to drop a manifesto pledge without blinking
By downgrading the target of 300,000 new homes to a mere “ambition”, Michael Gove leaves big questions about housing supply unanswered
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Unions clash with construction employers group over ‘derisory’ pay offer
Unions are seeking a 10% pay rise for half a million workers
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Easter holidays pare back labour rates, payroll firm reports
Average weekly earnings slipped 2% to £893 last month
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Supply chain left nursing £13m hit following London fit-out firm’s collapse
One contractor missing nearly £450,000 in retentions in wake of Twenty1 Construction implosion
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Government reveals data behind £4bn fire safety repair bill claim
Claim based on desk-based survey of 2,856 buildings, with a quarter of bill to remediate social housing sector homes
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Nutrient pollution: a developing problem with no solution in sight
A legal requirement that new homes do not pollute wetlands, rivers and nature reserves has halted developments across large parts of England
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Construction vacancies match all-time record, says ONS
Past three months saw an average 49,000 jobs unfilled as firms pay out bonuses to keep hold of staff
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The anti-developers have won as government signals full retreat on planning
We have come a very long way indeed from the planning white paper set out by Robert Jenrick in August 2020, writes Joey Gardiner
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Government lacks ‘political will’ to tackle housing crisis, says Jenrick
Former housing secretary warned manifesto commitments would not be met
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Government to have power to investigate the RICS’ governance
New Levelling Up Bill will allow ministers to appoint independent person to report on institution
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Gove tells peers to leave London during parliament renovations
Project troubled by spate of recent resignations
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KPMG to pay £14.4m for misleading regulator on Carillion audit
Auditor created false minutes and retroactively edited spreadsheets