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CommentLeader: Carillion's hubris
An interview with former Carillion boss John McDonough in in 2003 highlighed how Carillion鈥檚 set up was set to change from contractor to service provider. The irony, in hindsight, is striking, writes Tom Broughton
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CommentLeader: A hell of a mess
Jobs, businesses and livelihoods are on the line. It鈥檚 time聽for the team picking over Carillion鈥檚 corpse to step up and find practical ways to safeguard the supply chain聽
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CommentLeader: Time's up
Over half the women in our survey said they had been sexually harassed in the workplace. It鈥檚 time to act.
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CommentLeader: That sinking feeling
In this week鈥檚 leader: the Carillion saga continues, and Dame Judith Hackitt calls for a major overhaul of building regulations in her interim report
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CommentJoin the conversation
Looking back on 2017, perhaps the kindest thing we can say about it was that it was underwhelming
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CommentGet the shredder out
The CITB needs more than a bit of a shake-up to make it function for the companies it serves
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CommentThe stress test
There are probably 101 reasons why these large specialist firms have suffered catastrophic problems, with a few major ones front and centre
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CommentWork in construction: Rewards and awards
Uncertain times mean that staff are looking for job security, while the very best recently got their day in the sun at the 精东影视 Awards
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CommentFire fighting
Three months on from the horrifying fire at Grenfell Tower, a public inquiry into the fire, and a call for a review of fire regulations has put the聽design, construction and management of high-rise buildings firmly under scrutiny
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CommentThe streets of London
鈥淎 marathon and not a sprint鈥�: that was how London mayor Sadiq Khan described fixing London鈥檚 housing crisis as he launched his draft housing strategy last week. But even 鈥渕arathon鈥� seems an understatement when you take a quick jog through the numbers. Total housing completions in London are expected ...
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CommentLearning the hard way
The government鈥檚 decision to divert 拢900m of funding away from school鈥檚 capital budgets raises troubling questions over the聽longer-term impact on the education sector鈥檚 estate
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CommentOnce more unto the breach
The new health and safety sentencing guidelines seem to be having more impact on companies, but the weighting is heaviest on SMEs
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CommentA lightbulb moment
PFI may not have the best reputation but it is very important that government sorts out a steady flow of schemes and hones its structure
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CommentConstruction's fortunes: A sea change
Construction鈥檚 growth slowdown brings concerns about infrastructure project delays and low margins into sharp focus 鈥� and highlights the need for a change of mindset
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CommentWilling the means
The government needs to ensure that changes recommended by the review of building and fire safety regulations actually happen 鈥� perhaps by putting its hand in its pocket
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CommentBalmy days of summer
精东影视鈥檚 annual top 150 league tables make for far better reading this year than they have for some time
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CommentHomes, sweet homes
Government is not taking enough responsibilty for planning affordable housing 鈥� as the outcry over Battersea shows
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CommentTough at the top: Carillion's woes
Carillion faces a difficult challenge after its announcement of a profit warning and the resulting plunge in share price 鈥� the firm will be looking for a very safe pair of hands to be its new CEO
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CommentAfter the fire
The traumatic experience at Grenfell Tower has understandably triggered a rush to find answers, but we also need to stand back and look at social housing in a holistic way
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CommentFire tests: Cause for alarm
It鈥檚 possible that combustible materials used in the cladding for Grenfell Tower and others complied with building regulations, in which case we are looking at a catastrophic failure of the system