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FeaturesMy route into construction 鈥� Jack Norkett, senior project manager at RED Construction
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles 鈥� but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this 聽series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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Features鈥楾his is a growth story鈥欌�� How Network Rail plans to become one of the UK鈥檚 biggest housebuilders
The transport operator鈥檚 group property director talks about the 鈥榥ew mindset鈥� at Network Rail 鈥� and why the country鈥檚 biggest owner of brownfield land is taking an assertive role in redevelopment projects on its sites聽聽
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FeaturesA 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鈥檚 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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FeaturesClosing the skills gap: Alison Watson鈥檚 mission to transform built environment education
The current Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering president tells Mary Richardson why she thinks the industry must get smarter when it comes to educating its future professionals聽
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FeaturesMaterial passports: the key to carbon reduction, greater component reuse and more sustainable construction
Logging the details of the products and materials used on projects so they can have a second life after demolition has been discussed but never practised on a large London construction project 鈥� until now, Thomas Lane reports
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Prospects for growth in 2025 remain subdued
With capacity depleted, cost pressures have resurfaced as demand has strengthened 鈥� but with interest rates set to stay high, slowing demand growth may help smooth the transition
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FeaturesSurprise and relief: why the Lendlease sale to private equity is seen as a vote of confidence in UK contractors
Uncertainty about historic firm鈥檚 future is finally at an end 鈥� and the news has been welcomed by clients and rivals alike, writes Dave Rogers
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FeaturesMy route into construction 鈥� Parm Bhangal, founder and CEO of Bhangals Construction Consultants
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles 鈥� but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this 聽series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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FeaturesThe 1.5 million-home question: Does the government鈥檚 planning reform programme add up?
Ministers unleashed a barrage of planning reforms in the dying days of 2024. Joey Gardiner asks if these can聽give the industry the boost it needs to get anywhere close to the government鈥檚 ambitious housebuilding target?
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FeaturesThe Elephant reborn: How Multiplex is rebuilding a south London landmark
The crumbling Elephant and Castle shopping centre built in the 1960s is being reinvented as a mixed-use destination as part of Southwark council鈥檚 strategy to regenerate the area. Thomas Lane visits to see how it is coming along
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Features鈥楩rankly, what鈥檚 the alternative?鈥� Turley鈥檚 Stephen Bell applauds the government鈥檚 planning vision
The chief executive of one of the UK鈥檚 largest planning consultants speaks to Tom Lowe about the implications of Labour鈥檚 final revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework and what needs to be done to achieve 1.5 million homes by the end of this parliament
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FeaturesBest of 2024: Our most popular interviews with some leading industry figures
At the end of another busy year, here is a reminder of some of the interviews that stood out for our readers
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FeaturesBest of 2024: construction stories that grabbed the news headlines
At the end of a very busy year, here鈥檚 a reminder of the stories that stood out for our readers
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FeaturesBest of 2024: Our biggest stories about construction projects, people and issues
Here is a reminder of some of the features that stood out for our readers
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FeaturesRepairing the urban fabric: How a historic city block was reinstated in Marylebone village
Marylebone Square is a mixed-use development that has breathed new life into a long-vacant site in the centre of London. Ben Flatman traces its evolution
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FeaturesMy route into construction 鈥� Shreya Aneja, architectural designer at White Arkitekter
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles 鈥� but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this 聽series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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FeaturesUpdated National Planning Policy Framework explained
The government鈥檚 proposed changes to national planning policy saw just a few tweaks from the draft set out in the summer. Daniel Gayne looks at what has stayed and what has been changed
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FeaturesTop 150 Contractors & Housebuilders 2024: The full table
Full sortable data from 精东影视鈥檚 ranking of the top 150 contractors and housebuilders in the UK
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FeaturesTop 150 Contractors & Housebuilders 2024: Crunching the data
Beneath the headline rankings of the top 150 contracting and housebuilding firms in the sector, there are more complex stories to tell based on turnover, profit and margins. Here we unpack the figures in more detail
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FeaturesTop 150 Contractors & Housebuilders 2024: Improving prospects or more of the same? Contractors keep eyes peeled for signs of optimism
Contractors hope to see more work get off the ground, but familiar problems provide a nervous backdrop