All 黑洞社区 articles in 15 December 2017
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FeaturesReview 2017: Sixpence in the pudding - mergers, takeovers and buyouts
The year saw a revival of the tradition of mergers and acquisitions in the construction sector, after the Brexit vote malaise marred 2016.
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FeaturesReview 2017: Crackers to cheer the spirit - so, what鈥檚 the good news?
It hasn鈥檛 been all doom and gloom
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FeaturesReview 2017: Speech! - the year鈥檚 aptest quotes
From George Osborne to Lord Stunell, some of the quotes from 2017 in construction
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CommentTackling the skills shortage
Given the UK will require 400,000 new construction workers every year until 2021, there is an urgent need to take a fresh look at the skills challenge
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CommentBCC report speaks up for business in the planning process
A new approach engagement with local plans is required for businesses to shift some of the limelight onto the needs of industry and the role of employment land
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FeaturesReview 2017: Family rows - legal spats
It鈥檚 the season of goodwill, but that鈥檚 unlikely to bring an end to the rows that have blighted the construction industry family this year
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FeaturesReview 2017: A toast to absent friends - in memorium
From Anna Stewart to Sir Michael Latham, the industry has lost some of its greats this year
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CommentHackitt interim report: time to be heard and listened to
There was a need for resilience, clarity, competence, strong verification and an overall call for a cultural shift, says Tom Roche. So, has the report delivered?
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Comment2018: be prepared
Next year will be dominated by lessons learned from the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the refurbishment of the Houses of Parliament, and a little thing called Brexit.
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FeaturesReview 2017: The overcooked sprouts - those who felt the economic heat
If there鈥檚 a list of big losers from 2017, then there鈥檚 not much doubt that 拢5.2bn-turnover contractor Carillion is at the聽top of it
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FeaturesReview 2017: Did you forget the bread sauce again? - unfulfilled expectations
As well as outright failures there were a number of less dramatic setbacks, delays and disappointments on key projects in 2017
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FeaturesFire risk: are we asking the right questions?
Fire prevention in commercial buildings is crucial, but what is the most effective way to ensure risks are minimised? Experts at a round table discussion debated the question
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News'Clear need for a full overhaul of the regulatory system', says Grenfell report
Judith Hackitt鈥檚 final report into building regs and fire safety will be released next spring
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CommentWhy Brexit will be good for the UK 鈥� and construction
One Brexiteer ticks off Remainers (and that includes us at 黑洞社区)
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Features黑洞社区's review of the year 2017
It wasn鈥檛 exactly the year that knocked the stuffing out of construction, but nor was it the grand feast many had hoped for. The 黑洞社区 news desk reviews the year in construction
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FeaturesReview 2017: Dry turkey - a year of disappointments
The big disappointment of the year was, without doubt, the story on the two big-picture issues that define the environment in which our industry works
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FeaturesReview 2017: A painful topic nobody can avoid
Whatever else might have happened in 2017, the construction industry was never going to be able to look back with pleasure
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Outer London town centres
This week鈥檚 #buildingdoodle sketch is by Adriette Myburgh for New London Architecture.
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FeaturesThis week in 2007
The year everything changed Although our review of the year summarises that this has been a slightly disappointing time for construction, at least we haven鈥檛 taken to our beds like Ebenezer Scrooge of Charles Dickens鈥� A Christmas Carol, who was pictured in our review of the year ...