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NewsGovernment 'must do more for infrastructure'
Call from Scape鈥檚 boss comes as ONS reveals 0.9% dip in construction output for Q3
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NewsConfidence slipping in government's ability to deliver infrastructure plans
CBI and Aecom report that 80% of firms surveyed voiced聽dissatisfaction聽with the government鈥檚 delivery of infrastructure
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NewsWates awarded 拢20m leisure centre scheme
Central Bedfordshire council is rebuilding the 42-year old Dunstable building
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NewsLondon's landed estates priced out of development market
Estates also cited rising construction costs and a weakening occupier market聽
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Sustainability
An automated waste collection system, circadian lighting to keep body rhythms in summer mode, and a range of solar collectors that harness the absorption properties of slate, are among this week鈥檚 products
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CommentCase in focus:聽Adjudication relief
Having abandoned the first adjudication, was the referring party acting unreasonably and oppressively in seeking to bring similar claims in a second adjudication?
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FeaturesOnline poll: Carillion's dispute
Do fears over Carillion disputing bills with its suppliers justify renewed calls for project bank accounts on public sector jobs?
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CommentCPA/Barbour ABI Index: EU referendum contract fall takes delayed effect
Activity on site remains high, but the fall in contract awards after the EU referendum is happening now
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CommentWorking out a pattern
There were some mixed messages from the various construction data sets that were covered in the press this month
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Vertical workplace, Tooley Street, London
This week鈥檚 #buildingdoodle sketch is by Dan Cove, director at CoveBurgess Architects
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CommentHansom: Rock on
BIM-hating zombies lose the battle for the industry鈥檚 best rock band, plus the pain of legacy contracts, financial investigations and burst appendices
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NewsCarillion woes prompt subbies to demand financial protection
Leaked letter from specialist contractors group to government highlights 鈥榟uge risks鈥� its members face
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NewsHCA boss steps in to defend 'failing' housebuilders
Ed Lister says firms are doing a good job after peer tells House of Lords they are not up to scratch
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CommentLegal blog: Show me the money
The new Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims does little to help creditors 鈥� it merely gives debtors more scope for delay
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FeaturesImage of the week: Blown away
Cork City FC鈥檚 football stadium was unfortunate enough to be in Hurricane Ophelia鈥檚 path of destruction
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NewsAecom looks to expand developer arm in the UK
Aecom Capital is targeting a substantial boost to its European operation聽
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NewsJohn Sisk tops the tables with 拢135m Circle Square job
Firm pips Kier to the post with single Manchester contract, to rival鈥檚 53 individual wins
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FeaturesCosting Steelwork 3: October 2017 - industrial
Costing Steelwork digital supplement - industrial focus