All Analysis articles – Page 16

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    Features

    Underbidding: Warning! Highly risky manoeuvre

    2011-03-18T00:00:00Z

    Desperate times call for desperate measures, and in some cases result in suicidal tendencies. As underbidding spirals further out of control, we look at how widespread the practice has become and what – if anything – can be done about it.

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    Features

    Who wants to be in social housing?

    2011-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Six months on from the collapse of Rok and Connaught, their competitors are scrambling to take their places against a backdrop of cuts and jittery clients. And now the big players are looking to muscle in on the social housing market

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    Features

    Frameworks: Make room for the small fry

    2011-03-11T00:00:00Z

    The government wants to make frameworks more open to small and medium-sized firms while at the same time making big savings in public sector procurement. Here’s what the construction industry can expect

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    Features

    We are living in a materials world

    2011-03-04T00:00:00Z

    Contractors find themselves between a rock and a hard place - the rock is the relentless rise of raw materials; the hard place is feeble demand and low margins. But is there anything they can do about it?

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    Features

    World in action: Top global markets

    2011-03-04T00:00:00Z

    Global construction spend will reach £7.5tn by 2020, according to a report out this week. But only a tiny fraction of that will take place on UK soil. So where are the predicted hotspots and how can you tap into the world’s fastest growing markets?

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    Features

    Under siege: Construction in the Middle East

    2011-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Construction’s safe haven has turned into a war zone. As protest, revolution and regime change spread across the Middle East, what can companies do to ensure their staff and contracts are safe, and does this means the end of the good times?

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    Features

    Schools special: Where the money's going

    2011-02-21T11:33:00Z

    A full breakdown of current schools funding and the outlook for the next five years

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    Features

    Can subbies survive on less?

    2011-02-18T00:00:00Z

    Government and private sector clients are pressurising contractors to make big savings on projects. Often that means just pushing the pain down the supply chain. Can specialists get by on smaller and smaller rations?

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    Features

    Architects and recession: Battered, bruised and broke

    2011-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Architects have taken a beating over the past two years, but have they suffered any permanent damage? How are the UK’s top listed practices faring, and what impact is the recession having on design quality?

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    Features

    Walthamstow stadium: A dog’s chance

    2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

    The famous greyhound track has been mothballed for three years while housing association L&Q wrestles with local opposition to its plans to build 300 homes on the site. After a crunch meeting last week the two sides seem as far apart as ever. Is this a foretaste of the new ...

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    Features

    Battersea Power Station: The last chance

    2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

    As the communities secretary stands poised to decide on the latest plan to restore Battersea Power Station, Emily Wright looks at why, this time, things have to be different

  • Dubai World
    Features

    Nakheel's debt deal: Too little too late?

    2011-01-28T00:00:00Z

    With debts of $10.5bn, Dubai developer Nakheel has left UK consultants £250m short. Some creditors say the company is close to a deal involving Islamic bonds, but others admit they are now reluctant to work with it again

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    Features

    A hard man to lose: Rob Holden on leaving Crossrail

    2011-01-21T00:00:00Z

    When Rob Holden, chief executive of Crossrail, resigned last week, the company was quick to try to reassure its partners. But questions remain as to why he quit and where his departure leaves the £14.5bn project in its most critical year so far

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    Features

    How paternity rights and abolition of retirement age will hit construction

    2011-01-19T14:06:00Z

    The Coalition government’s new paternity rights will cause major headache for employers in the male-dominated building industry

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    Features

    A VAT gift to cowboys?

    2011-01-14T00:00:00Z

    The government’s VAT hike to 20% this month has been met with dismay throughout construction. But while some sectors will be exempt, small builders are bound to be hit as cash-strapped homeowners turn to the black market

  • News

    Green army

    2010-12-17T00:00:00Z

    The government’s Green Deal will encourage homeowners to cut carbon and create 250,000 jobs for construction workers. Sounds great, says Iain Withers - but will it work?

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    Features

    Morrell’s progress

    2010-12-08T15:05:00Z

    A year into the job of chief construction adviser, what has Paul Morrell achieved?

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    Comment

    PFI alternatives: A change of route

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    The damning National Audit Office report on the M25 widening scheme is the latest sign that PFI might be nearing the end of the road. But what are the alternatives?

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    Features

    Amazing ONS Specs! Makes the economy look much better than it is!

    2010-11-05T00:00:00Z

    According to the Office for National Statistics, 2010 was the year that construction became a powerhouse of national growth and regained all the ground it lost last year. Oh yeah? ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø checks out its story, with the help of a few economists …

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    Features

    The quangos and spending cuts: which ones survived

    2010-10-22T00:00:00Z

    In the game of quangos players take turns to choose non-government bodies to close, merge or privatise. But watch out! If you get it wrong you might not get elected again. This is how Francis Maude dealt with the ones dealing with construction