All Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations articles 鈥� Page 51
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NewsGetting overseas firms to pay for cladding costs 鈥榩ractically difficult鈥�, Gove admits
Housing secretary says ministers may lack 鈥榯otal authority鈥� to force non-UK based firms to pay into 拢4bn remediation fund
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FeaturesExplainer: Gove鈥檚 threats to shut down housebuilders over building safety
Housebuilders are locked in negotiations with Michael Gove over paying another 拢4bn to repair housing blocks affected by the fire safety crisis
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NewsTwo years in jail for pair found guilty of falsifying CITB health and safety tests
Investigation uncovered large-scale criminal operation helping foreign nationals obtain competence cards
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FeaturesAlgeco becomes the new face, new name and new future of Elliott and affiliated UK companies
The move creates a single, consistent brand across the UK and Europe
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CommentHigh energy costs 鈥� it鈥檚 not just households who are feeling the pinch
The impact of on businesses is not yet part of the public debate 鈥� but it should be
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NewsGovernment still not set date for meeting with industry leaders over certification concerns
Ministers told four months ago testing issues could halt construction of 150,000 homes next year
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NewsGove unveils plan to give legal force to 拢4bn cladding threats
Ministers set to amend law to stop developers from building unless they pay into remediation fund
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NewsPersimmon sought legal advice from top QC over Gove鈥檚 拢4bn cladding threats
Barrister reported as saying Gove would be acting unlawfully if he sought to hinder housebuilders from trading
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FeaturesIn business: on the road with Keltbray
After 30 years at Costain, Darren James was unable to resist the call from Keltbray wanting to help to diversify and tighten up governance聽
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NewsHousebuilders putting the brakes on jobs keeps lid on wage inflation, payroll firm says
Hudson Contract reports average earnings fell 10% last month compared to December鈥檚 number
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NewsMonthly output back above pre-pandemic level as work rose 13% last year
ONS figures show scale of construction鈥檚 recovery after toils of 2020
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CommentThings are looking up despite all the uncertainties ahead
We still live and work in interesting times but there are reasons to聽believe that the outlook is improving
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FeaturesMidas is the latest in a long line of regional contractors to feel cash pinch
Devon builder entering administration this week is a reminder of the perils smaller firms face
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CommentWe have a mountain to climb to attract enough talent to construction
Mace鈥檚 chief executive on why reforming the Apprenticeship Levy is just one important part of a collective effort to tackle the skills crisis聽
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NewsIR35 compliance tools still not up to scratch, NAO tells government
CEST tool still too difficult to use nearly a year after off-payroll tax reforms were rolled out to the private sector
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CommentCase in focus: Readie Construction Ltd vs Geo Quarries Ltd
A case in which the contract terms required full payment for defective goods
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CommentGreater use of timber calls for pragmatism to keep insurers happy
The construction and insurance industries must work together if we are to increase the use of structural timber that is safe and cost effective, says Andrew Carpenter
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NewsFledgling Manchester QS nabs two Arcadis directors
Cost consultant Hive Projects set up in 2020
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NewsConstruction activity in major cities surged by more than a third last year
Deloitte crane survey said Leeds saw a record number of new housing schemes start on site
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CommentLearning from Grenfell: collaborative procurement to support building safety
New government guidance will help implement Judith Hackitt鈥檚 recommendation of a more integrated, less adversarial approach to construction