All Construction issues articles – Page 2

  • staycation
    Features

    No place like home: Staycations, Part 1

    2017-08-11T06:00:00Z

    Looking for a vacation without airport stress and high costs? Read the first part of a trip around the UK’s best holiday destinations

  • Victoria Station Manchester
    Features

    Rail infrastructure: Losing track, Part 2

    2017-08-10T06:00:00Z

    Read the second part of a tour of the UK’s major planned rail schemes. What are the chances of them hitting the buffers?

  • Rail tracks in countryside
    Features

    Rail infrastructure: Losing track, Part 1

    2017-08-09T07:00:00Z

    Read the first part of a tour of the UK’s major planned rail schemes. What are the chances of them hitting the buffers?

  • Carillion cover 040817 2
    Features

    Carillion: A cautionary tale

    2017-08-04T06:00:00Z

    The UK’s second-biggest contractor has posted some pretty alarming figures recently, from its £695m debt to its £845m writedown. But how did it get into this state, how can it get out again, and what does it mean for the wider industry?

  • Theresa May and Arlene Foster
    Features

    DUP: Done deal?

    2017-08-03T10:06:00Z

    With the Conservatives and DUP agreeing increased funding for the region, and a sizeable chunk of it going to infrastructure projects, Northern Ireland looked to be the big winner from June’s election. But does ongoing political turmoil put much of this construction work at risk?

  • Battersea Power Station
    Features

    Battersea: ‘The toughest project in the world'

    2017-07-21T06:00:00Z

    Battersea Power Station’s redevelopment has not had an easy time of it lately, with profit margins plummeting and costs soaring. The development company behind the scheme speaks exclusively to ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø about the scale of the problems

  • Doha
    Features

    Qatar: ‘This dispute has escalated beyond any reasonably sane level’

    2017-07-13T06:00:00Z

    With tensions between Qatar and Saudi Arabia and its allies rising by the week, many are fearful of the impact this row could have on construction companies working in the Gulf state, the World Cup 2022 preparations, and Qatari investment in UK projects

  • Philip Hammond Mansion House
    Features

    Show us the money, Mr Hammond

    2017-07-07T06:00:00Z

    When Philip Hammond announced last month that UK Guarantees would include construction, many viewed it as a lifeline for infrastructure projects unlikely to have access to funding from the European Investment Bank after Brexit. But will this replacement work?

  • Chalcots Estate
    Features

    In Grenfell’s shadow

    2017-07-06T06:00:00Z

    After the immediate shock of the Grenfell Tower fire, local authorities and housing associations are trying to work out what it all means for the social housing sector. Joey Gardiner reports

  • Grenfell-Tower
    Features

    Grenfell Tower: Heated debate

    2017-06-29T06:00:00Z

    The Grenfell Tower fire has led to calls for fire safety regulations to be examined. But this was not the first warning sign that the current rules are not fit for purpose. What can be done to make sure a tragedy on this scale doesn’t happen again?

  • Eugenie Bliah
    Features

    How Brexit got personal

    2017-06-23T06:00:00Z

    The focus of Brexit so far has been the possible impact on construction’s growing skills shortage. But how is the UK’s vote to leave affecting the EU nationals themselves and what can employers do to ensure that they stay?

  • Border
    Features

    ‘Projects won’t be delivered’

    2017-06-22T06:00:00Z

    With the industry dependent on EU workers, major restrictions on immigration as part of a ‘hard Brexit’ could be disastrous

  • Chart
    Features

    How did construction vote in the election?

    2017-06-15T06:00:00Z

    After the shock election result last week, we asked ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø readers to tell us how they actually voted in an online poll

  • G5PK02
    Features

    How did construction’s candidates perform in the election?

    2017-06-15T06:00:00Z

    ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø spoke to three construction professionals who were standing in the general election, here is how they got on…

  • Bridge
    Features

    Executive pay: Scrutiny on the bounty

    2017-06-15T06:00:00Z

    Last month’s shareholder rebellion at Balfour Beatty’s AGM shows investors are now more willing to challenge large pay packets for the industry’s executives

  • Crossrail 2
    Features

    Election 2017: What’s what?

    2017-06-14T06:00:00Z

    After last week’s shock election result, what does this hung parliament mean for some of the biggest issues facing construction?

  • ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø A Better Brexit
    Features

    Full house: Welcome to Parliament

    2017-06-09T06:00:00Z

    Now that the election is over, a new parliament will convene. But are the incoming crop of MPs fully aware of how important the construction industry is for the UK economy?

  • CCS framework
    Features

    CCS framework: No pain, no gain

    2017-06-08T06:00:00Z

    The industry has waited a long time for the government’s £2.9bn construction consultancy framework. But doubts remain that all the problems have been ironed out. So will the wait have been worth it for the 32 firms on the scheme?

  • Polling station
    Features

    Election 2017: Hanging in the balance

    2017-06-02T06:00:00Z

    Policy on major construction projects could have a substantial impact on some hotly-contested marginal seats

  • money
    Features

    Economy watch: Output declines

    2017-06-01T06:00:00Z

    Output has fallen month on month but levels of investment are continuing to rise