All articles by Joey Gardiner 鈥� Page 37
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FeaturesHousebuilders' Salary Survey 2017: On the up and up
With fears of a housebuilding downturn in abeyance, skills shortages are helping drive up salaries, especially outside London
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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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FeaturesCarillion: back to black?
Haemorrhaging both money and management, Carillion鈥檚 position evokes that of聽now-healthy Balfour Beatty three years back. What lessons can it learn from Balfour鈥檚 recovery?
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NewsMace boss slams government failure on apprenticeships
Two-thirds of construction courses await approval, barring firms from spending new training levy on them
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FeaturesFarmer Review one year on - how has the industry responded?
A year on from Mark Farmer鈥檚 dramatic warning that construction must modernise or die, how has the industry responded to the challenge?
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FeaturesHousing: the backlash begins
A proposal to bring in an objective calculation of how many homes each council must build is ruffling feathers in Tory heartlands and traditional Labour councils alike. But will a politically fragile government risk pushing through a policy that鈥檚 unlikely to do much to boost housing growth?
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NewsFire safety experts call for building regs updates
Call from fire safety experts for timetable of building regulations updates as Grenfell public inquiry continues
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FeaturesLessons from Grenfell
As the inquiries into the Grenfell Tower fire get under way, Joey Gardiner looks at the construction issues that may have played a part in the tragedy and asks what the industry hopes to learn
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NewsTrade bodies team up to sound alarm on Brexit immigration plan
Chiefs of nine groups tell Brexit secretary David Davis schemes are at risk if EU workers forced to leave in 2019
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FeaturesParty conference season 2017: Any answers?
The shifting sands of this year鈥檚 political terrain have left a lot of questions. Will conference season deliver any clarity?
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FeaturesBack to school: Summing up the savings
What effect will changes to funding have on the construction and education sectors, and what precedent it could set for the future?
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NewsDfE 鈥榮eeks billions to fund school building programme鈥�
Funding bid to Treasury for third phase to 拢4.4bn PSBP follows 拢900m cut to school building budgets
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NewsPFI successor funds just six schemes since 2012
Worries grow about disappearance of procurement model that has funded more than 700 projects worth 拢60bn since the 1990s
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NewsCarillion rivals say staff are ready to leave troubled firm
Contractors report 鈥榮teady stream鈥� of Carillion workers鈥� CVs as fears grow that pension deficit will deter investors
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FeaturesCarillion: A cautionary tale
The UK鈥檚 second-biggest contractor has posted some pretty alarming figures recently, from its 拢695m debt to its 拢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?
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NewsContractors still struggling to hike margins over the 2% mark
黑洞社区鈥檚 Top 150 contractors and housebuilder surveys reveals margins are up but fall short of firms鈥� targets
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NewsRetrofitting housing blocks could cost billions of pounds
Each tower could cost 拢20m to upgrade to required fire safety standards
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FeaturesIn Grenfell鈥檚 shadow
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
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FeaturesHow Brexit got personal
The focus of Brexit so far has been the possible impact on construction鈥檚 growing skills shortage. But how is the UK鈥檚 vote to leave affecting the EU nationals themselves and what can employers do to ensure that they stay?
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Features鈥楶rojects won鈥檛 be delivered鈥�
With the industry dependent on EU workers, major restrictions on immigration as part of a 鈥榟ard Brexit鈥� could be disastrous