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Clients face wave of upfront payment demands
Specialists set to take action unless Construction Act review protects them against insolvent employers
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Labour and Tories clash over housing
The Labour and Conservative parties squared up over housing reform and environmental building policy as they launched their election manifestos this week
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NewsIndustry attacks CDM revisions
Industry experts have criticised the HSE鈥檚 proposed revisions to the CDM Regulations, claiming they do not properly clarify the responsibility of clients
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FeaturesHow to get out of jail using a trowel
Inmates at Wandsworth are being given the chance to escape from a life of crime by building their own prison walls.
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Industry unites to call for reform of Whitehall
The announcement by the prime minister that a general election is to be held on 5 May has led to a flood of calls from construction bodies for the next government to reform its relationship with the industry
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MPs attack government鈥檚 vocational training U-turn
Skills committee urges single academic and vocational diploma to replace GCSEs and A levels be reconsidered
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Insurers pressure firms to come clean on CSCS figures
Contractors may have to disclose proportion of staff with skills cards or face higher insurance premiums
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NewsJubilee Line six hope for fresh start after acquittals
Defendants in fraud case over Tube line extension must now rebuild their lives after a 21-month ordeal
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NVQ students guaranteed work placements
Students completing National Vocational Qualification courses in construction will be guaranteed work placements in the industry, under a joint initiative between employers and training body CITB-ConstructionSkills
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UK firms set to work in Algeria
British construction companies are meeting the Algerian government in a bid to get involved in infrastructure projects planned as part of a $50bn (拢26bn) economic recovery programme
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NewsReview of Construction Act to reform payment practices
Government consultation paper hailed as a 鈥榖old鈥� approach by industry leaders as it tackles contentious issues
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Alfred McAlpine sues after paying 拢10m for company
Contractor claims former shareholders of Eastern Contracting Holdings duped it into paying double its value
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M&E trade bodies propose mandatory training levy
Two decades after ditching the CITB, the M&E sector considers its own levy to boost skills
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Public sector wastes 拢2.6bn yearly
More than 拢2bn of taxpayer鈥檚 money is wasted each year because of poor management of public sector construction projects, according to a National Audit Office report
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CIC warns of Euro rule chaos
Proposed changes to the rules that govern firms working in the single European market could cause chaos for British construction companies
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NewsGriffiths: Every death in construction is avoidable
Minister challenges industry to eliminate all site deaths as public sector is targeted with mandatory safety policy
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Government to impose strict rules on all public contracts
OGC prepares dramatic shake-up of regulations 鈥� and promises to pay contractors on time
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NewsSafety lobby focuses on design
An initiative to use design teams in the management of health and safety was due to be announced at the health and safety summit on Thursday
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NewsDTI backs out of Sri Lankan hospital deal
Contractor Edmund Nuttall may have to cancel a 拢21m hospital building scheme in Sri Lanka after the UK government had second thoughts about the project
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FeaturesThe messenger
Construction鈥檚 safety record never looks worse than in the living room of a bereaved family. Alan Ritchie knows 鈥� he鈥檚 been there too many times. The new general secretary of UCATT tells us about his plans to make employers and government listen.