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Developer fined after failing to safely carry out demolition work

The owner of block of flats was prosecuted after a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspection identified serious safety breaches while it was being demolished. Peterlee Magistrates’ Court heard

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Concerns that HS2 will not deliver on UK’s wider economic brief and on budget

Last week the government awarded £6.6bn in contracts to build the new high-speed HS2 railway between London and Birmingham, to companies including crisis-ridden construction firm Carillion.

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Royal Mail celebrates contemporary architecture in the UK with special stamps

Royal Mail have launched a Special Stamp set to celebrate 10 buildings that represent the renaissance of contemporary architecture in the UK of recent years. The Landmark Buildings issue uses

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Extremely rare Roman sarcophagus lifted from ancient Southwark burial site

An archaeological gem, unearthed by builders from Galliard Construction, has been moved to the Museum of London, where its contents will be exhumed. Earlier this year Galliard Construction

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Construction bounces back after a recent stall in growth

After a torrid month in May for construction, figures began to move in the right direction across June, with contract awards increasing by twelve per-cent, as a number of high profile projects

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Construction 2017: Road to success still marred with uncertainty

Workloads have slowed across all sectors of the construction industry as Brexit delays investment, according to the Q2 2017 UK RICS Construction and Infrastructure Market Survey. Anecdotal

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LGA calls for ‘urgent and immediate’ building regulation review

The Local Government Association is today calling on government to launch an “urgent and immediate” review of building regulations. Lord Porter, LGA Chairman, said “Following on from the

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Construction chaos on cards as Unite ballots workers for strike action at crane company

Unite, the UK’s largest construction union, has begun balloting its members at HTC Wolffkran for strike action in a dispute over pay. Unite has taken the ‘regrettable’ decision to seek a mandate

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INFOGRAPHIC: How Brexit will affect the construction industry

Infographic courtesy of www.geniebelt.com.

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Winners of £6.6bn construction contracts for HS2 Phase One announced

The winners of the major construction contracts for Britain’s new railway were announced today (17 July 2017), with the £6.6 billion contracts supporting 16,000 jobs across the country. 16,000

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Developer fined after failing to safely carry out demolition work

Concerns that HS2 will not deliver on UK’s wider economic brief and on budget

Royal Mail celebrates contemporary architecture in the UK with special stamps

Extremely rare Roman sarcophagus lifted from ancient Southwark burial site

Construction bounces back after a recent stall in growth

Construction 2017: Road to success still marred with uncertainty

LGA calls for ‘urgent and immediate’ building regulation review

Construction chaos on cards as Unite ballots workers for strike action at crane company

INFOGRAPHIC: How Brexit will affect the construction industry

Winners of £6.6bn construction contracts for HS2 Phase One announced

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