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Growth continues but cost pressures mount

The supply chain within the construction industry continued a strong upward...

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Fire safety guidance strengthened for new high-rise...

New improvements to fire safety guidance and building regulations to ensure tall...

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Thousands of Service family homes upgraded as part of...

Amey, a critical supplier of infrastructure services to the public sector and UK...

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LFA programme continues throughout the rest of June

The 2022 programme of events for the London Festival of Architecture, which features...

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Kier hands over Shakespeare North Playhouse to Knowsley...

Kier has completed the construction of the Shakespeare North Playhouse, a stunning...

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Manufacturing growth slows as output, new orders and...

Growth in the UK manufacturing sector eased during May, as rates of expansion in...

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New concerns about prices and staffing hitting...

Price inflation and a diminishing labour supply are now of greater concern than...

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New report questions impact of new housing on nutrient...

A new report by Lichfields, prepared on behalf of the Home Builders Federation (HBF),...

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HS2 starts construction on UK’s longest railway...

HS2 Ltd has announced the start of construction on the railway’s first and longest...

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Shortlist revealed for the Design Future London young...

The Mayor of London and renowned architect and TV presenter George Clarke have opened...

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Fassa Bortolo rises to the challenge

When regional housing developer Hartog Hutton wanted to change render supplier,...

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Brighter spots for construction appear

The mixed economic outlook and the fall-out from the Ukraine war have inevitably...

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New edition of the Code of Practice for Project...

One of CIOB’s most popular guides, the Code of Practice for Project Management for...

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Work underway at Unity Campus in preparation for phase...

Cambridge-based property investor and developer Howard Group has appointed Morgan...

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Consumers still to be convinced by heat pumps

New research commissioned by law firm Shakespeare Martineau, as part of the firm’s...

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