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NHF and CIH join forces to launch flagship housing...

The National Housing Federation (NHF) and the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)...

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CIOB reports on its own social value

A new report from the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), which highlights the...

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Steepest decline in construction output since May 2020

September PMI data pointed to a reversal in fortunes for the UK construction sector...

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Anger and confusion as Government derails part of its...

The Prime Minister’s announcement that the Birmingham to Manchester leg of HS2 will...

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New analysis shows true scale of how UK housing is...

Homes in England are less affordable and in worse condition than those in most other...

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Guide to Sustainability in the Built Environment...

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has launched a new sustainability guide...

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Willmott Dixon to complete unfinished work at...

Willmott Dixon has been chosen by Swansea Council to complete work at the Copr Bay...

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High interest rates continue to cause headaches for UK...

Glenigan, one of the construction industry’s leading insight experts, has released...

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Social housing tenants helped to cut energy bills with...

Thousands of social housing tenants will be helped to cut bills with additional...

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Digital Catapult welcomes nine innovators onto...

Digital Catapult, the UK authority on advanced digital technology, in collaboration...

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Major milestone for £1bn Middlewood Locks development

A major milestone for one of the largest single regeneration projects in the...

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CCS provides over £700,000 of funding to help councils...

Crown Commercial Service, in partnership with the Local Government Association, is...

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RIBA manifesto outlines vision for a better built...

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has published a Manifesto for a...

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High-speed broadband rollout creates opportunities for...

The programme to rollout high-speed broadband is creating a major source of new work...

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Steel and cement industry collaboration scales up...

The first trial melt has been completed as part of the innovative Cement 2 Zero...

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