All Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations articles – Page 61
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Sunak announces business rates relief for property improvements
Policy was one highlight of budget and autumn spending review otherwise light on new construction spending
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Budget and autumn spending review: What can construction expect?
Expectations for big spending pledges set low as Sunak seeks to bring down deficit
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Sunak to announce more than £1.5bn for cultural and sports projects
Funding to help build or upgrade up to 8,000 sports pitches in trailed pledges ahead of Wednesday’s spending review
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CPA downgrades output growth forecast by nearly a quarter for 2022
Autumn forecast blames ongoing supply issues as rising energy prices add to industry’s woes
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Industry warned of ‘imminent risk’ of steel production shutdown amid critical magnesium shortage
Europe set to run out of magnesium by the end of next month as China shuts down production due to rising energy costs
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CLC announces panel for key COP26 conference event
Keltbray and Travis Perkins chiefs to lead debate on how industry can reach net zero
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Labour’s alternative planning proposals
A potentially influential private member’s bill sets out four key changes to planning law, writes Katherine Evans
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Fall in average earnings for skilled construction labour in several regions
Pay in the West Midlands fell by nearly 5% in September following 6.2% rise in August
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Keltbray names new director in charge of HS2 work
Neil Lindley appointed to newly created roleÂ
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We need to keep a closer eye on prices
Better tracking and forecasting will help us ride the materials cost rodeo. But don’t forget that prices are just one factor in project success
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RICS rebuffs calls for investigation into staff furloughing during pandemic
Group of current and former employees allege they were furloughed for being too pro-membership
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Multiplex opts for flexible working to boost number of female staff
Contractor wants 10% of UK projects to be led by women in 2023
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Averting supply chain breakdown
With insolvencies on the rise, be vigilant about your supply chain health, warn Stephen Rockhill and Tim CarterÂ
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Twenty-five years of adjudication
Theresa Mohammed looks back on a quarter-century of construction adjudication – what’s changed, and has it achieved its aimed?
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Brown steps up to become Sisk chief executive
Chief operating officer Paul Brown to lead recovery after 44% profit slump
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Government offers free construction courses as vacancies soar
Subjects of short and modular courses to include manufacturing and digital construction
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​NMCN staff eye legal action following job losses
Several former employees say they were not consulted during the redundancy process
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RICS names new interim chief executive under management rejig prompted by scathing Levitt report
Justice sector veteran Richard Collins appointed to role alongside new leadership team
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Construction output slides again as familiar issues continue to dog industry
Latest monthly figure now 1.5% below pre-covid level