All ɫTV articles in 19 December 2014 – Page 5
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Features
Review of 2014: Grimm Tales
Our annual review of construction dwells, for a moment, on the sector’s most depressing stories
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Comment
No fear of government turning housebuilder
Housebuilders will welcome the government’s return to directly commissioning homes if it genuinely increases supply
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Comment
Just what the doctor ordered
Doctors and other healthcare professionals now have responsibility for commissioning health-related buildings. But do they have the expertise - or time - for such procurement?
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Talks to be held over troubled £750m framework
Government invites firms to attend “supplier engagement day” to be organised next month
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Projects 2014 review: part 2
Two more completed projects that impressed in 2014 - the British Museum and Heathrow’s T2
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ISG wins £1.1m in High Court dispute with college
Judgment acts as test case for importance of keeping paperwork up to date under statutory payments law
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Features
Projects 2014 review: part 1
ɫTV takes a look back at the completed projects that impressed in 2014
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Comment
Some seasonal cheer
As we come to the end of the year and thoughts turn to Christmas, the latest CPA/Barbour ABI Construction index brings us more seasonal cheer
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Kier tops contractors' league with jobs worth £434m
Civils and public push contractor to top position but John Graham storms into second place on back of two jobs
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Comment
2015’s pipeline looks strong
As 2014 draws to a close there are still plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the performance of the construction industry
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Comment
How does your garden grow?
It may be an old idea, but if done properly the latest crop of government-approved garden cities could really help meet housing need in a sustainable way
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Former Mivan workers win payout
Employees made redundant when Mivan fell into administration win around £360,000 in total compensation
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K2 and Rider Hunt announce merger
SME consultants K2 and Rider Hunt are set to merge to create a £3m-turnover business
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Market review: A slight dip
The value of construction contracts awarded in the UK dropped to £5.8bn in November, with residential accounting for the highest proportion of contracts awarded by value. Here are highlights of Barbour ABI’s latest monthly Economic Construction Market Review
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Manager picked for £3.5bn private rented homes fund
PRS Operations to manage government-back finance for private rental sector
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Comment
Season of goodwill (not)
This year confirmed the inexorable rise of challenges to publicly procured projects. Next year is unlikely to be any different
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Berkeley rated most sustainable housebuilder
Crest Nicholson and Barratt Developments round out the top three in JLL study