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FeaturesMarket review: Fiscal incentives
The UK tax system provides a number of statutory reliefs and payable credits which, while valuable, are often overlooked by property owners and occupiers. An awareness and consideration of these can improve post-tax returns and free up valuable working capital, reports Paul Farey, director and fiscal incentives lead at Aecom ...
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FeaturesDoes training need a reboot?
The industry is changing rapidly, with companies urgently trying to attract a new generation of talent and projects increasingly dependent on new technologies 鈥� it鈥檚 vital that the way we train changes too
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FeaturesUnderground London: Secrets of the deep
Beneath the streets of London lies a little known world of labyrinthine tunnels, disused tube stations, underground rivers and even a Post Office railway
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FeaturesMarket review: The down and ups
The UK economy looks set to have grown by 2.4% in 2015, a slowdown compared with 2.9% in 2014 鈥� but construction鈥檚 future pipeline looks strong
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FeaturesInterview: Peter Hansford
Until two months ago Peter Hansford was the government鈥檚 chief construction advisor. Now the position has been abolished. Here, he talks frankly about the state of the industry and how his legacy will be perceived
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FeaturesBrexit: Ins and outs
With an EU referendum looking likely for the summer, the implications of a Brexit are becoming starker 鈥� and time is running out for the industry to take a stand
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FeaturesOnline poll: Leaving the EU
Would leaving the EU damage the UK construction industry? Vote here
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FeaturesDalston Lane: Tall Timber
At 33m high, a Hackney apartment block is set to become the world鈥檚 tallest cross-laminated timber building
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FeaturesSustainability: Wellbeing
A preoccupation with health and fitness is no longer just for Januarys, it is becoming ever present in the way buildings are designed and constructed
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Roofing
This week鈥檚 roofing products include a single-ply membrane used to refurbish part of Olympia London鈥檚 grand hall, and concrete roof slates specified for a primary school in Jersey
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FeaturesInterview: Tim Farron
Leading the Lib Dems may sound like the worst job in politics following the party鈥檚 drubbing in last year鈥檚 election, but an out-of-sorts Labour sees Tim Farron adopt the role at a time of opportunity
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FeaturesOccupational health: Fit for purpose
The construction industry has made huge progress on on-site safety in the last 20 years but health conditions have largely been neglected. Are things starting to change?
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FeaturesOnline poll: Sink estates
Will the 拢140m funding the prime minister has promised be enough to spur the regeneration of 100 of the UK鈥檚 worst `sink鈥� estates? Vote here
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FeaturesFrampton Park Baptist Church
A long way to heaven: A Baptist church in Hackney, east London, has broken with the archetypes of church design to place community facilities, a cafe, creche and offices at the congregational heart of the building - prayers go on up on the third floor
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Features好色先生TV intelligence: Q3 2015
The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that total construction output dropped across the quarter, but is marginally up on a year ago