All articles by Joey Gardiner – Page 39
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Features
Redressing the balance: Women engineers
With just 9% of UK engineers women, the sector clearly has a long way to go to achieving a diverse workforce
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV
Trump’s US-Mexico border wall ‘could cost $31bn’
Cost consultant Gleeds calculates key election pledge could far exceed 45th president’s $12bn estimate
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Features
2017: The mists of time to come…
It’s been a long time since the industry has faced such uncertainty
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV
Housing sector hails Hammond's raft of new cash
Affordable housing and enabling infrastructure money welcomed by industry leaders
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Features
Waiting on the White House
Could having a property developer as US president be good for UK construction?
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV
Autumn Statement - as it happened
Coverage and analysis of all the announcements relevant to construction
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Features
Contractors' salary survey 2016: All to play for
Brexit uncertainty has put a brake on wage inflation among contractors, but the latest salary survey from Hays shows opportunities are still out there
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Features
BIM survey 2016: Multi-dimensional issues
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV’s annual BIM survey shows a lack of qualified staff, perceived higher costs and handicaps for SMEs, makes a fully digital built environment a far cry
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Features
UK airports timeline: Half a century of political indecision
Today’s government decision to back a third runway at Heathrow comes after nearly 50 years of debate about where to expand airport capacity in the South-east
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Features
Housebuilders' salary survey 2016: Business as usual
The Brexit vote has ushered in a time of widespread uncertainty, but activity in the housebuilding sector has so far held up well. Joey Gardiner looks at what we can learn from this year’s salary survey and and asks how long trading can remain strong
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Features
Farmer Review: Why construction is a sick patient
Mark Farmer adopts the analogy of an ailing patient, with symptoms ranging from low productivity to a bad public image
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Features
Farmer Review: The 10 recommendations
Today’s ‘Modernise or die’ report aims to kick-start reform with this 10-point action plan
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Features
Farmer Review: Not waving but drowning
Mark Farmer’s government-commissioned report into the construction industry makes for shocking reading. Speaking to ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV the author explains his view of the dire state of the industry
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Features
HS2: On track?
Amid negative headlines and political uncertainty, signs of progress on the UK’s next rail megaproject are contradictory at best
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Features
State of play: London
Sadiq Khan has proved himself a pragmatist - a quality he’ll need to address the capital’s major built environment challenges
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV
Runway decision could 'put commission's future into question'
Industry figures warn that government must not ignore independent advice
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Features
Is Heathrow coming in to land?
The good news is the government has signalled a decision on airport expansion will finally be made this autumn. The bad news is the PM may be swayed more by political pressures than the advice of the Davies Commission to pick Heathrow
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV
One million housing target 'not realistic', says expert
Skills gap author says aim to build 200,000 homes a year this parliament ‘needs reality check’
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV
Brexit calm – but worst is still to come, warn top consultants
UK’s biggest consultants say impact of vote to leave EU won’t be felt until spring next year
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Features
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV new schools: Between a rock and a hard place
Some 3.3 million secondary school places will be needed by 2024 -Â a 20% increase on today - but how will the demand be met?