All articles by Jonathan Owen – Page 4
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Brexit across the regions: View from Wales
Read viewpoints from four different corners of the UK as the nation braces itself for Brexit
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Capital punishment: London to take brunt of Brexit
London looks likely to be hardest hit by the ill effects of Brexit, especially if we end up leaving the EU without a deal
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Interserve-led student accommodation job price soars as scheme reaches financial close
The £105m project originally had a pricetag of £85m and was due to start in April
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Highways England looks to reassure motorists after Genoa bridge collapse
Authority’s chief engineer said there no UK road bridges built like the one that gave way in Italy
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Construction Sector Deal: big on aspiration, but can it deliver?
The government has published its long-promised construction sector deal – a document that the industry is hailing with cautious optimism, albeit with worries that it’s light on details. What might stand in the way of this strategy for change having a real impact on the industry?
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Brexit poses threat to major projects, says infrastructure authority
Brexit-related projects are taking focus from major infrastructure jobs
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Serious doubts cast over major government infrastructure schemes
Annual report from the Infrastructure and Projects Authority questions deliverability of HS2, the Lower Thames Crossing and others
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Regions edge past London in number of new Build to Rent properties
There are now 124,037 Build to Rent homes that have been built, are under construction or in planning across the UK
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Clients to follow Network Rail's lead on payments clampdown
Industry leaders hope construction clients will put contractors under pressure to reform payment practicesÂ
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Network Rail's new payment rules: full speed ahead
Will Network Rail’s ban on retentions spark an industry-wide change, and will this put the squeeze on main contractors?
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Hackitt: What it could mean for you
Dame Judith Hackitt’s report is likely to have far-reaching impacts on the roles of those who commission, design and build residential schemes over 10 storeys
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Lord Adonis slammed by industry body over 'dangerous lack of understanding'
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Engineering Services Association says Lord Adonis should help lead change in the industry rather than criticise it
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Criticism of CITB mounts up
Unite and the Construction Leadership Council have said radical reform is needed of the Construction Industry Training Board
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Balfour Beatty boss steps down from Construction Leadership Council
Quinn had been a member of the body for 18 months heading up the skills workstream
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More firms flag up Brexit worries
Concerns centre on materials price hikes and staff shortages
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Warning on housing association homes numbers
Welfare cuts see 85% fall in supported developments, National Housing Federation survey says
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Galliford Try inks Ealing council deal
New homes to be built at west London authority’s HQ
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Amec Foster Wheeler faces £310m bill to settle asbestos-related claims
The ‘overwhelming majority’ of the cases are from the US and derive from the Foster Wheeler business
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Latest fire test sees first cladding system pass
Three other cladding systems have so far failed the BRE’s combustibility tests
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Amec Foster Wheeler back in profit
Engineering group posts £77m half-year profit but remains under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office and US authorities