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    Consultants' salary survey 2016: Architectural CAD Technicians

    2016-02-05T06:00:00Z

    Architectural CAD Technicians data from this year’s Hays Consultants’ Salary Survey. A calmer economic climate has finally let consultants slow the rate of pay growth

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    Consultants' salary survey 2016: Interior Designers

    2016-02-05T06:00:00Z

    Interior Designers data from this year’s Hays Consultants’ Salary Survey. A calmer economic climate has finally let consultants slow the rate of pay growth

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    Consultants' salary survey 2016: Professional Quantity Surveyors

    2016-02-05T06:00:00Z

    Professional Quantity Surveyors data from this year’s Hays Consultants’ Salary Survey. A calmer economic climate has finally let consultants slow the rate of pay growth

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    Consultants' salary survey 2016: ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Surveyors

    2016-02-05T06:00:00Z

    ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Surveyors data from this year’s Hays Consultants’ Salary Survey. A calmer economic climate has finally let consultants slow the rate of pay growth

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    Modern construction: Bring on the robots

    2016-02-04T06:00:00Z

    Construction needs a million extra hands, but no amount of workers from Poland or from apprenticeship programmes are going to fill the gap. Now, technology-driven reform that makes construction less labour-intensive is being proposed – but is it the game changer the industry needs?

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    Grande Stade de Lyon: Stadium Franglais

    2016-02-03T06:00:00Z

    Olympique Lyonnais’ new £340m home, designed by Populous, will host Euro 2016 matches this summer. But is it more typical of English stadium design than its continental counterparts?

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    Tracker: December 2015

    2016-02-02T13:00:00Z

    The construction and activity index expanded by 10 points, recovering from the November’s low and hitting positive territory for the first time in five months

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    Small housebuilders: Packing a punch

    2016-01-29T06:00:00Z

    For years, volume housebuilders have held sway over the UK’s new homes sales market. But against expectations, the recession has given some small builders the chance to challenge their supremacy

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    Market review: Fiscal incentives

    2016-01-29T06:00:00Z

    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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    Does training need a reboot?

    2016-01-28T06:00:00Z

    The industry is changing rapidly, with companies urgently trying to attract a new generation of talent and projects increasingly dependent on new technologies – it’s vital that the way we train changes too

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    Underground London: Secrets of the deep

    2016-01-27T06:00:00Z

    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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    Market review: The down and ups

    2016-01-26T14:12:00Z

    The UK economy looks set to have grown by 2.4% in 2015, a slowdown compared with 2.9% in 2014 – but construction’s future pipeline looks strong

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    Interview: Peter Hansford

    2016-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Until two months ago Peter Hansford was the government’s 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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    Brexit: Ins and outs

    2016-01-21T06:00:00Z

    With an EU referendum looking likely for the summer, the implications of a Brexit are becoming starker – and time is running out for the industry to take a stand

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    Dalston Lane: Tall Timber

    2016-01-20T07:00:00Z

    At 33m high, a Hackney apartment block is set to become the world’s tallest cross-laminated timber building

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    Sustainability: Wellbeing

    2016-01-19T12:05:00Z

    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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    What to specify: Roofing

    2016-01-19T10:46:00Z

    This week’s roofing products include a single-ply membrane used to refurbish part of Olympia London’s grand hall, and concrete roof slates specified for a primary school in Jersey

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    Interview: Tim Farron

    2016-01-15T06:00:00Z

    Leading the Lib Dems may sound like the worst job in politics following the party’s drubbing in last year’s election, but an out-of-sorts Labour sees Tim Farron adopt the role at a time of opportunity

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    From the archives in 2008

    2016-01-15T06:00:00Z

    ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV meets Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg

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    Occupational health: Fit for purpose

    2016-01-14T06:00:00Z

    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?