All ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Analysis articles – Page 10

  • west village
    Features

    Housebuilders' salary survey 2015: Making hay…

    2015-10-22T06:00:00Z

    This year’s housebuilders’ salary survey finds that wages and bonuses are both on the up. But how long will it last?

  • INDY
    Features

    Can Corbynomics get Britain building?

    2015-10-08T06:00:00Z

    As the major influence on Jeremy Corbyn’s economic policy, Richard Murphy has had a lot to talk about over the last few months. But what might the much-trailed people’s QE mean for the construction industry?

  • 39 cover
    Features

    Nuclear haste

    2015-10-02T09:23:00Z

    The Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant is edging closer to reality, with backing from China. But the nearer it gets to going ahead, the greater the opposition gathering against it. Can the industry finally start believing it will happen?

  • uk housing © alamy
    Features

    1 million homes: Hitting the mark

    2015-10-01T06:00:00Z

    Housing minister Brandon Lewis has publicly stated that he wants to see over one million homes built in the next five years. But can the sector meet this challenge?

  • Rebranding Cover
    Features

    Corporate rebrands: Name dropping

    2015-09-25T06:00:00Z

    In the week the EC Harris name is dropped as part of Arcadis’ global rebrand, Joey Gardiner asks why the historic names are disappearing from construction – and if the benefits of rebranding outweigh the risks

  • Construction on hold
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    Construction on hold

    2015-09-11T07:01:00Z

    Alarmed by the pace at which construction costs are rising, more and more clients are putting their projects on hold

  • school UK Alamy
    Features

    School places: Do the math

    2015-09-04T06:00:00Z

    The Department for Education is scratching its head over how to meet the demand for 25% more school places at a time of rising construction inflation and a dearth of available urban land

  • university alamy 2
    Features

    University challenge

    2015-09-03T06:00:00Z

    With contractors more choosy about the projects they bid for, and inflation eroding HE’s fixed tuition fee income, can universities remain attractive to the industry?

  • Immigration 3
    Features

    Crossing the line

    2015-08-28T07:00:00Z

    With the Calais crisis still a hot media topic, the government is on the warpath against construction companies employing illegal workers. But is the sector doing enough to make sure it doesn’t get caught out?

  • Green deal
    Features

    The Green Deal: 'A catastrophe from start to finish'

    2015-08-07T06:00:00Z

    It’s been called the greatest flop of the last parliament. But why did the Green Deal, the government’s flagship retrofit scheme, fail so spectacularly?

  • Top 150
    Features

    Top 150 contractors: Slow, slow, quick, quick, slow

    2015-07-17T06:00:00Z

    This year’s contractors and housebuilders Top 150 list shows the sector pulling out of recession and with a spring in its step. But with big losses for some contractors pushing down profits, and margins increasing by a mere 1.2%, the danger remains they could still fall flat on their backs. ...

  • Walkie Talkie; 1 Fitzroy Place; Wembley stadium; and Nova Victoria
    Features

    PC Harrington: The higher they climb…

    2015-06-18T10:44:00Z

    When PC Harrington Contractors collapsed into administration in May, it had debts of around £28.4m and just £900 cash in the bank. We reveal the true story of the firm’s demise

  • Construction professions
    Features

    Professions: Now you see them, now you don’t

    2015-05-21T06:00:00Z

    Construction’s professions could effectively disappear within a decade, according to the author of a challenging report

  • David Cameron and cabinet
    Features

    The next five years

    2015-05-14T06:00:00Z

    Following a surprise result which leaves the Tories free to rule without coalition partners, what can construction expect from the next parliament?

  • Election 2015
    Features

    Election special: Now listen here...

    2015-05-08T00:00:00Z

    Company chiefs and heads of industry bodies from across the sector set out their messages to the prime minister

  • Election 2015
    Features

    Election special: The parties compared

    2015-05-01T00:00:00Z

    With less than a week to go until the election, and all parties having finally published their manifestos, how do the parties line up on the key issues for construction?

  • Nigel Farage
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    Nigel Farage’s letter to the construction industry

    2015-04-30T10:30:00Z

    Leader of UKIP responds to ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV’s manifesto aims

  • Natalie Bennett
    Features

    Natalie Bennett’s letter to the construction industry

    2015-04-28T06:00:00Z

    Leader of the Green party responds to ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV’s manifesto aims

  • Betting the house
    Features

    Right to buy: Betting the house

    2015-04-24T06:00:00Z

    Joey Gardiner scrutinises the Tories’ plans to extend right to buy to housing associations

  • Attitudes to BIM
    Features

    BIM survey results: Levelling off?

    2015-04-17T00:00:00Z

    The government is backing it. Firms are paying top dollar for people that can do it. So why does the number of firms using building information modelling actually seem to be falling?