All ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Analysis articles – Page 5

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    Party conference season 2017: Any answers?

    2017-09-14T06:00:00Z

    The shifting sands of this year’s political terrain have left a lot of questions. Will conference season deliver any clarity?

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    Safety in numbers

    2017-09-01T06:00:00Z

    The Definitive Guideline to health and safety sentencing was brought into force last year, signalling larger and more discretionary fines. What is its impact so far on SMEs in particular and what does it signal for safety in the sector?

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    PFI: In the balance

    2017-08-25T06:00:00Z

    With the risk of taking on work rising and the pipeline of promised projects yet to materialise, is the fate of PFI as a funding mechanism up in the air?

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    Shots in the dark

    2017-08-24T06:00:00Z

    Commentators are starting to predict a gloomier picture for the UK economy and the construction sector due to the negative effects of constant political uncertainty

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    No place like home: Staycations, Part 3

    2017-08-15T06:00:00Z

    Looking for a vacation without airport stress and high costs? Read the third part of a trip around the UK’s best holiday destinations

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    No place like home: Staycations, Part 2

    2017-08-14T06:00:00Z

    Looking for a vacation without airport stress and high costs? Read the second part of a trip around the UK’s best holiday destinations

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    No place like home: Staycations, Part 1

    2017-08-11T06:00:00Z

    Looking for a vacation without airport stress and high costs? Read the first part of a trip around the UK’s best holiday destinations

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    Rail infrastructure: Losing track, Part 2

    2017-08-10T06:00:00Z

    Read the second part of a tour of the UK’s major planned rail schemes. What are the chances of them hitting the buffers?

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    Rail infrastructure: Losing track, Part 1

    2017-08-09T07:00:00Z

    Read the first part of a tour of the UK’s major planned rail schemes. What are the chances of them hitting the buffers?

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    Carillion: A cautionary tale

    2017-08-04T06:00:00Z

    The UK’s second-biggest contractor has posted some pretty alarming figures recently, from its £695m debt to its £845m writedown. But how did it get into this state, how can it get out again, and what does it mean for the wider industry?

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    Top 150 contractors: Whatever the weather

    2017-07-28T06:00:00Z

    This year’s contractors and housebuilders Top 150 shows the sector enjoying reasonably benign market conditions but remaining fearful of the uncertainties of Brexit and volatile domestic politics

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    Battersea: ‘The toughest project in the world'

    2017-07-21T06:00:00Z

    Battersea Power Station’s redevelopment has not had an easy time of it lately, with profit margins plummeting and costs soaring. The development company behind the scheme speaks exclusively to ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV about the scale of the problems

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    Qatar: ‘This dispute has escalated beyond any reasonably sane level’

    2017-07-13T06:00:00Z

    With tensions between Qatar and Saudi Arabia and its allies rising by the week, many are fearful of the impact this row could have on construction companies working in the Gulf state, the World Cup 2022 preparations, and Qatari investment in UK projects

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    In Grenfell’s shadow

    2017-07-06T06:00:00Z

    After the immediate shock of the Grenfell Tower fire, local authorities and housing associations are trying to work out what it all means for the social housing sector. Joey Gardiner reports

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    Grenfell Tower: Heated debate

    2017-06-29T06:00:00Z

    The Grenfell Tower fire has led to calls for fire safety regulations to be examined. But this was not the first warning sign that the current rules are not fit for purpose. What can be done to make sure a tragedy on this scale doesn’t happen again?

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    Grenfell Tower: Construction facts

    2017-06-16T10:23:00Z

    ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV’s technical editor considers what is known about the building and the recent upgrade

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    How did construction vote in the election?

    2017-06-15T06:00:00Z

    After the shock election result last week, we asked ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV readers to tell us how they actually voted in an online poll

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    How did construction’s candidates perform in the election?

    2017-06-15T06:00:00Z

    ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV spoke to three construction professionals who were standing in the general election, here is how they got on…

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    Who’s who in government?

    2017-06-14T12:54:00Z

    Who in Theresa May’s reshuffled team will have an effect on construction?

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    Election 2017: What’s what?

    2017-06-14T06:00:00Z

    After last week’s shock election result, what does this hung parliament mean for some of the biggest issues facing construction?