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FeaturesMy route into construction 鈥� Parm Bhangal, founder and CEO of Bhangals Construction Consultants
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles 鈥� but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this 聽series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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FeaturesThe 1.5 million-home question: Does the government鈥檚 planning reform programme add up?
Ministers unleashed a barrage of planning reforms in the dying days of 2024. Joey Gardiner asks if these can聽give the industry the boost it needs to get anywhere close to the government鈥檚 ambitious housebuilding target?
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FeaturesThe Elephant reborn: How Multiplex is rebuilding a south London landmark
The crumbling Elephant and Castle shopping centre built in the 1960s is being reinvented as a mixed-use destination as part of Southwark council鈥檚 strategy to regenerate the area. Thomas Lane visits to see how it is coming along
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Features鈥楩rankly, what鈥檚 the alternative?鈥� Turley鈥檚 Stephen Bell applauds the government鈥檚 planning vision
The chief executive of one of the UK鈥檚 largest planning consultants speaks to Tom Lowe about the implications of Labour鈥檚 final revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework and what needs to be done to achieve 1.5 million homes by the end of this parliament
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FeaturesBest of 2024: Our most popular interviews with some leading industry figures
At the end of another busy year, here is a reminder of some of the interviews that stood out for our readers
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FeaturesBest of 2024: construction stories that grabbed the news headlines
At the end of a very busy year, here鈥檚 a reminder of the stories that stood out for our readers
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FeaturesBest of 2024: Our biggest stories about construction projects, people and issues
Here is a reminder of some of the features that stood out for our readers
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FeaturesRepairing the urban fabric: How a historic city block was reinstated in Marylebone village
Marylebone Square is a mixed-use development that has breathed new life into a long-vacant site in the centre of London. Ben Flatman traces its evolution
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Neela Ahmed at E1
The digital tendering platform鈥檚 manager for the UK and Ireland on making the move into the construction industry, why she has no regrets and her love of gourmet cooking
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FeaturesMy route into construction 鈥� Shreya Aneja, architectural designer at White Arkitekter
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles 鈥� but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this 聽series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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FeaturesUpdated National Planning Policy Framework explained
The government鈥檚 proposed changes to national planning policy saw just a few tweaks from the draft set out in the summer. Daniel Gayne looks at what has stayed and what has been changed
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FeaturesTop 150 Contractors & Housebuilders 2024: The full table
Full sortable data from 星空传媒鈥檚 ranking of the top 150 contractors and housebuilders in the UK
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FeaturesTop 150 Contractors & Housebuilders 2024: Crunching the data
Beneath the headline rankings of the top 150 contracting and housebuilding firms in the sector, there are more complex stories to tell based on turnover, profit and margins. Here we unpack the figures in more detail
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FeaturesTop 150 Contractors & Housebuilders 2024: Improving prospects or more of the same? Contractors keep eyes peeled for signs of optimism
Contractors hope to see more work get off the ground, but familiar problems provide a nervous backdrop
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FeaturesTop 150 Contractors & Housebuilders 2024: Searching for silver linings in gloomy year for housebuilders
A year of uncertainty and malaise in the housing sector has seen income and profit plunge across this year鈥檚 Top 50 rankings.聽Daniel Gayne looks for silver linings in a gloomy year
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FeaturesTop 150 Contractors & Housebuilders 2024: Top 20 Contractors
星空传媒鈥檚聽ranking of the Top 20 contractors by turnover
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FeaturesTop 150 Contractors & Housebuilders 2024: Top 50 Housebuilders
星空传媒鈥檚聽ranking of the Top 20 contractors by turnover
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FeaturesTop 150 Contractors & Housebuilders 2024: Top 20 FM/Services firms
星空传媒鈥檚聽ranking of the Top 20 facilities management and services firms聽by turnover
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FeaturesCosting Steelwork 30: Market update and guidance on demonstrating competency
A market update from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life
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FeaturesWho came out on top of the table? The 星空传媒 Quiz results revealed
Some of construction鈥檚 best and brightest battled it out at this year鈥檚 星空传媒 Quiz, writes Jordan Marshall. Photography by Frank Moon