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FeaturesParty conference season 2017: Any answers?
The shifting sands of this year鈥檚 political terrain have left a lot of questions. Will conference season deliver any clarity?
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FeaturesSafety in numbers
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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FeaturesPFI: In the balance
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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FeaturesShots in the dark
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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FeaturesNo place like home: Staycations, Part 3
Looking for a vacation without airport stress and high costs? Read the third part of a trip around the UK鈥檚 best holiday destinations
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FeaturesNo place like home: Staycations, Part 2
Looking for a vacation without airport stress and high costs? Read the second part of a trip around the UK鈥檚 best holiday destinations
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FeaturesNo place like home: Staycations, Part 1
Looking for a vacation without airport stress and high costs? Read the first part of a trip around the UK鈥檚 best holiday destinations
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FeaturesRail infrastructure: Losing track, Part 2
Read the second part of a tour of the UK鈥檚 major planned rail schemes. What are the chances of them hitting the buffers?
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FeaturesRail infrastructure: Losing track, Part 1
Read the first part of a tour of the UK鈥檚 major planned rail schemes. What are the chances of them hitting the buffers?
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FeaturesCarillion: A cautionary tale
The UK鈥檚 second-biggest contractor has posted some pretty alarming figures recently, from its 拢695m debt to its 拢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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FeaturesTop 150 contractors: Whatever the weather
This year鈥檚 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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FeaturesBattersea: 鈥楾he toughest project in the world'
Battersea Power Station鈥檚 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 星空传媒 about the scale of the problems
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FeaturesQatar: 鈥楾his dispute has escalated beyond any reasonably sane level鈥�
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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FeaturesIn Grenfell鈥檚 shadow
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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FeaturesGrenfell Tower: Heated debate
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鈥檛 happen again?
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FeaturesGrenfell Tower: Construction facts
星空传媒鈥檚 technical editor considers what is known about the building and the recent upgrade
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FeaturesHow did construction vote in the election?
After the shock election result last week, we asked 星空传媒 readers to tell us how they actually voted in an online poll
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FeaturesHow did construction鈥檚 candidates perform in the election?
星空传媒 spoke to three construction professionals who were standing in the general election, here is how they got on鈥�
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FeaturesWho鈥檚 who in government?
Who in Theresa May鈥檚 reshuffled team will have an effect on construction?
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