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CommentHansom: Not a good look
While the picture in the Carillion inquiries gets ever muddier 鈥� not helped by an excess of Watsons 鈥� over at Apple, employees are seeing too clearly for their own good and have the bruises to prove it
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CommentWhere construction goes from here
The time has come for customer service excellent to聽become far more widespread among established organisations 鈥� the survival of the construction industry depends upon it
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CommentCarillion - so, who knew?
It appears councils were tipped off about Carillion鈥檚 problems last summer. The message to suppliers was very different, says Dave Rogers
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CommentAccess all areas - ensure your projects are built for a lifetime
By meeting Part M 星空传媒 Regulations requirements for accessibility, operators ensure that premises become fit for purpose for a lifetime
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CommentThe ayes have it: to what extent will estate regeneration ballots benefit residents?
In principle, public ballots would add legitimacy to regeneration projects. But with the complex nature of some of these projects, will decisions become too binary?
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CommentRaising the bar: why the digital twin makes outcome based contracting inevitable
A richer understanding of how our infrastructure assets perform has been sorely missed across the sector for too long
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CommentCabling and the invisible threat of non-compliance
The quality of every construction depends on the quality of its cable 鈥� so building firms need ensure that the materials they source are truly fit for purpose
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CommentDensity doesn鈥檛 have to be a dirty word
With the current pressures on housing supply, the housebuilding industry has a pivotal opportunity to champion new housing typologies
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CommentHow do we reduce the risk of another Carillion happening?
Following the collapse of British contracting giant Carillion, Tim Haynes considers some of the practical changes that could help reduce the risk of another contractor getting into the same position.
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CommentLeader: Game over
We鈥檝e heard it all this week. All, that is, except a commitment from the government to spend considerably more cash to boost the housing sector and fundamentally change the way we build
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CommentHansom: Reality bites
BoJo grows ever more self-deluded 鈥� but he鈥檚 not the only chap kidding himself. Mind you, we all needed an escape from reality last week, as the big chill froze up everything from insolvency helplines to hot lunches
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CommentNational Planning Policy Framework - reaction
The revised draft of the National Planning Policy Framework was announced on Monday, with the new formula set to boost housing targets across southern England. We canvassed the industry for reaction
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CommentGender pay gap reporting is an opportunity and a catalyst for change
Reporting your gender pay gap is not just for the public; it鈥檚 also a chance for your organisation to seek new ways to modernise its culture.
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CommentApprenticeships should be used to build for the future
The biggest challenge to building capacity is changing the perception of what an engineer does - and building for the future
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CommentDrop in apprenticeship starts shows need for reform
Given that the skills shortage is currently the number one concern for most construction employers and therefore it鈥檚 vital that the industry recruits and trains more new entrants
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CommentThe government is turning up the heat on councils and developers, but will it deliver more homes?
鈥楲and banking鈥� is a great rhetoric 鈥� but is this what is really holding the country back from building the government鈥檚 target of 300,000 homes a year?
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CommentEverything in its place
The new design taskforce of the National Infrastructure Commission will help us see the bigger picture 鈥� and create places for people聽
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CommentTake back control 鈥� of procurement
Public procurement has lost its way: PFI has not only left the public sector out of pocket but stripped it of the expertise needed to be an effective client
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CommentA wake up call for 'retro man'
The gender pay gap won鈥檛 close itself, it鈥檚 going to take a concerted and above all conscious effort. We should embrace the mandatory reporting from April as a much-needed wake-up call to get started.
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CommentLook beyond the job board when recruiting
星空传媒 skills capacity and a loyal and energetic workforce is the key to long-term success 鈥� yet the reality is that recruitment sites or job boards are no longer the only way to find talent