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Comment精东影视 control's new found public profile
精东影视 control cannot take the responsibility of ensuring everything is built to an acceptable standard on its own 鈥� greater awareness of these issues could help the industry raise its game
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CommentInterserve - why we haven't got another Carillion on our hands
These were a shocking set of results by any standards and clearly there鈥檚 no quick fix - but the beleaguered contractor鈥檚聽recovery plan seems to聽have legs
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CommentManaging working capital in a low margin environment
Given the combination of tight margins and lengthening payment terms, how can businesses manage working capital while continuing to operate and invest in the future?
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CommentWe can arm ourselves against Brexit through public service investment
Next week the country takes to the polls for local elections, and the results will have a significant impact on future investment in construction and housing
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CommentThought for tomorrow: Placemaking
John Clark of contractor Grangewood celebrates the authenticity and personality of place
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CommentHansom: The way things were
Ah, the olden days, when you could buy a house for 拢9 a week 鈥� and get planning permission to build one in less than eight weeks. This week, it鈥檚 all about nostalgia
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CommentHow to take on the world
An integrated design process could help pave the way for the UK to power its global export drive after Brexit, writes Colin Harding
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CommentWhy the new NPPF is bad for the north
The deadline for consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework is looming, however, it seems there is one point that has been missed.
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CommentThought for tomorrow: Sustainable urbanism
Danny Crump of Broadway Malyan says it is聽time to reframe the relationship between transport and planning authorities
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CommentGet better soon
The fallout from Carillion鈥檚 collapse and the recent gender pay gap data underline the urgent need for our industry to change聽
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CommentWhy we should be taking 'smart cities' seriously
The UK could do worse than starting to take the advent of 鈥榮mart cities鈥� seriously. If nothing else it could make businesses more efficient and the lives of residents, commuters and visitors more tolerable
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CommentThe answer to cleaner air in our city centres is all wrapped up in the construction supply chain
The answer to cleaner air in our city centres is all wrapped up in the construction supply chain, writes Peter Jacobs
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CommentThought for tomorrow: The future workplace
This year鈥檚 MIPIM ignited the debate around the future of the property sector
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CommentTaking the long view
Infrastructure is all about long-term value 鈥� or should be. But to make that a reality we must learn to work together. Will you sign up to Project 13 and help transform the sector?
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CommentData security: infrastructure lessons from Facebook
The Facebook/Cambridge Analytica affair has also ensured that data security has risen closer to top of mind for every single person and business using the internet
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CommentContractor bashing does nobody any good
While subcontractors have been treated badly and payment terms need to be improved, the public humiliation of contractors is a step too far, says Tom Broughton
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CommentHansom: Straight to the point
This week: sky-high asking prices at Centre Point, an enigmatic Libeskind video, and rail strikes make Parisians go green
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CommentThought for tomorrow: Robots
Arcadis director Will Waller sets out the role he sees for robots in the industry
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CommentCommonwealth Games - all eyes on Birmingham 2022
The Commonwealth Games are years in the making. Here, Lucy Homer of Lendlease runs through the sheer scale of the task ahead of the delivery team
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CommentMEES: Is your property lettable?
On 1 April, the prohibition on granting a new tenancy of a property with an EPC rating of below E came into force. What properties are exempt, and what are the implications for getting up to speed?