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Built environment university vice-chancellor to step down

Construction News (UK): University of the Built Environment vice-chancellor Professor Ashley Wheaton has announced he will step down by spring 2027. Wheaton will remain in post during a transition period while the univers

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AI in the construction industry: security first, then innovation

Construction News (UK): Alex Richards is IT and digital director at BAM UK & Ireland Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere right now. Vendors are pushing solutions, the media are giving it extensive coverage, and eve

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Planning complex: why housing targets will never be met

Construction News (UK): Forget land banking, building regulations and the skills crisis. The reason the UK can’t build enough homes is down to the planning system, says Rico Wojtulewicz The post Planning complex: why hous

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Graham wins first phase of Solihull town centre regeneration

Construction News (UK): Graham has been picked by Muse for preconstruction work on the first phase of the Holbeche Place redevelopment in Solihull town centre. The contractor entered a preconstruction services agreement f

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London office starts drop by a third

Construction News (UK): The volume of office construction starts on site in central London has slumped to its lowest point in more than a decade. Data published by professional services giant Deloitte showed 4.8 million s

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Ex-staff at failed Scottish timber firm awarded 90 days’ pay

Construction News (UK): More than 50 former employees of National Timber Group Scotland (NTGS) have been awarded 90 days’ pay by an employment tribunal. Judge Lesley Murphy ruled the collapsed firm had breached labour law

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Construction pay falls against the grain

Construction News (UK): Construction pay has dipped since the start of this year and is unlikely to rise any time soon, according to a key analyst. Provisional figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)

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Collapsed contractor landed new contracts during ‘controlled wind-down’

Construction News (UK): Jerram Falkus Construction was awarded three new contracts during a managed wind-down of the business, administrators have revealed. The Shoreditch-headquartered main contractor, which was founded

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Housebuilding ‘will fall further’ as big builders deliver gloomy updates

Construction News (UK): Experts have warned that housebuilding is becoming unviable as costs soar and demand cools, resulting in a number of gloomy updates from major builders in recent weeks. Key figures told Constructio

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Bovis Construction owner ends BRCK takeover attempt

Construction News (UK): US private equity firm Atlas Holdings has pulled out of its proposed acquisition of BRCK Group, the materials supplier formerly known as Brickability. In a regulatory statement on Thursday, Atlas,

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Galliford Try completes third share buyback

Construction News (UK): Galliford Try has completed its latest £10m share buyback programme, the third since the contractor began returning cash to shareholders following its 2020 restructuring. The group finished the mos

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Deal ends year-long engineering construction pay dispute

Construction News (UK): A deal has been reached to end a long-running dispute between unions and employers under the National Agreement for the Engineering Construction Industry (NAECI). The dispute, between more than 150