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<title>Altius and Erith win landmark London tower rebuild</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Developer Altius Real Estate has been picked by Westminster City Council to redevelop one of central London’s most high-profile sites located between Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 08:55:32 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Transport Secretary axes £1.4bn road jobs in south east</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has scrapped plans for the £1.3bn A12 widening near Chelmsford and a £100m A47 dualling in Cambridgeshire in a major reset of the Government’s strategic roads programme. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 09:46:03 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Police catch on the run construction boss</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Police have caught a construction director who has been on the run for months after failing to appear in court on gross negligence manslaughter and safety charges. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 09:44:37 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Sparks agree near 4% wage increase from 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Electricians are set for a near 4% wage rise from 2026 after a new pay deal was hammered out by electrical contractors and union Unite under the JIB collective agreement. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 09:41:16 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Met Police preps £300m framework for estate upgrade</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Metropolitan Police Service has kicked off early market engagement ahead of launching a £300m building works and maintenance framework. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 09:39:18 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Firm wanted for £35m Royal Observatory revamp</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/firm-wanted-for-35m-royal-observatory-revamp</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The National Maritime Museum is looking for a contractor to deliver a major redevelopment of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 04:37:18 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Plans in for £1bn Liverpool Street Station scheme</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/plans-in-for-1bn-liverpool-street-station-scheme</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Network Rail Property has submitted revised plans for a £1bn overhaul of London Liverpool Street station. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 04:36:30 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Go&amp;ahead for £400m Cambridge sewage treatment works</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/go-ahead-for-400m-cambridge-sewage-treatment-works</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Plans to relocate Cambridge’s main waste water treatment works have finally been approved by Government after a lengthy planning process delayed the £400m project by over a year. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 04:33:50 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Universal to build theme park in Bedford</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Entertainment giant Universal has agreed to build a new theme park and resort in Bedford. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 04:33:07 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Labour master VAT fraudsters target subcontractors</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Rogue payroll companies are targeting subcontractors in a VAT fraud which is now facing a clampdown by the tax authorities. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 04:30:33 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Ten win £670m Network Rail eastern region small works deal</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Network Rail has picked 10 contractors to carry out reactive and small schemes across its Eastern region. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 04:27:49 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Construction returns to growth after two tough months</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Construction output returned to growth in February after falling in the prior two months. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 04:26:39 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Subcontractors wanted across South London</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Constructionline is bringing it latest Marketplace Live Event to South London next week with firms from nearby areas like Kent, Surrey and Sussex invited to try and win work. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 04:24:45 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Go&amp;ahead for London City office&amp;to&amp;flats scheme</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/go-ahead-for-london-city-office-to-flats-scheme</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Developer HUB and funding partner Bridges Fund Management have secured planning for a major office-to-residential conversion at 150 Minories in Aldgate. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 04:23:19 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Fraudsters jailed after £22m construction tax scam</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Seven construction scammers been sentenced for their key role in a £22m fraud against the taxpayer. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 11:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Starmer rips up rules to ease building of nuclear reactors</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/starmer-rips-up-rules-to-ease-building-of-nuclear-reactors</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The government has unveiled plans to make it easier to build mini nuclear power stations in England and Wales. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 11:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Starmer rips up rules to ease building of nuclear reactors</media:keywords>
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<title>Construction boss jailed for double Covid loan claim</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A Berkshire-based director who fraudulently obtained two Covid loans for his construction firm has been jailed. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 11:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Another month of repairs at McAlpine problem panel hotel</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/another-month-of-repairs-at-mcalpine-problem-panel-hotel</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Repair work to cladding on Sir Robert McAlpine’s problem Hilton Hotel job in Woking could last another month causing chaos in the town centre. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 11:43:47 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>£90m funding release for quartet of road upgrades</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/90m-funding-release-for-quartet-of-road-upgrades</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Government has approved £90m funding for four major road schemes in England. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 11:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Two in race for £269m HS2 people mover deal</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/two-in-race-for-269m-hs2-people-mover-deal</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Two bidders have been invited to tender by HS2 for the contract to supply, operate and maintain its £269m elevated transit system at Solihull’s Interchange Station. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 11:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Green light for £250m Salford data centre</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/green-light-for-250m-salford-data-centre</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Salford City Council has approved plans for a £250m data centre at Peel Waters’ Halo West site, in Greater Manchester. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 11:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Government opens bidding for new AI Growth Zones</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/government-opens-bidding-for-new-ai-growth-zones</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Government has fired the starting gun on plans to create AI Growth Zones to power regional growth and attract major private investment. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 11:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Government opens bidding for new AI Growth Zones</media:keywords>
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<title>Winners revealed for £814m FM framework</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/winners-revealed-for-814m-fm-framework</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The 27 winners of a new UK-wide facilities management framework have been confirmed by procurement provider Pagabo. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 12:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Warning after scammers pose as plant hire bosses</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/warning-after-scammers-pose-as-plant-hire-bosses</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Plant hire giant Flannery has issued a fraud warning after scammers posed as company directors in a bid to swindle cash out of customers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 12:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Government faces £49bn estate maintenance backlog</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/government-faces-49bn-estate-maintenance-backlog</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The government is facing a massive £49bn maintenance backlog across its public estate. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 12:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Government faces £49bn estate maintenance backlog</media:keywords>
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<title>£150m Bristol student scheme approved</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Developer Cubex Land has got the planning thumbs up for a 22-storey purpose-built student accommodation scheme in the Temple Quarter of Bristol. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 12:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>“Cynical” legal bids to block infrastructure neutered</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/cynical-legal-bids-to-block-infrastructure-neutered</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Government is stopping “cynical” bids to block major infrastructure schemes with multiple legal challenges. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 12:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Cartel watchdog drops probe into cement admixtures</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/cartel-watchdog-drops-probe-into-cement-admixtures</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Watchdogs at the Competition and Markets Authority have closed their probe into suspected anti-competitive conduct in the supply of chemical admixtures for cement, mortars and concrete. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 12:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Cartel watchdog drops probe into cement admixtures</media:keywords>
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<title>Plan approved for Oxford homes and life sciences quarter</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/plan-approved-for-oxford-homes-and-life-sciences-quarter</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Plans for a major mixed-use scheme in Oxford on a 15-acre brownfield site have gained outline planning paving the way for a major package of enabling works. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 12:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Plan approved for Oxford homes and life sciences quarter</media:keywords>
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<title>Nearly 40 solid wall insulation firms suspended</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Government has banned 39 solid wall insulation specialists from installing new insulation in people’s homes because of poor-quality work. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 11:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Nearly 40 solid wall insulation firms suspended</media:keywords>
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<title>£500m house building framework opens for bids</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Contractors and consultants are being invited to apply for spots on a North West social housing consortium’s £500m framework ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 06:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Council pulls £274m road scheme over bats row</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Norfolk County Council has withdrawn its planning application for the £274m Norwich Western Link road amid an ongoing row with Natural England over protected bats. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 06:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Council pulls £274m road scheme over bats row</media:keywords>
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<title>Good times may be coming, but can we survive that long?</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/good-times-may-be-coming-but-can-we-survive-that-long</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ While many across the construction industry fear the impact of government fiscal policies, others are buying into Starmer’s promises and predict good times round the corner. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2025 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Good times may be coming, but can we survive that long?</media:keywords>
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<title>Three share £530m Southern Water package</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Southern Water has awarded contracts totalling £530m in value to boost its wastewater network performance in the southeast of England. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2025 12:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Plans in for Weston&amp;apos;s Tropicana revival</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/plans-in-for-westons-tropicana-revival</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/plans-in-for-westons-tropicana-revival</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A planning application has been submitted on North Somerset Council’s behalf outlining proposals for the Tropicana lido in Weston-super-Mare. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2025 12:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Welsh landlords standardise house designs</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/welsh-landlords-standardise-house-designs</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/welsh-landlords-standardise-house-designs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An alliance of Welsh social housing landlords have produced a catalogue of templates for low cost, energy efficient homes. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2025 12:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Lambeth to release six sites for £250m homes plan</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/lambeth-to-release-six-sites-for-250m-homes-plan</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/lambeth-to-release-six-sites-for-250m-homes-plan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ London’s Lambeth Council is seeking a development partner as it advances plans to release six sites to build up to 450 mixed-tenure homes ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2025 12:09:13 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Lambeth to release six sites for £250m homes plan</media:keywords>
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<title>Construction output growth drops to six&amp;month low</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/construction-output-growth-drops-to-six-month-low</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/construction-output-growth-drops-to-six-month-low</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Construction buyers reported a loss of momentum at the end of 2024 as total business activity in December expanded at the slowest pace since last June. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2025 12:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Construction output growth drops to six-month low</media:keywords>
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<title>Buckingham Plant Hire quits heavy kit market</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/buckingham-plant-hire-quits-heavy-kit-market</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2025 12:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Buckingham Plant Hire quits heavy kit market</media:keywords>
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<title>Thames Water bidders day for £2.2bn reservoir scheme</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/thames-water-bidders-day-for-22bn-reservoir-scheme</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/thames-water-bidders-day-for-22bn-reservoir-scheme</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Thames Water is planning to hold an industry bidders day in March for its planned major reservoir project. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2025 12:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Thames Water bidders day for £2.2bn reservoir scheme</media:keywords>
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<title>Building safety act adding six months to delivery times</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/building-safety-act-adding-six-months-to-delivery-times</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/building-safety-act-adding-six-months-to-delivery-times</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Student accommodation developer Unite today warned the Building Safety Act will slow development pipelines by around six months. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2025 11:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Building safety act adding six months to delivery times</media:keywords>
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<title>£250m Stockport homes scheme set to start</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/250m-stockport-homes-scheme-set-to-start</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/250m-stockport-homes-scheme-set-to-start</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ North West developer Cityheart has picked local contractor Oak Construction Projects to deliver the first phase of its 440-flat Stopford Park scheme in Stockport town centre. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2025 11:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>£250m Stockport homes scheme set to start</media:keywords>
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<title>Prep work starts for vast HS2 box slide under A46</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/prep-work-starts-for-vast-hs2-box-slide-under-a46</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/prep-work-starts-for-vast-hs2-box-slide-under-a46</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Balfour Beatty Vinci joint venture has completed construction of a 14,500-tonne box structure designed to allow HS2 trains beneath the A46 Kenilworth Bypass in Warwickshire. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2025 11:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Prep work starts for vast HS2 box slide under A46</media:keywords>
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<title>Daily takings down again for buiders&amp;apos; merchants</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/daily-takings-down-again-for-buiders-merchants</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/daily-takings-down-again-for-buiders-merchants</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ New data from the tills of Britain’s builders’ merchants show sales struggling to rally. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Daily takings down again for buiders&#039; merchants</media:keywords>
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<title>New president for RICS</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/new-president-for-rics</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/new-president-for-rics</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ On 1st January 2025 Justin Sullivan became the 143rd president of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>New president for RICS</media:keywords>
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<title>Network Rail chief Andrew Haines knighted</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/network-rail-chief-andrew-haines-knighted</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/network-rail-chief-andrew-haines-knighted</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines received a knighthood in a New Year Honours list with few gongs for construction. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Network Rail chief Andrew Haines knighted</media:keywords>
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<title>HS2 set for “fundamental reset” to lower construction costs</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/hs2-set-for-fundamental-reset-to-lower-construction-costs</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/hs2-set-for-fundamental-reset-to-lower-construction-costs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ New HS2 Chief Executive Mark Wild said the project is facing “a very serious situation” and is need of a “fundamental reset” in a bid to keep costs down to complete the rest of the route. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 16:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>HS2 set for “fundamental reset” to lower construction costs</media:keywords>
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<title>Notting Hill Genesis seeks more tier 1 repairs contractors</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/notting-hill-genesis-seeks-more-tier-1-repairs-contractors</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/notting-hill-genesis-seeks-more-tier-1-repairs-contractors</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Notting Hill Genesis plans to widen to eight firms the number of tier one repair contractors it uses in a strategic new approach to delivery. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2024 05:36:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Notting Hill Genesis seeks more tier 1 repairs contractors</media:keywords>
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<title>£113m Basildon rental homes scheme seals build finance</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/113m-basildon-rental-homes-scheme-seals-build-finance</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/113m-basildon-rental-homes-scheme-seals-build-finance</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A joint venture between Orwell Real Estate and Housing Growth Partnership has secured finance to build a landmark build to rent scheme in Basildon town centre. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2024 05:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>£113m Basildon rental homes scheme seals build finance</media:keywords>
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<title>Stiffer fines for over&amp;running street works from next Summer</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/stiffer-fines-for-over-running-street-works-from-next-summer</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/stiffer-fines-for-over-running-street-works-from-next-summer</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Government is pressing ahead with a crackdown on late-running street works with stiffer fines and £100m extra to resurface roads from lane rentals fees. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2024 05:34:53 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Stiffer fines for over-running street works from next Summer</media:keywords>
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<title>Cement demand to fall 25% by 2050</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/cement-demand-to-fall-25-by-2050</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/cement-demand-to-fall-25-by-2050</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Global cement demand is being forecast to fall by around 25% over the next 25 years ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 05:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Cement demand to fall 25% by 2050</media:keywords>
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<title>Landmark ruling could unclog the courts</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/landmark-ruling-could-unclog-the-courts</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/landmark-ruling-could-unclog-the-courts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The threat of post-Grenfell cladding litigation clogging up the courts for years to come has been allayed somewhat by a court judgment this week. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 05:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Landmark ruling could unclog the courts</media:keywords>
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<title>Construction associations join campaign against inheritance tax reforms</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/construction-associations-join-campaign-against-inheritance-tax-reforms</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/construction-associations-join-campaign-against-inheritance-tax-reforms</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Thirty two Trade Associations, representing more than 160,000 UK family-owned businesses and farms, have written to the chancellor calling for a consultation on changes to inheritance tax announced in the 2024 autumn budget. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 05:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Construction associations join campaign against inheritance tax reforms</media:keywords>
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<title>Buro Happold to engineer Barbican renewal</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/buro-happold-to-engineer-barbican-renewal</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/buro-happold-to-engineer-barbican-renewal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The City of London Corporation has approved a £191m funding package to support critical repairs and upgrades at the Barbican Centre. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 05:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Buro Happold to engineer Barbican renewal</media:keywords>
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<title>Old JCB factory site to become Bamford Place</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/old-jcb-factory-site-to-become-bamford-place</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/old-jcb-factory-site-to-become-bamford-place</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Midlands-based Cameron Homes, has partnered with machinery manufacturer JCB to submit plans to redevelop a 15-acre site in Uttoxeter town centre. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 05:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Old JCB factory site to become Bamford Place</media:keywords>
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<title>Norwich City Council revives Anglia Square plans</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/norwich-city-council-revives-anglia-square-plans</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/norwich-city-council-revives-anglia-square-plans</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Norwich City Council has acquired the Anglia Square Shopping Centre to revive redevelopment plans for the city centre. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 05:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Norwich City Council revives Anglia Square plans</media:keywords>
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<title>Reclaimed steel oil rig columns worked into London office revamp</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/reclaimed-steel-oil-rig-columns-worked-into-london-office-revamp</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/reclaimed-steel-oil-rig-columns-worked-into-london-office-revamp</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Developer Kajima has picked Curo Construction to deliver a major office building revamp in the heart of Fitzrovia in Central London. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 05:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Reclaimed steel oil rig columns worked into London office revamp</media:keywords>
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<title>Contract awards fall but data centres to drive 2025</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/contract-awards-fall-but-data-centres-to-drive-2025</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/contract-awards-fall-but-data-centres-to-drive-2025</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The construction industry posted a second consecutive month of falling contract awards in November according to the latest analysis by Barbour ABI. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 05:59:41 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Contract awards fall but data centres to drive 2025</media:keywords>
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<title>Land remediation plans go in for huge Ravenscraig site</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/land-remediation-plans-go-in-for-huge-ravenscraig-site</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/land-remediation-plans-go-in-for-huge-ravenscraig-site</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A major planning application has been submitted to North Lanarkshire Council for the extraction and remediation works of 200 acres of land at the Ravenscraig former steelworks site. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 05:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Land remediation plans go in for huge Ravenscraig site</media:keywords>
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<title>Go&amp;ahead for City of London’s tallest tower</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/go-ahead-for-city-of-londons-tallest-tower-297</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/go-ahead-for-city-of-londons-tallest-tower-297</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Plans to build the City of London’s tallest tower have received the green light. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 05:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Go-ahead for City of London’s tallest tower</media:keywords>
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<title>Blackpool council steps in on failed developer’s £300m scheme</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/blackpool-council-steps-in-on-failed-developers-300m-scheme</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/blackpool-council-steps-in-on-failed-developers-300m-scheme</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Blackpool Council has stepped in to salvage the seaside town’s ambitious £300m Blackpool Central scheme after developer Nikal filed for administration. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 05:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Blackpool council steps in on failed developer’s £300m scheme</media:keywords>
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<title>Government buys back over 36,000 military homes</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/government-buys-back-over-36000-military-homes</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/government-buys-back-over-36000-military-homes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The government has agreed a deal to bring over 36,000 homes in the Armed Forces estate back into public ownership. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 05:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Government buys back over 36, 000 military homes</media:keywords>
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<title>Heathrow Airport upgrade spend takes off again</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/heathrow-airport-upgrade-spend-takes-off-again</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Heathrow has set out plans to spend £2.3bn over the next two years on further upgrades to the airport. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 05:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Heathrow Airport upgrade spend takes off again</media:keywords>
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<title>Stunning site wrap unveiled on Sloane Street</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/stunning-site-wrap-unveiled-on-sloane-street</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/stunning-site-wrap-unveiled-on-sloane-street</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Specialist Embrace Building Wraps has unveiled its latest eye-catching site hoarding in central London. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 05:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Stunning site wrap unveiled on Sloane Street</media:keywords>
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<title>National Grid to invest £35bn over next five years</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/national-grid-to-invest-35bn-over-next-five-years</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/national-grid-to-invest-35bn-over-next-five-years</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ National Grid is planning to invest a record £35bn over the five years to 2031 on upgrading and extending the transmission network. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 05:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>National Grid to invest £35bn over next five years</media:keywords>
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<title>HS2 costs could hit £66bn</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/hs2-costs-could-hit-66bn</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/hs2-costs-could-hit-66bn</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The cost of HS2 could rise to as much as £66bn according to latest estimates presented to the Department for Transport. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 05:40:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>HS2 costs could hit £66bn</media:keywords>
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<title>Demolition team assembles on Multiplex London Wall site</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/demolition-team-assembles-on-multiplex-london-wall-site</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Erith will start main demolition works next month at 75 London Wall in the City of London. ]]></description>
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<title>UK &amp;apos;doesn&amp;apos;t have enough builders&amp;apos; for Labour&amp;apos;s 1.5m homes</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/uk-doesnt-have-enough-builders-for-labours-15m-homes</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/uk-doesnt-have-enough-builders-for-labours-15m-homes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The UK does not have enough construction workers to build the 1.5 million homes the government has promised, The Association of Construction Quality Professionals  have warned. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2024 10:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>UK &#039;doesn&#039;t have enough builders&#039; for Labour&#039;s 1.5m homes</media:keywords>
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<title>Tower Hamlets shoots down Chinese embassy plan</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/tower-hamlets-shoots-down-chinese-embassy-plan</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Plans to redevelop Royal Mint Court complex opposite the Tower of London into a huge embassy for the People’s Republic of China have been refused by Tower Hamlets Council. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Tower Hamlets shoots down Chinese embassy plan</media:keywords>
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<title>Military housing &amp;quot;not fit for purpose&amp;quot;, MPs find</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/military-housing-not-fit-for-purpose-mps-find</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/military-housing-not-fit-for-purpose-mps-find</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ MPs have slated the Defence Infrastructure Organisation and its housing maintenance contractors for the state of accommodation available to service families. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Military housing &quot;not fit for purpose&quot;, MPs find</media:keywords>
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<title>Council planning committees to get their wings clipped</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/council-planning-committees-to-get-their-wings-clipped</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/council-planning-committees-to-get-their-wings-clipped</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The government is considering removing planning permission powers from local councillors in a bid to accelerate house-building. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Council planning committees to get their wings clipped</media:keywords>
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<title>AWE begins market engagement for Future Material Campus programme</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/awe-begins-market-engagement-for-future-material-campus-programme</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/awe-begins-market-engagement-for-future-material-campus-programme</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AWE, the Atomic Weapons Establishment, wants to talk to suppliers about billions of pounds worth of planned building works. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>AWE begins market engagement for Future Material Campus programme</media:keywords>
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<title>Dundee shopping arcade to become student flats</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/dundee-shopping-arcade-to-become-student-flats</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/dundee-shopping-arcade-to-become-student-flats</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Plans have been made to convert a failing shopping centre in Scotland into student accommodation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Dundee shopping arcade to become student flats</media:keywords>
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<title>Construction inflation reckoned to have bottomed out</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/construction-inflation-reckoned-to-have-bottomed-out</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/construction-inflation-reckoned-to-have-bottomed-out</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Construction economists appear to believe that build cost inflation has reached its lowest point of recent years and is about to start moving up again. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Construction inflation reckoned to have bottomed out</media:keywords>
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<title>Small builders disappointed by freeze on small site allocations</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/small-builders-disappointed-by-freeze-on-small-site-allocations</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/small-builders-disappointed-by-freeze-on-small-site-allocations</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Small builders have expressed disappointment that the government’s redrafting of the national planning policy framework benefits big national developers rather than local micro house-builders. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Small builders disappointed by freeze on small site allocations</media:keywords>
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<title>Plans go in to start revamp of North Finchley town centre</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/plans-go-in-to-start-revamp-of-north-finchley-town-centre</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/plans-go-in-to-start-revamp-of-north-finchley-town-centre</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Developer Regal has submitted a planning application to the London Borough of Barnet for the redevelopment of the Lodge Lane Car Park as part of the North Finchley Town Centre revamp. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Plans go in to start revamp of North Finchley town centre</media:keywords>
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<title>Construction inflation set to return raising tender prices</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/construction-inflation-set-to-return-raising-tender-prices</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/construction-inflation-set-to-return-raising-tender-prices</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Cost consultant Turner &amp; Townsend is warning clients to plan for the return of rising construction inflation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Construction inflation set to return raising tender prices</media:keywords>
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<title>Go&amp;ahead for 800&amp;home Croydon dual towers</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/go-ahead-for-800-home-croydon-dual-towers</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/go-ahead-for-800-home-croydon-dual-towers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Greystar has secured planning to build two towers providing over 800 build to rent homes in Croydon, South London. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Go-ahead for 800-home Croydon dual towers</media:keywords>
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<title>Go&amp;ahead to revamp former London city hall</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/go-ahead-to-revamp-former-london-city-hall</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/go-ahead-to-revamp-former-london-city-hall</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Plans to transform and re-purpose London’s former City Hall building into shops, restaurants and offices have been given the go-ahead. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Go-ahead to revamp former London city hall</media:keywords>
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<title>Boot reports ‘noticeable improvement’ in planning system</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/boot-reports-noticeable-improvement-in-planning-system</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/boot-reports-noticeable-improvement-in-planning-system</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Developer/contractor Henty Boot today reported a marked improvement in local planning since the new Government set out  reforms to overhaul the system. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Boot reports ‘noticeable improvement’ in planning system</media:keywords>
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<title>Government commits to four new prisons in seven years</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/government-commits-to-four-new-prisons-in-seven-years</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/government-commits-to-four-new-prisons-in-seven-years</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Government has set out plans to build four new prisons in the next seven years, opening up around 6,500 places to lock up dangerous criminals. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Government commits to four new prisons in seven years</media:keywords>
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<title>Bid rigging probe launched into school repair work</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/bid-rigging-probe-launched-into-school-repair-work</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into suspected bid-rigging in relation to a key government fund for improving the condition of school buildings. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Bid rigging probe launched into school repair work</media:keywords>
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<title>Muse hires new development director for North West</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/muse-hires-new-development-director-for-north-west</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/muse-hires-new-development-director-for-north-west</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Muse has strengthened its team in the North West with the appointment of Tom Darby as development director. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Muse hires new development director for North West</media:keywords>
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<title>Wates transfers pension scheme to “superfund”</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/wates-transfers-pension-scheme-to-superfund</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Wates is transferring its defined benefits pension scheme to superfund Clara. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Wates transfers pension scheme to “superfund”</media:keywords>
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<title>Construction output hit by fall in repair and maintenance</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/construction-output-hit-by-fall-in-repair-and-maintenance</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Construction output fell by 0.4% in volume terms in October after a feeble rise of 0.1% in September. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Construction output hit by fall in repair and maintenance</media:keywords>
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<title>Five firms clinch £300m Greenwich Uni framework deal</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/five-firms-clinch-300m-greenwich-uni-framework-deal</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/five-firms-clinch-300m-greenwich-uni-framework-deal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The University of Greenwich has picked McLaren Construction, Wates, Morgan Sindall, Vinci and Willmott Dixon to deliver a £300m programme of works covering a mix of refurbishment, rebuild and new build projects. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Five firms clinch £300m Greenwich Uni framework deal</media:keywords>
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<title>Go&amp;ahead for City of London’s tallest tower</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/go-ahead-for-city-of-londons-tallest-tower</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/go-ahead-for-city-of-londons-tallest-tower</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Plans to build the City of London’s tallest tower have received the green light. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Go-ahead for City of London’s tallest tower</media:keywords>
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<title>City of London says yes to 60 Gracechurch Street</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/city-of-london-says-yes-to-60-gracechurch-street</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The City of London Corporation has approved construction of a 36-storey office tower at 60 Gracechurch Street. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 06:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>City of London says yes to 60 Gracechurch Street</media:keywords>
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<title>£380m North West housing framework out for bid</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/380m-north-west-housing-framework-out-for-bid</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/380m-north-west-housing-framework-out-for-bid</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ North West housing association Torus is on the hunt for firms to help it build an ambitious target of 9,000 homes by 2029. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 06:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>£380m North West housing framework out for bid</media:keywords>
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<title>National Insurance hike to delay construction recovery</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/national-insurance-hike-to-delay-construction-recovery</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/national-insurance-hike-to-delay-construction-recovery</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Increases to employer’s National Insurance Contributions (NICs) next April will add an estimated 0.75%–1% to construction costs and contribute to delaying a full industry recovery to 2026. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 06:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>National Insurance hike to delay construction recovery</media:keywords>
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<title>Planning officers to get powers to bypass committee stage for housing</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/planning-officers-to-get-powers-to-bypass-committee-stage-for-housing</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/planning-officers-to-get-powers-to-bypass-committee-stage-for-housing</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Planning officers will be able to bypass council committees to speed through approval of housing schemes under plans launched by deputy prime minister and housing secretary Angela Rayner. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 06:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Planning officers to get powers to bypass committee stage for housing</media:keywords>
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<title>30 local firms land United Utilities £500m framework</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/30-local-firms-land-united-utilities-500m-framework</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ United Utilities has confirmed 30 local construction firms based, or with operations in, the North West as winners of the region’s largest planned investment in water and wastewater infrastructure for more than a century. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 06:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>30 local firms land United Utilities £500m framework</media:keywords>
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<title>Plan unveiled for 31&amp;storey London Fenchurch Street tower</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/plan-unveiled-for-31-storey-london-fenchurch-street-tower</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/plan-unveiled-for-31-storey-london-fenchurch-street-tower</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Insurance giant Aviva has unveiled plans to redevelop 130 Fenchurch Street in London’s Square Mile with a 31-storey tower. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 06:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Plan unveiled for 31-storey London Fenchurch Street tower</media:keywords>
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<title>Start date for vast Balfour and Costain carbon capture power job</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/start-date-for-vast-balfour-and-costain-carbon-capture-power-job</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/start-date-for-vast-balfour-and-costain-carbon-capture-power-job</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Client NZT Power has reached financial close on the world’s first gas-fired power station with carbon capture and storage. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 06:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Start date for vast Balfour and Costain carbon capture power job</media:keywords>
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<title>Persimmon and Clarion are ‘exemplars’ on building safety</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/persimmon-and-clarion-are-exemplars-on-building-safety</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/persimmon-and-clarion-are-exemplars-on-building-safety</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Persimmon Homes and Clarion Housing Group have been singled out by Dame Judith Hackitt as ‘exemplar’ organisations that are showing ‘leadership’ on building safety. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2024 09:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Persimmon and Clarion are ‘exemplars’ on building safety</media:keywords>
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<title>Decision on Woolwich towers scheme handed demolition order expected by end of next month</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/decision-on-woolwich-towers-scheme-handed-demolition-order-expected-by-end-of-next-month</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/decision-on-woolwich-towers-scheme-handed-demolition-order-expected-by-end-of-next-month</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Comer Homes’ 200-home site in Woolwich handed enforcement notice last year after breaching planning permission ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 09:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Decision on Woolwich towers scheme handed demolition order expected by end of next month</media:keywords>
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<title>Small builders key to delivering 1.5 million housing target, says FMB</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/small-builders-key-to-delivering-15-million-housing-target-says-fmb</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/small-builders-key-to-delivering-15-million-housing-target-says-fmb</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has welcomed the prime minister Keir Starmer&#039;s re-commitment to the Labour government’s 1.5 million new homes target. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 09:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Small builders key to delivering 1.5 million housing target, says FMB</media:keywords>
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<title>Call for tougher action over tool theft and resale</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/call-for-tougher-action-over-tool-theft-and-resale</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/call-for-tougher-action-over-tool-theft-and-resale</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Trades United says in the past six years more than 44,500 tool theft incidents have been reported ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 09:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Call for tougher action over tool theft and resale</media:keywords>
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<title>Deputy PM will &amp;apos;unblock&amp;apos; south east housing sites</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/deputy-pm-will-unblock-south-east-housing-sites</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/deputy-pm-will-unblock-south-east-housing-sites</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Deputy PM Angela Rayner says potential housing sites across the South East will be freed up ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 09:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>PMI survey reveals two&amp;speed industry with house&amp;building stuck in reverse</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/pmi-survey-reveals-two-speed-industry-with-house-building-stuck-in-reverse</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/pmi-survey-reveals-two-speed-industry-with-house-building-stuck-in-reverse</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ November’s survey of construction purchasing managers reveals commercial construction activity surging ahead but house-building is going backwards. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 09:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>PMI survey reveals two-speed industry with house-building stuck in reverse</media:keywords>
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<title>EG announces plans to close</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/eg-announces-plans-to-close</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/eg-announces-plans-to-close</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ EG, the UK’s real estate news and intelligence service, is to close. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 09:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>EG announces plans to close</media:keywords>
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<title>PM pledges to fast&amp;track 150 infrastructure schemes</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/pm-pledges-to-fast-track-150-infrastructure-schemes</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/pm-pledges-to-fast-track-150-infrastructure-schemes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Prime Minister has committed to speed-up development consent order decisions on 150 infrastructure schemes to turbocharge economic growth across the country. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 09:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>PM pledges to fast-track 150 infrastructure schemes</media:keywords>
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<title>Timber designs shortlisted for roads ‘footbridge of the future’</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/timber-designs-shortlisted-for-roads-footbridge-of-the-future</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/timber-designs-shortlisted-for-roads-footbridge-of-the-future</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ National Highways has picked three timber designs among the five shortlisted as a next-generation template for footbridges over the country’s highways. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 09:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Timber designs shortlisted for roads ‘footbridge of the future’</media:keywords>
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<title>£191m revamp funding approved for London Barbican Centre</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/191m-revamp-funding-approved-for-london-barbican-centre</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A major programme of critical repairs and upgrades to the iconic Barbican Centre can now proceed after a £191m funding packages was approved. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 09:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>£191m revamp funding approved for London Barbican Centre</media:keywords>
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<title>M&amp;amp;S Marble Arch rebuild approved after three&amp;year planning fight</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/ms-marble-arch-rebuild-approved-after-three-year-planning-fight</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/ms-marble-arch-rebuild-approved-after-three-year-planning-fight</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Angela Rayner has granted approval for the redevelopment of the M&amp;S store at Marble Arch following a planning wrangle lasting more than three years ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 09:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>M&amp;S Marble Arch rebuild approved after three-year planning fight</media:keywords>
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<title>Radical changes needed to boost homebuilding, experts warn</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/radical-changes-needed-to-boost-homebuilding-experts-warn</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/radical-changes-needed-to-boost-homebuilding-experts-warn</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 06 Dec 2024 By Greg Pitcher

Industry experts have called on the government to make radical changes to boost homebuilding. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 08:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Radical changes needed to boost homebuilding, experts warn</media:keywords>
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<title>Why does it cost £100m for HS2 to protect bats?</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/why-does-it-cost-100m-for-hs2-to-protect-bats</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/why-does-it-cost-100m-for-hs2-to-protect-bats</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The chairman of the HS2 rail line said it was spending £100m on a shield to protect bats in ancient woodland in Buckinghamshire. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 13:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Why does it cost £100m for HS2 to protect bats?</media:keywords>
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<title>First reactor goes in at Hinkley Point C</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/first-reactor-goes-in-at-hinkley-point-c</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/first-reactor-goes-in-at-hinkley-point-c</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Workers building the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station have installed Britain’s first new nuclear reactor for more than 30 years. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 05:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>First reactor goes in at Hinkley Point C</media:keywords>
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<title>Tilbury cement silo inflated</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/tilbury-cement-silo-inflated</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/tilbury-cement-silo-inflated</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A new landmark has popped up at Tilbury Docks – an inflatable silo for storing cement. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 05:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Tilbury cement silo inflated</media:keywords>
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<title>Contractors alerted to £600m housing framework</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/contractors-alerted-to-600m-housing-framework</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/contractors-alerted-to-600m-housing-framework</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ City of Edinburgh Council is on the lookout for contractors to take on £600m worth of housing work. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 05:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Contractors alerted to £600m housing framework</media:keywords>
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<title>BSR to lead ‘fundamental’ review of Approved Documents</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/bsr-to-lead-fundamental-review-of-approved-documents</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/bsr-to-lead-fundamental-review-of-approved-documents</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 04 Dec 2024 By Chris Smith

The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has confirmed that it will review Approved Documents guidance. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 05:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>BSR to lead ‘fundamental’ review of Approved Documents</media:keywords>
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<title>Backlash from councils over Rayner housing targets</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/backlash-from-councils-over-rayner-housing-targets</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/backlash-from-councils-over-rayner-housing-targets</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Local councils have told the government its flagship plan to build 1.5m new homes in England over the next five years is “unrealistic” and “impossible to achieve”, UK Construct can reveal. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 06:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Backlash from councils over Rayner housing targets</media:keywords>
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<title>Northumbria University invests in 3D concrete printer</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/northumbria-university-invests-in-3d-concrete-printer</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/northumbria-university-invests-in-3d-concrete-printer</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Northumbria University has installed a 3D construction printing machine to make concrete structures faster and cheaper than conventional methods. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 05:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Head Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Northumbria University invests in 3D concrete printer</media:keywords>
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<title>Road bitumen sales rise for the first time in 12 years</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/road-bitumen-sales-rise-for-the-first-time-in-12-years</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/road-bitumen-sales-rise-for-the-first-time-in-12-years</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Road Emulsion Association (REA) has reported an increase in the manufacturing, sale, and use of bitumen emulsions for surface dressing for the first time in 12 years. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 05:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Head Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Road bitumen sales rise for the first time in 12 years</media:keywords>
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<title>BDP&amp;apos;s Gap House sees light of day</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/bdps-gap-house-sees-light-of-day</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/bdps-gap-house-sees-light-of-day</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Work to turn a council-owned disused garage plot in Bristol into affordable housing, using BDP’s Gap House concept, is reaching its final stage of construction. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 05:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>BDP&#039;s Gap House sees light of day</media:keywords>
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<title>ACQP says it will fail, Government launches fair payment ratings system.</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/government-launches-fair-payment-ratings-system</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/government-launches-fair-payment-ratings-system</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ministers have launched a voluntary accreditation system in a bid to slash the time small businesses wait for invoices to be settled. But ACQP&#039;s CEO says it will fail ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 05:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Government launches fair payment ratings system</media:keywords>
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<title>Trade body calls for long&amp;term construction strategy</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/trade-body-calls-for-long-term-construction-strategy</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/trade-body-calls-for-long-term-construction-strategy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has called on the government to consider developing a long-term strategy for construction and the built environment. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 05:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Head Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trade body calls for long-term construction strategy</media:keywords>
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<title>Public contracts ban to focus on ‘most appalling’ Grenfell firms</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/public-contracts-ban-to-focus-on-most-appalling-grenfell-firms</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/public-contracts-ban-to-focus-on-most-appalling-grenfell-firms</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 03 Dec 2024 By Chris Smith

The proposed public sector contract ban on firms linked to the Grenfell fire will initially focus on the “most appalling companies”, deputy prime minister Angela Rayner told MPs yesterday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 05:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Head Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Public contracts ban to focus on ‘most appalling’ Grenfell firms</media:keywords>
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<title>Rydon ‘unlikely’ to retrieve £5.7m from collapsed housing contractor</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/rydon-unlikely-to-retrieve-57m-from-collapsed-housing-contractor</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/rydon-unlikely-to-retrieve-57m-from-collapsed-housing-contractor</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Rydon is set to lose at least £5.7m from a housing firm that went under last year. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 06:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Head Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Rydon ‘unlikely’ to retrieve £5.7m from collapsed housing contractor</media:keywords>
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<title>Council looks to ‘strengthen’ ban on companies named in Grenfell report</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/council-looks-to-strengthen-ban-on-companies-named-in-grenfell-report</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/council-looks-to-strengthen-ban-on-companies-named-in-grenfell-report</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has said it is considering extending a ban on the use of companies involved in the 2017 Grenfell Tower tragedy. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 05:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Head Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Council looks to ‘strengthen’ ban on companies named in Grenfell report</media:keywords>
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<title>Call for major change in approach to housebuilding</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/call-for-major-change-in-approach-to-housebuilding</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/call-for-major-change-in-approach-to-housebuilding</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Yorkshire Housing chief executive Nick Atkin says the government needs to treat housebuilding the same way as major infrastructure projects ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2024 11:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Head Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Call for major change in approach to housebuilding</media:keywords>
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<title>&amp;apos;A turban wasn&amp;apos;t allowed on building sites&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/a-turban-wasnt-allowed-on-building-sites</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/a-turban-wasnt-allowed-on-building-sites</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Jagjit Singh Rayat was part of a successful campaign in 1988 that helped to change the law, to allow Sikhs to wear turbans instead of safety helmets on work sites. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2024 10:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>&#039;A turban wasn&#039;t allowed on building sites&#039;</media:keywords>
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<title>Falling completions pushes government building targets out of reach</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/falling-completions-pushes-government-building-targets-out-of-reach</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/falling-completions-pushes-government-building-targets-out-of-reach</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Here is further evidence that the government’s house-building targets look out of reach, builders say. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2024 10:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Head Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Falling completions pushes government building targets out of reach</media:keywords>
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<title>1970&amp;apos;s Building site | 1970&amp;apos;s London | Tower 42</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/1970s-building-site-1970s-london-tower-42</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/1970s-building-site-1970s-london-tower-42</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ How things have changed in 50 years ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 23:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Head Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>1970&#039;s Building site | 1970&#039;s London | Tower 42</media:keywords>
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<title>Self help Book &amp; Coming soon 2025</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/self-help-book</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/self-help-book</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A new Self help book due out in 2025 for learners taking the NVQ Level 6 Diploma Senior Site Inspection qualification ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Nov 2024 18:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Academy</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>NVQ Level 6 Diploma Senior Site Inspection Self help Book</media:keywords>
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<title>How worried should the industry be about Vistry?</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/how-worried-should-the-industry-be-about-vistry</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/how-worried-should-the-industry-be-about-vistry</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Housebuilding industry poster-child Vistry has been charting an aggressive growth course despite a tricky market over the last two years. Joey Gardiner asks why it has now lost half its value after two profit warnings in two months ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 Nov 2024 09:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Head Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How worried should the industry be about Vistry?</media:keywords>
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<title>BSR pledges less conversation, more action on applications amid delays</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/bsr-pledges-less-conversation-more-action-on-applications-amid-delays</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/bsr-pledges-less-conversation-more-action-on-applications-amid-delays</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) will take a “harder” stance on building control applications to tackle delays, one of its directors has said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Head Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>BSR pledges less conversation, more action on applications amid delays</media:keywords>
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<title>British Land looking at procurement options for main contractor on £400m Euston Tower revamp</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/British+Land+looking+at+procurement+options+for+main+contractor+on+%C2%A3400m+Euston+Tower+revamp</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/British+Land+looking+at+procurement+options+for+main+contractor+on+%C2%A3400m+Euston+Tower+revamp</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Scheme drawn up by Danish architect 3XN set to go in for planning before Christmas ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 05:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Head Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>British Land looking at procurement options for main contractor on £400m Euston Tower revamp</media:keywords>
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<title>What caused the Grenfell fire to spread so quickly?</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/What+caused+the+Grenfell+fire+to+spread+so+quickly</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/What+caused+the+Grenfell+fire+to+spread+so+quickly</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The most significant part of the renovation of Grenfell Tower was the addition of external cladding. This consisted of aluminium sheets bonded to a central plastic (polyethylene) core. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 05:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Head Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>What caused the Grenfell fire to spread so quickly?</media:keywords>
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<title>Grenfell Tower: What happened</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/Grenfell+Tower%3A+What+happened</link>
<guid>https://ukconstruct.online/Grenfell+Tower%3A+What+happened</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The fire which destroyed Grenfell Tower in June 2017 was one of the UK&#039;s worst modern disasters. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 05:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Head Editor</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Grenfell Tower: What happened</media:keywords>
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<title>Site labour rates hit record high as cost inflation returns</title>
<link>https://ukconstruct.online/Site+labour+rates+hit+record+high+as+cost+inflation+returns</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Labour rates hit a new high last month, reaching £1,048 per week for self-employed tradespeople. ]]></description>
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