News
Construction worker salaries drop.
Plans made to pedestrianise and green the Champs-Élysées.
Scotland and Ireland explore potential collaboration opportunities.
London's tall building policy under scrutiny.
New home construction on the rise.
Quality Management in Construction
CIOB offers digital guide to proactive methods of working.
Infrastructure Intelligence, Jan 14
CLC issues stark warning: work safely or face shutdown.
Number of skyscrapers completed in 2020 plummets.
RICS opens consultation on valuations on buildings with cladding.
London plumbing company sends message to anti-vax staff.
Contractors who made COVID site retrofits may be eligible for tax rebates.
Plastic waste shipments must be now approved by recipient country.
HBC Foundation publishes report on the evolution of MMC.
Government takes steps to revise building safety legislation.
HMRC offering free online courses addressing IR35 changes.
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