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Quality in Construction Summit, June 17
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'Pioneering' construction T-Level to begin in September 2020.
Winners announced in BSRIA Soft Landings Awards.
OBE awarded to IHBC past president and chairman.
Help to buy has only helped the wealthy.
Institution of Civil Engineers, June 14
Engineering competition launched for aspiring youngsters.
Three new leaders join the BRE Trust.
Housing market showed little change in May.
Fire safety regs largely unchanged since Grenfell tragedy.
Construction Enquirer, June 14
Bidders' day to be held for £900m Heathrow tunnel.
We are 'sleepwalking' into another Grenfell.
International design competition launched for Birmingham market.
Electrical Contractors Association, June 12
ECA backs government net-zero carbon commitment.
Nicholas Grimshaw steps down as chair of Grimshaw.
BSRIA welcomes government net zero carbon commitment.
Plans unveiled for spaceport in Western Isles.
Statutory instruments laid in Parliament to amend the Climate Change Act.
Construction Enquirer, June 12
Tender prices to rise by 4% due to post-Brexit skills shortages.
John Lewis to start building home extensions.
Government to invest £23m into electric car battery development.
Gaudi's Sagrada Familia gets building permit after 137 years.
Infrastructure Intelligence, June 11
Rubberised asphalt roads promise a greener future.
Past CIOB president awarded knighthood in Queen's birthday honours list.
Fire partially destroys new timber-clad apartment block.
Labour urges end-of-year deadline for cladding removal.
Rogers Stirk Harbour+Partners, June 7
Metropolitan mobility exhibition opens in Paris.
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Reducing the burden of excessive pre-qualification procedures.
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