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From next week, UK firms can bid for a share of a £12.5m fund to boost productivity, performance and quality.
UK transport infrastructure exacerbates housing crisis, according to new RIBA report.
Reports emerge of site managers resorting to DIY online inductions.
Construction Enquirer, 16 July
Around 1,100 staff still remain at Carillion six months after the collapse.
AshbyCapital and U+I launch The Future Works office in central Slough.
Important action is being taken to inspire young people to train as engineers.
UK house price slump blamed on surge in sellers.
£22m fund launched to boost construction skills.
Galliford Try's mental health strategy is delivering measurable success.
HSE issues safety alert reminding contractors to keep their sites child-proof.
BSRIA report on the domestic boiler market, with China recording the most 'dynamic market uptake'.
The standard of university construction courses has come under fire from students.
New alliance aims to improve the facade fire-testing market.
Former Chief executive Richard Howson blames government for being 'poor payers'.
CITB research shows number of migrant workers in construction growing to 1 in 7.
"We need to be building bridges, not walls" says CIOB's first US-based President.
Willmott Dixon workers able to 'see through concrete' using a mobile app.
CLC call for an 'outcome-based, transparent and efficient' industry with new report.
National Infrastructure Assessment
The first NIC assessment suggests there is a golden opportunity to provide low-carbon energy.
Government's reasons for scrapping Swansea tidal lagoon a "manifest distortion of truth".
Construction output rises but new orders keep falling.
Report highlights growing need for soft skills and digital skills among civil engineers.
The revolving door of Housing Ministers continues as Kit Malthouse becomes the eighth appointee in eight years.
New report criticises PFI and the government's focus on lowest price bids.
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BSRIA report on the domestic boiler market, with China recording the most 'dynamic market uptake'.
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Former Chief executive Richard Howson blames government for being 'poor payers'.