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Community thinking should be at the heart of construction

“We shape our buildings, and thereafter they shape us” – Winston Churchill As we have mentioned in a previous blog, a key part of our...

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Ray O’Rourke: time to embrace a new way of building 6th July 2020
The British economy is facing the greatest contraction we have ever seen and the government got it right last week: the quickest way out of it is to, “build, build, build”. With UK GDP having slumped by more than 20 per cent, some 470 infrastructure… The post Ray O’Rourke: time to embrace a new way […]
Grenfell Tower Inquiry to restart today 6th July 2020
The Grenfell Tower Inquiry will resume today, 16 weeks after hearings were suspended due to the coronavirus. The inquiry into the fire that killed 72 people in 2017 will restart with only the legal teams, those giving evidence, and support staff present at the hearings.… The post Grenfell Tower Inquiry to restart today appeared first […]
Highways England’s contractor spend league table revealed 6th July 2020
Kier was the largest single recipient of Highways England spending in the last two financial years, bringing in more than £1bn from the roads body, an analysis by Construction News has found. Data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act shows that Balfour Beatty and… The post Highways England’s contractor spend league table revealed appeared […]