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HS2 starts work on pioneering ‘Green Tunnel’

HS2 has started construction at the site of its first innovative ‘green tunnel’,...

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New handbook provides insight into timber decking

A new Timber Decking Handbook is now available free to all builders’ merchants,...

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Domus Ventilation Raises Awareness of Air Pollution for...

Domus Ventilation, manufacturer of market-leading ventilation systems that save...

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Howells joins NARM

Howells Patent Glazing is pleased to announce it is now a member of NARM, the...

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Polluted rivers end construction of new homes

More than seven per cent of all of England’s planned house building cannot go ahead...

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UCL promises major changes following damning report...

An independent report has been published following an investigation relating to...

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Right to Buy cannot work without planning reform

As part of his great reset, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced Right to Buy...

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Communities can bid for Levelling Up funds to save...

Community groups across the UK can now bid for levelling up funding to take back...

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Homes England appoints first Chief Operating Officer

Kirsty Shaw, Chief Operating Officer of the Care Quality Commission, has been...

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Calls for clarity over Government’s latest housing...

The Prime Minister has confirmed an extension of the popular Right to Buy scheme,...

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John Lewis Partnership announces first proposed...

The John Lewis Partnership has announced the first three locations where it proposes...

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Independent panel set up to help tackle poor-quality...

Social housing is a sector driven by a social purpose to provide good quality,...

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Clean Air Day to stress role of building ventilation

The important role played by mechanical ventilation systems in making buildings safer...

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Main construction begins at National Quantum Computing...

Wates Construction has begun the construction of the National Quantum Computing...

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CASCADE’S CAST IRON AESTHETICS AND LONGEVITY ON SHOW...

Brett Martin’s Cascade Cast Iron Style Rainwater System has provided exemplary...

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