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ICSG announces restructure and renewed focus on...

The Industry Competence Steering Group (ICSG) has announced a comprehensive...

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Major overhaul of planning committees to get Britain...

Planning decisions are set to be fast-tracked in a sweeping overhaul of local...

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Increase in housebuilding could unlock £6.4 billion a...

A large increase in housebuilding could net £6.4 billion per year to fund...

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Planning application submitted for a major new office...

Singaporean developer Hoi Hup Realty have submitted a planning application to the...

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Mayor must fight to save Billingsgate and Smithfield...

The London Assembly has called for the Mayor of London to fight the planned closure...

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Major partnership helps turn quarries into homes for 46...

A 15-year partnership between building materials supplier Cemex, and the largest...

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Almost 24,000 affordable houses lost in...

The latest government figures show that 23,990 affordable houses have been lost as a...

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Continued economic rebound expected to create prime...

CBRE is anticipating a continuing economic rebound in 2025, creating an opportune...

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ONE Station Hill reaches practical completion

The joint venture between Lincoln Property Company and MGT Investment Management has...

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Lower Thames Crossing reveals shortlisted designs for...

The future of the humble footbridge has come a step closer as the Lower Thames...

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Stewart Dalgarno appointed by the STA as TiC project...

The Structural Timber Association (STA) is pleased to announce that it has appointed...

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Mitsubishi Electric training centre LCL approved

Mitsubishi Electric, the UK’s largest heat pump manufacturer, is proud to announce...

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Strongest rise in commercial construction activity for...

November PMI data highlighted a robust upturn in UK construction output. However,...

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New half-year Homes England housebuilding statistics...

Housing programmes delivered by Homes England resulted in 15,682 new houses starting...

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Ministers set to unleash biggest building boom in half...

More gigafactories, solar farms, roads and railway lines are set to be green lighted...

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