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Groundbreaking ceremony marks start of construction at...

Kier and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the...

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Wood Awards 2024 shortlist announced

From a woodland primary school, a low-carbon community centre and a modular home in...

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Composite – the perfect timber alternative for the...

Timber has traditionally been the material of choice for councils when it comes to...

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Grenfell Inquiry report is a wake up call for housing...

The Housing Ombudsman has said the Grenfell Tower Inquiry report’s findings will...

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Architects and industry join call for reform of...

The industry has accepted the “thorough examination” of the causes of the tragedy...

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Hard work still required to improve construction...

The damning final report of the Grenfell Inquiry has shown the need for competence...

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PM apologises to families of Grenfell victims and...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's has issued a statement in the House of Commons on the...

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Met Police considers Grenfell Tower public inquiry...

The Grenfell Tower public inquiry, chaired by Sir Martin Moore-Bick, has published...

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Grenfell Tower Inquiry publishes damning Phase 2 report

The Grenfell Tower Inquiry has published its second and final report into the...

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Governments, construction industry and fire service all...

A catastrophic series of failures by successive governments, companies and a lack of...

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Large houses can be very demanding when it comes to...

When specifying a pumping solution for a large house occupied by a big family, or for...

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Private residential performance increase lifts...

Glenigan, one of the construction industry’s leading insight experts, releases the...

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Construction sector set to overcome 2024 headwinds and...

Despite rebounding strongly from a c.15% Covid driven decline in 2020 and exceeding...

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The GPA achieves important accreditation

The Government Property Agency (GPA) has achieved a key milestone in its approach to...

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HS2 celebrates first completed viaduct

A viaduct in Northamptonshire has officially become the first on the HS2 project to...

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