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NewsGovernment hands Hansford an extra year in post
GCS latest: The government has extended chief construction adviser Peter Hansford鈥檚 appointment by a year
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NewsHansford: BIM revolution is unstoppable
GCS latest: Government鈥檚 chief construction adviser hails industry鈥檚 shift to BIM
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NewsClients call for procurement innovation
GCS latest: Public and private sector clients call for more long-term thinking and innovation in procurement
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NewsGovernment 'must enable more SMEs to win work'
GCS latest: The government has been urged to overhaul its procurement policy to enable more SMEs to win public work
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NewsDeighton: Government's role is to create stability
GCS latest: Infrastructure minister says 鈥渃reating a stable environment鈥� for investment is the government鈥檚 most important role in construction
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NewsCable says construction skills gap is a 'horror story'
GCS latest: Vince Cable says addressing loss of skills from industry is his key priority
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NewsLabour floats plan to give cities more powers
Labour has outlined plans to give 鈥榗ity regions鈥� more control over funding for housing, transport and infrastructure
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NewsPickles releases 拢105m to boost housing schemes
Government pumps cash into Local Infrastructure Fund and Build to Rent programmes
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NewsBank of England unveils plans to cool housing market
Bank proposes limiting large loans to housebuyers and 鈥榮tress testing鈥� borrowers ability to repay loans
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NewsSpending watchdog probes payment times
National Audit Office asks subbies on government work if they are paid on time
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NewsGovernment told to take action on infrastructure
State of the Nation report from the Institution of Civil Engineers calls for action in areas of new energy generation, flood defence and local transport
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NewsSouth-east runway plans could be 鈥榢icked in to the long grass鈥�
Senior Tory and Labour politicians raise concerns that plans will be ignored after next general election
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NewsIndustry calls for massive retrofit programme
Industry bodies call for government to make retrofit a national infrastructure priority and invest up to 拢4bn per year in improving aging housing stock
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NewsBuilders merchants call for tough action on late payment
Builders Merchants Federation urges the government to require late-paying firms to be named and shamed
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NewsOsborne floats plan for third high-speed rail link
Chancellor says trans-Pennine high-speed link connecting Manchester and Leeds would drive economies of the North
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NewsCouncils receive 拢168m in pothole cash
The government has announced the allocation of 拢168m in funding to help councils across the country repair potholes
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NewsGovernment calls for bids for new 拢2bn schools programme
Department for Education calls for bids from schools for improvements through next phase of Priority School 黑洞社区 Programme
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NewsLabour pledges to honour 拢850m free school pipeline
Move provides certainty to industry as government approves a further 38 free school projects
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NewsUK and China ink nuclear and rail deals
Countries sign agreement to co-operate on developing the civil nuclear supply chain
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NewsBoris reveals sites for 50,000-home development push
Mayor of London unveils plans for 20 鈥榟ousing zones鈥� across the capital to speed development of 50,000 homes