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Manchester City Council has selected Lendlease as management contractor for its £330m Our Town Hall project despite it not being everyone’s favourite building firm in the city.Manchester City Council has selected Lendlease as management contractor for its £330m...

Royal Boskalis Westminster has been appointed as preferred contractor for a wind farm project 15km off the east coast of Scotland.Royal Boskalis Westminster has been appointed as preferred contractor for a wind farm project 15km off the east coast of Scotland.Read...

The use of digital technologies in construction is expanding far beyond building information modelling. Lisa Russell reports on how this creates a need for ‘digital engineering’The use of digital technologies in construction is expanding far beyond building...

Brexit, a major reorganisation of the apprenticeship regime, training issues, a poor image and the ageing UK population have all combined to exacerbate skills shortages across the construction industry. Jim Simpson examines the extent of the challenges. Brexit, a...

Flexible working can free up time for additional training, including online learning.Jim Simpson reports.Flexible working can free up time for additional training, including online learning.Jim Simpson reports.Read Full Article: The Construction Index from All...

Building information modelling will only enter the mainstream if more clients can be persuaded of its merits, says a new guide that aims to do just that. Lisa Russell reportsBuilding information modelling will only enter the mainstream if more clients can be persuaded...

Contractors are nearing completion of a unique project to restore one of the defining symbols of the Industrial Revolution. Margo Cole reports.Contractors are nearing completion of a unique project to restore one of the defining symbols of the Industrial Revolution....

Homes England – the government’s answer to the housing crisis – is designed to help small builders. But there are strings attached, explains Mark Smulian.Homes England – the government’s answer to the housing crisis – is designed to help small...