{"id":1653,"date":"2018-12-21T08:35:11","date_gmt":"2018-12-21T08:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=1653"},"modified":"2018-12-21T08:35:11","modified_gmt":"2018-12-21T08:35:11","slug":"top-ten-best-read-stories-of-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/top-ten-best-read-stories-of-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Ten best read stories of 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Enquirer<\/em> is putting out its last daily newsletter of the year today as the industry winds-down for its traditional Christmas break.<\/p>\n

The website will be updated with any major breaking stories during the holiday season with the full daily news service returning on January 2.<\/p>\n

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It has been another busy news year for construction as the Enquirer<\/em> keeps the industry up to date with what is really going on.<\/p>\n

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Our most popular stories in 2018<\/h2>\n

(Number of times they were read)<\/h4>\n

Carillion goes into liquidation<\/a>– (62,923 page views)<\/p>\n

O’Rourke asks suppliers for extra time to pay bills<\/a> – (32,904 page views)<\/p>\n

Tower crane dropped load victim loses fight for life<\/a> – (29,430 page views)<\/p>\n

Spurs stadium builders earning more than the players<\/a> – (29,001 page views)<\/p>\n

Cracked beams at Liverpool hospital sparked Carillion collapse<\/a> – (26,419 page views)<\/p>\n

Carillion fall-out hits Van Elle and Speedy<\/a> – (26,052 page views)<\/p>\n

Rising debts force Kier to launch \u00a3264m rights issue<\/a> – (25,137 page views)<\/p>\n

Astrazeneca\u00a0set to replace Skanska on delayed \u00a3500m HQ<\/a> – (26,317 page views)<\/p>\n

Murphy cancels Christmas party as job cuts loom –<\/a> (24,191 page views)<\/p>\n

36-hour Hinkley Point concrete pour releases \u00a370m<\/a> – (24,114 page views)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Enquirer<\/em> enjoyed another year of growth as busy professionals turn to us for a fast and insightful news fix.<\/p>\n

Our daily newsletter now has more than 49,000 subscribers.<\/p>\n

Google Analytics show the Enquirer<\/em> enjoyed more than 18 million page views this year from more than 2.6 million users – numbers which dwarf any of our traditional construction media rivals.<\/p>\n

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Google Analytics proof of our readership – something you won’t see on rival sites…..<\/em><\/p>\n

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Our growing band of advertisers enjoy industry leading response rates and all the details about booking a campaign for 2018 can be found here<\/a><\/p>\n

Adverts were clicked on 120,000 times during the year generating a staggering 2,666 hours – or 111 days – viewing time of our advertisers’ websites by Enquirer<\/em> readers.<\/p>\n

The Enquirer<\/em> awards <\/a>are now a must-attend industry event while our recently launched Suppliers and Buyers Directory<\/a> has already signed-up more than 3,000 firms from across the supply chain.<\/p>\n

We\u2019d like to wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas and here\u2019s to a prosperous New Year after a well deserved break.<\/p>\n

from Construction Enquirer http:\/\/bit.ly\/2PQeMY4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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