Wasted energy? 5 pivotal projects from Sizewell to Swansea Bay
Funding for the UK’s biggest renewable energy infrastructure projects has largely depended on their compatibility with a contract for difference – CN’s analysis shows how the approach is strangling the...
View ArticleA wind of change
After government and Hitachi failed in January to reach a funding deal for a new nuclear plant at Wylfa Newydd, it threw up several questions. The post A wind of change appeared first on Construction...
View ArticleChancellor confirms consultation on PFI replacement
The chancellor Philip Hammond confirmed in the spring statement that government has launched a consultation to consider how PFI will be replaced. The post Chancellor confirms consultation on PFI...
View ArticleCN Payment 100: When do they pay?
For the first time, Construction News has used government data on contractors’ payment performance to reveal how long each company in the CN100 takes to pay suppliers. What can we learn from the data?...
View ArticlePoor payment pain for everyone
The data is in and the numbers have been available for the industry to pore over since Monday – the 100 largest contractors take a median average of 43 days to settle an invoice. The post Poor payment...
View Article‘Computer, print me a bridge’: Concrete 3D printing factory looks to scale...
Having produced the world’s first 3D-printed bridge in the Netherlands two years ago, a team including Saint-Gobain, Bam and the University of Eindhoven have set their sights even further. Binyamin Ali...
View ArticleLendlease Europe MD: ‘A different way of looking at things’
Lendlease has been hit by losses in Australia, but in Europe it is a different story. Managing director Neil Martin talks to Binyamin Ali about Brexit, late payment and why it is winning so many...
View ArticleIndustry, strut your stuff
I’ve attended many industry events during my time on Construction News. The post Industry, strut your stuff appeared first on Construction News.
View ArticleThe top 100’s gender pay gap: How did your firm do?
CN’s analysis of the industry’s 100 biggest firms has revealed women are still paid a third less than men on average. Binyamin Ali digs deeper. The post The top 100’s gender pay gap: How did your firm...
View ArticleWho’s making ‘places’ and how?
Every new development has to fit within the world around it, making either a positive or negative contribution to its neighbourhood. “It’s important not to look at it as something that’s standalone,”...
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