Robot manufacturers, workforce training shops and forward-thinking architects are among the publisher’s tally of the world’s most innovative companies.
My friend, Charley Brentnall, who has died aged 67, was an expert in the building and restoration of timber-framed buildings. Charley’s work included the re-creation of the roof at Windsor Castle and the conservation of the huts used by...
CMA gathering information ahead of investigation to assess impact merger would have on competition The UK’s competition watchdog has said it is looking into the proposed £2.5bn acquisition by the country’s biggest housebuilder, Barratt,...
Monthly increase of 0.2% after surge in high street and online spending offers relief for government Analysis: UK plc is climbing again - but the road ahead looks rocky UK’s weak economy is taking a toll on its labour market A surge in...
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Council leaders warn of ‘infrastructure crisis’ that will also affect green energy schemes and hinder growth Housing projects are being delayed for years because of an “infrastructure crisis” caused by lack of capacity in the National...
The counterpart to the traditional ‘& Son(s)’ suffix is finding its way into more and more British company names It was the new van that gave Paul Major the idea of changing his “& Sons” construction business to “&...
Louis Timpany was 22 and working on a building site when he had a brainwave – a radio station by, and for, tradespeople. Now with a huge listenership, Fix Radio is taking on the big beasts of the airwaves It is cold, dark and deathly...
Israel needs to fill the gap left by expelled Palestinian workers, and Indians are desperate to escape unemployment at home, despite protests from unions Construction noise is a near-constant across Israel; more high-rises join Tel...
The CMA has opened an investigation into eight housebuilders following evidence they may be sharing commercially sensitive information Full story: UK housebuilders investigated over possible information-sharing The CMA has the power to...
Watchdog says there is need for ‘significant intervention’ over supply and quality of new homes Business live – latest coverage The UK competition watchdog has opened an investigation into eight housebuilders after it found evidence they...
Officials held online meeting with business leaders despite flight of ethnic Armenians after military takeover of Nagorno-Karabakh The UK government faces criticism after officials appeared to urge British businesses to help rebuild...
My dad, Pete Masters, who has died aged 78, worked his way up from being a gas and pipe fitter with Shell to a position as a senior research technician, in which role he worked on many large-scale experiments in a small team that held a...
We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2021: Few places have seen such turbocharged luxury development as Nine Elms in...
City’s largest housing associations call for £15bn a year to be invested after 76% fall in homes being built Housebuilding in London is “grinding to a halt”, housing associations have warned the government, with the number of affordable...
Call comes as report puts reconstruction cost at nearly $500bn since start of conflict Business live – latest updates Europe live – latest updates Ukraine has called for frozen Russian assets to be used to rebuild the country’s...
Proponents of the material tout its non-toxic and mould, fire and infestation-resistant properties Cannabis sativa, the plant of the thousand and one molecules, has a long and expansive reputation – as a folk medicine, a source of...
US regulators are cracking down on business practices that mean workers are not paid their due, a problem exacerbated in building industry by use of labor broker system For years, Cristian Céspedes worked as a foreman for a construction...
Campaigners accuse government of ‘back door’ amendment to bring in pollution rule change that was defeated in Lords The government is facing a legal challenge over plans to permit housebuilders in England to allow sewage pollution...
Measures would include making it easier to get planning permission to build on derelict sites in urban areas Rishi Sunak will announce a series of proposed changes to the planning system on Tuesday to encourage developers to build more...
Housebuilders and campaigners warn of cold, damp homes and UK missing legally binding targets Labour’s slashing of proposed spending on home insulation will leave millions of people on low incomes in cold, damp homes and could prevent...
Lendlease has won a contract worth £80m ($115.7m) from Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) to redevelop the former Royal Mail sorting office at Copperas Hill into a university building.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has signed an agreement with the city’s major airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for a $1.3bn infrastructure project at the O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois.
Ssangyong Engineering & Construction’s Dubai unit and China State Construction Engineering (Middle East) have secured a contract worth AED1.4bn ($381.1m) from Nakheel to build The Palm Gateway at Dubai’s master development Palm Jumeirah.
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has won a contract worth INR27.59bn ($405.8m) for building a supercritical thermal power project in Tamil Nadu, India.
Strabag, through its Polish subsidiaries, has secured two road construction contracts worth PLN484m (about $120m) from Poland’s General Directorate for National Roads and Highways (GDDKiA).
A consortium led by Ferrovial subsidiary Cintra has won a contract valued at €1.01bn from the Slovakia Ministry of Transport to design, construct, finance, operate and maintain the beltway around Bratislava, Slovakia.
Engineering solutions provider Costain has secured an early contractor involvement (ECI) contract from Lancashire County Council for the Preston Western Distributor and associated link roads.
The project involves the construction of 20,000 modern low-cost houses, a school for 2,000 orphans, a home for 2,000 elderly people, five six-lane bridges over the Yangon river, retail units, and the installation of requisite sewerage...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has granted a $112.3m loan to the Moroccan National Railways Office (ONCF) to upgrade infrastructure on the Tangier-Casablanca-Marrakech railway route.