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British Land slips to £42m loss as focus shifts to housingSubscription

British Land has written down the value of its retail assets by £14.5m due to a challenging market as it posted a half-year loss.

Mace boss: Name and shame late-paying clientsSubscription

Mace chief executive Mark Reynolds has called for late-paying clients to be named and shamed.

Ex-Kier MD to lead Anglian Water consortiumSubscription

Former Kier managing director Paul Fletcher has joined Anglian Water to head up its @oneAlliance consortium of contractors and consultants.

HS2 'tried to settle legal challenge' with shortlist shake-upSubscription

HS2 considered adding a company to its £2.75bn rolling stock shortlist in a bid to resolve a High Court claim, documents from a legal challenge against the client’s procurement processes have alleged.

Galliard Homes JV in £500m Birmingham housing driveSubscription

Galliard Homes has launched a £500m Birmingham housing programme in partnership with Apsley House Capital.

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Highways England plans 10-year smart motorways allianceSubscription

Three contractors could be responsible for delivering all smart motorways projects for the next 10 years, Highways England has revealed.

Nigel Hugill: 'We will find the Tony Pidgleys of the future'Subscription

Urban & Civic’s founder sits down with CN to talk millennials, industry business models and the truth about the housing crisis.

Ex-Network Rail director calls for 'more intrusive' supplier checksSubscription

Network Rail must carry out “more intrusive” financial checks on its main contractors to protect suppliers from collapses such as Carillion’s, one the client’s former directors has said.

Canada Water: CN tours British Land’s £4bn mega-projectSubscription
HS2 boss Mark Thurston's first interview: Conflicts, contracts and CarillionSubscription
British Land splits risk with McAlpine on Broadgate's next chapterSubscription

Moda secures funding for seven PRS schemesSubscription

ITV scraps South Bank redevelopment plansSubscription

Argent names ex-Laing O'Rourke director as construction bossSubscription

HS2: Four board members exit as shake-up continuesSubscription

Argent boss to step back after King's Cross projectSubscription

Crossrail: Bond Street delayed until 2019Subscription

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Investment is up yet infrastructure output has flatlined
There is growing consensus that the UK must get better at delivering infrastructure.

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