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The first part of a Framework Agreement to support the delivery of new, affordable homes in Edinburgh, worth around £350m, is now live. Read Full Article: The Construction Index

A construction firm has been fined £40,200 after a teenage labourer died falling down a ventilation shaft on a London building site.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

A survey of small- and medium-sized home builders reveals them to be going off the whole idea of speculative development.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Steelwork contractors says that the government’s much heralded strategy to support the steel industry will backfire in the construction industry.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

An Ammann electric paver was used for the first time for upgrade work on the A47, laying asphalt made from recycled materials, and working alongside an electric roller.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Plans for a new civil service campus in Manchester have been formally approved by the Treasury. The project expects to support 4,900 construction jobs.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Donagh O’Sullivan is bringing a claim for unfair dismissal and whistleblowing detriment against Battersea Power Station Development Company and four Malaysian executivesRead Full Article: The Construction Index

Balfour Beatty Group has pleaded not guilty to health and safety offences following a worker fatality at AWE's Aldermaston nuclear site. Read Full Article: The Construction Index

A new report from the Finishes & Interior Sector (FIS) trade body exposes the need for reform in procurement, payment and contract management practices in the construction industry.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Willmott Dixon has been appointed by the Department for Education for a £39m redevelopment of Hopwood Hall College’s Rochdale campus.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Suppliers of essential construction minerals have again been ignored by the government in another major planning document.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Clarion Housing Group will partner with housebuilder The Hill Group to build 188 new social rent homes in Woolwich.Read Full Article: The Construction Index