EDF has signalled a shift in the timeline for Hinkley Point C’s nuclear build, with the first reactor expected to start production in 2030, a year later than planned.

Parliament’s Restoration and Renewal (R&R) client board has published a new report setting out costed proposals for the restoration of the Palace of Westminster, recommending the start of a £3bn, seven-year first phase of works.

The contractor’s employee engagement programme has become a “powerful cultural tool”

Turner & Townsend has published its latest market intelligence research which sets out the skills and costs pressures facing the industry

Skills shortages, falling outputs, rising costs and insolvencies are putting pressure on construction’s capacity, writes Pablo Cristi Worm.

Signs are beginning to show of the construction sector’s growth slowing, with Glenigan’s Construction Index demonstrating a 5% fall in the value of new work to Q2.

HS2 minister Andrew Stephenson has expressed “concern” over the rate at which costs are increasing on the HS2 high-speed rail project.

Brexit has added an extra dimension to covid-19 cost pressures, as demand collides with supply chain disruption, writes Kris Hudson.

Surveyors are expecting materials prices to rise another 10% over the next 12 months, with 7% growth in tender prices anticipated.

Construction prices rose by 14.7% in June 2021, compared to the same month a year before, according to the latest official figures.

Clients and contractors should plan ahead to ensure material price escalation doesn’t jeopardise the recovery, writes Kris Hudson Escalation in material prices is now one of the biggest threats to…