Racial tensions contributed to a collision that left two people injured during rail works in Essex, investigators have said. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) found a “culture of racial prejudice among members of staff at various levels of the workforce towards contractors supplied by…

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Greener building standards need to be made law and enforced immediately, the chair of the government’s climate change advice body has said. Former environment secretary and chair of the committee on climate change Lord Deben told the CN Decarbonising Construction conference today that new buildings…

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Commercial models must change if the construction industry is to successfully meet decarbonisation targets, according to a Costain manager. Lara Young, the firm’s head of carbon, said there is a risk that meeting decarbonisation aims are a requirement set by the client and then passed…

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Kier has appointed former Network Rail executive Helen Samuels to a new senior role in its construction business. Samuels, currently CEO of marine assets firm Bibby Marine, will join the contractor as technical director in January, where she will lead on issues including improving the…

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The industry needs to deliver a mass programme of retrofitting now, according to JLL’s sustainability director. Speaking at the CN Decarbonising Construction conference, Sonal Jain warned viewers that the UK Government’s target of a net-zero carbon economy by 2050 is at risk because 80 per cent…

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Turnover at Lendlease Europe’s construction arm fell by more than a quarter in its last financial year, its latest accounts have revealed. The UK subsidiary of the Australian multinational recorded revenue of £442.7m in the year to 30 June 2020, down £120m from the £563m…

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The parent company of Bam Nuttall and Bam Construct has announced a major restructuring programme that it said will save the group €100m (£91.1m) annually. The Netherlands-based Royal Bam said the savings will be made mostly from job cuts in order to mitigate lower revenue…

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Amey was hit by a £217.2m post-tax loss in 2019 as it slashed the value of two businesses up for sale. Its utilities division, as well as its environmental services treatment and collection division, racked up operating losses of £97.2m in the 12 months to…

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Live coverage from Day Two of our inaugural Decarbonising Construction event. Catch up on yesterday’s headlines and gear up for a packed afternoon. We’ll bring you all the analysis and news as it happens.

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There’s a two-sided nature to exchange rate stories that make them particularly interesting. If the currency of Nation A is strengthening relative to the currency of Nation B, then there is an equal and opposite weakening of the currency of Nation B relative to the currency of Nation A.