Sustainability

WATCH: A timeline of 2017 – Carillion, Grenfell and HS2

WATCH: A timeline of 2017 – Carillion, Grenfell and HS2

Video: A video round-up of the biggest developments across this industry in 2017.

January Multiplex is picked to build the £900m One Nine Elms project, the latest in a string of major wins. February Shard developer Irvine Sellar dies aged 82 with tributes pouring in from across the industry. March CH2M…

TIMELAPSE: World-first Christmas attraction erected at Wembley Park

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Video: Wembley Park developer Quintain opens the Slideatron Christmas attraction, a multi-sensory immersive experience.

The 18 m-high structure is a world-first and a “modern take on the traditional Christmas tree” and features a 9 m-high, 20 m-long slide dressed in scaffolding and LED lighting. Guests are able to climb to the very…

WATCH: Spie, Mace and disability – CN’s week in motion

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VIDEO: Check out our motion story and this brief run-through of just a selection of CN’s digital content this week (9 October – 13 October).

Mental health: What makes construction a stressful environment? Disability: Tube test; How misconceptions are holding contractors back; Meet the workers busting disability myths News: Spie UK…

WATCH: Bam, Battersea and the Conservative conference – CN’s week in motion

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VIDEO: Check out our motion story and this brief run-through of just a selection of CN’s digital content this week (2 October – 6 October).

Project report: Bam’s Highland rail upgrade tackles make-or-break 10 days. Manchester: Manchester’s £350m Trafford tram takes on ‘big bang’ lessons. News: Carillion boss ‘bemused’ by risk-reward ratio in…

WATCH: Carillion’s update, ISG and Acciona’s record – CN’s week in motion

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VIDEO: Check out our motion story and this brief run-through of just a selection of CN’s digital content this week (25 September – 29 September).

Project report: ISG has been squeezing into a tight spot among the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Edinburgh Old Town. The seven-storey hotel is a number of…

WATCH: Carillion, Galliford and Kier’s heritage job – CN’s week in motion

15 sep vid index

VIDEO: Check out our motion story and this brief run-through of just a selection of CN’s digital content this week (11 September – 15 September).

Project Report: Kier’s heritage job in Middlesbrough reveals a host of hidden gems Interview: Clugston CEO Bob Vickers discusses making EfW work, Carillion, Balfour and Brexit.…

WATCH: Amey, CITB and CLC – CN’s week in motion

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The best from the past five days of CN’s digital content in 90 seconds.

CITB: Osborne chief throws his weight behind pro-CITB camp while calling for reform, while Redrow’s boss says training body “not delivering”. CLC: Mace’s Mark Reynolds replaces Balfour CEO Leo Quinn on the Construction Leadership Council, a week after…

TIMELAPSE: Willmott squeezes hotel onto tight London site

TIMELAPSE: Willmott squeezes hotel into tight London site

Video: Willmott Dixon has delivered Dorsett City hotel on an extremely constrained site between Aldgate tube station and the 18th century St Botolph Church.

The project is Willmott’s first for Dorsett Hospitality International, which operates 22 hotels around the world including sites in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia and the UK, totalling more…

WATCH: CN100, LGBT and Galliford – CN’s week in motion

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VIDEO: Check out our motion story and this brief run-through of just a selection of CN’s digital content this week (28 August – 1 September).

LGBT: First of three videos focusing on diversity in construction. CN100: Analysis and reaction to last week’s annual report. Project report: Keepmoat’s work at Charlestown, Salford.…

WATCH: Stratford, Balfour and administrations – CN’s week in motion

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VIDEO: CN visits the Olympic Park’s business district and speaks to Balfour’s CEO in a week otherwise dominated by company failures.

Balfour in black: The UK’s largest contractor returned to half-year profit as chief executive Leo Quinn told CN Carillion will bounce back. Collapsed companies: Contract Services calls in liquidators, Yorkshire contractor ceases trading…