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New CIOB report on the importance of security in construction
The CIOB has released a new report entitled “The Role of Security in the Construction Industry”.
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Our Global Student Challenge is back – register your team now!
The annual CIOB Global Student Challenge has now opened for registration for the 2019 competition.
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CIOB responds to the Chancellor's 2018 Budget
The Chartered Institute of Building provides its reaction to UK Budget 2018 and the announcements affecting construction and the wider economy
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CMYA 2018: Neil Lock named Construction Manager of the Year
Neil Lock MCIOB of Wates Construction has been awarded Construction Manager of the Year at the CIOB’s 40th annual awards event.
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Royal welcome from the CIOB and Novus
The Chair of the CIOB’s Novus group in Manchester, Zoe Francis MCIOB, and Liverpool Hub Committee member, Paul Cromby FCIOB, met HRH The Princess Royal Princess Anne this week [Tuesday 16 October 2018]. The meeting took place when the Forshaw Group (TFG), based in Knowsley, had the honour of an historic visit by HRH the Princess Royal to celebrate TFG’s 70 year anniversary.
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The Art of Building – a global celebration of the built world returns
CIOB opens the 2018 Art of Building international photography prize
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Collaboration on quality: getting on track
Earlier this year, I represented the CIOB to announce the launch of the Building in Quality initiative with RIBA and RICS. We signed a Joint Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of establishing a chain of custody for quality that would link those who commission buildings with those who use them. It was a positive example of collaboration and a recognition that, in light of recent events, we needed to act to improve the quality of the built environment for the benefit of society.
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Question time: a Novus interview of Rebecca Thompson
Winner of our Novus 10 anniversary competition, Jamie Young, won the opportunity to interview CIOB Past President, Rebecca Thompson FCIOB. Jamie is senior design manager for Wates and the Chair of Cambridge Novus.
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RIBA, CIOB and RICS launch Quality Tracker tool
CIOB, RIBA and RICS launch a new digital tool – the Quality Tracker – to improve the quality of outcomes in the construction industry.
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Being an advocate for industry in the Middle East
Noreen is Executive Director for Hollywood Associates, a consultancy based in Dubai, and is currently on the CIOB Local Hub Committee for the Dubai region and was recently elected on to the CIOB’s Education, Qualification, Standards and Practice (ESQP) Board. Here she tells us what a difference it's made being an active member of the CIOB.
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Championing consumers: the role of the New Homes Ombudsman
This week James Brokenshire, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, has announced that a New Homes Ombudsman is to be created. He said this will ‘champion homebuyers, protect their interests and hold developers to account’. Importantly, the new homes ombudsman will be enshrined in statute, with legislation requiring all ‘new developers’ to belong to this new ombudsman.
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Modern slavery: Why we’re looking at corporate risk the wrong way
Modern slavery is a pernicious and hidden crime. We’re only just beginning to understand the level of risk it poses to UK supply chains. But as our knowledge increases, corporate response to the Modern Slavery Act remains lacklustre. With many organisations in paralysis, the arguments for and against taking action can be distilled into three words: attitude to risk.
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