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Centre for Construction Best Practice Hosts Environmental Sustainability Roundtable

CCBP) connected leading academics, sustainability specialists, and industry practitioners on 3 December 2025 for a high-level Environmental Sustainability Roundtable at ...

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Construction Sector Under Acute Pressure as Tax Rises Bite

The 2025 Autumn Budget has brought with it substantial tax increases, a freeze on thresholds, and new charges on property ...

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Tender Market is Active but Still Price-Driven

The UK Built Environment Sector is experiencing no shortage of opportunities. According to the Centre for Construction Best Practice

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Three Major Changes Needed to Improve How the Built Environment Operates: ICR Results

The CCBP Industry Confidence Report, built on insights from contractors and consultants across the UK Built Environment Sector

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Three Biggest Threats to the Built Environment Sector: ICR Results

The CCBP Industry Confidence Report, built on insights from contractors and consultants across the UK Built Environment Sector

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Sentiment Towards Procurement: Progress, Pressure, and the Push for Reform

Procurement lies at the heart of construction delivery, shaping how projects are structured, priced, and managed.

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Rising Costs and Inflation: The Industry’s Relentless Pressure Point

For contractors across the UK built environment, few challenges loom larger than rising costs and inflation.

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The Race to Decarbonise Concrete at Scale

With the production of cement, the primary component of concrete, now accounting for around 7-8% of global emissions, decarbonising concrete ...

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Future Focus Liverpool Event: Public Sector Spotlight

In our Public Sector Spotlight discussion, our panel of directors from Liverpool, St Helens, Knowsley, Halton, and Wirral councils share ...

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