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CESW Procurement on Value retweeted
🚨 Mikel Arteta on Brighton after their 3-0 win over Arsenal:
“I think first I have to apologise to Manchester United.
When Brighton beat them 3-2 at Old Trafford, everybody laughed. People were asking how United could concede three goals to Brighton.
Then you play them yourself.
We had conceded one Premier League goal all season before today. Brighton scored three against us.
So maybe Manchester United were trying to warn everybody and none of us listened.
Sometimes you have to experience something yourself before you understand what somebody else went through.
On behalf of everyone who laughed at United that day, I apologise. Brighton are a serious football team.”
CESW Procurement on Value retweeted
Government’s problem is not 1.5 million new homes in England in 5 years or not. It was always nonsense.
House building has fallen for the last 3 years & is falling this year.
Government’s problem is to stop it falling even further next year as well.
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“It was always a stretch target”
Housing Secretary Angela Rayner admits there’s only a “slim chance” the government meets its target to build 1.5 million homes in this parliament but says “I’m definitely not giving it up”
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Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Labour's 2024 manifesto committed to building "1.5 million new homes over the next parliament" as a central pledge. Pre-election announcements, including from Keir Starmer, framed it as deliverable ("how, not if") through planning reforms rather than a stretch goal.
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How simulation training can help address the UK construction skills shortage.
Surprised we aren’t already using simulation for training operatives of machines. But what about other construction roles? Project managers? Construction managers? ukconstructionweek.caboodlea…
Study shows UK apprenticeships growing for first time in years
Some positive news.@cesouthwest @CESWProcure ukconstructionweek.caboodlea…
£15bn Warm Homes Plan maps out mass retrofit drive | Construction Enquirer News @CESWProcure @cemidlands constructionenquirer.com/202…
Purpose ties it all together. linkedin.com/posts/thriving-…
UK lacks the skills to hit net zero, MPs warn theconstructionindex.co.uk/n…
New home registrations up for third consecutive quarter, reports NHBC @cesouthwest @cemidlands @CESWProcure ukconstructionweek.caboodlea…
Chancellor promises to cut judicial review time for major infrastructure projects | New Civil Engineer @CESWProcure @cesouthwest @cemidlands newcivilengineer.com/latest/…
Heat pump sector to unite in new unified trade body. Pivotal development. @cemidlands @cesouthwest ukconstructionweek.caboodlea…
Ambitious plan to train construction workers. @cemidlands @CESWProcure @cesouthwest bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crex…
Wall insulation scandal leaves 23,000 homes needing repair | Construction Enquirer News
Oh dear. More damage to reputation. @cesouthwest @cemidlands @CESWProcure constructionenquirer.com/202…
Planning Bill beefed up with new powers to tackle ‘blockers’ ukconstructionweek.caboodlea…
CESW Procurement on Value retweeted
Warren Buffett: "I like to deal with people where I feel a one-page contract will do the job. If I have to have 50 pages in there to protect me against the guy I'm dealing with, I'll always wonder whether I needed 51."
A 2-stage approach at Gateway 2 for complex projects makes sense. @cesouthwest @cemidlands @CESWProcure architectsjournal.co.uk/news…
First UK cement and waste plants to start carbon capture build | Construction Enquirer News @CEWales @cesouthwest @CESWProcure @cemidlands constructionenquirer.com/202…
CESW Procurement on Value retweeted
Deaths down, but construction remains the most fatal sector: Thirty-five construction workers were killed in work-related incidents between April 2024 and March 2025, the latest Health and Safety Executive (HSE) annual fatalities statistics show bit.ly/47GQnjk