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Last week was Mental Health Awareness Week, but the work to encourage a better understanding of the issues surrounding it must go on. The construction industry has a long way to go when it comes to mental health, with work to de-stigmatise the subject only really beginning over the last…

Amid Brexit uncertainty and following a number of commercial businesses falling into administration in recent times, it is easy to lose sight of the growth in the commercial sector. CN has picked out seven exciting commercial developments to keep an eye on.

Kier dropped its half year results today, posting a £35.5m pre-tax loss for the year.

To adapt the words of the Bard of Avon, some are born innovative, some achieve innovation, and some have innovation thrust upon them.

This year, Kier opened a record 53 sites across the country as part of Open Doors Week.

In October CN invited directors from some of the UK’s largest tier ones to discuss what the contractor of the future might look like.

Lord Foster’s new observation deck, Birmingham’s Carillion hangover and Kier-Volker’s F-35 deal are among this week’s headlines.

A few weeks ago Kier reported a pre-tax profit of £106m. Yet that didn’t do much to ward off the short-sellers, who are still controlling around 10.2 per cent of its stock.

Carillion’s collapse in January sent shockwaves through the industry and, indeed, the wider economy.

Kier, I’m afraid to say, has a real presentation problem.