The Guardian Business Construction Filter

The Guardian Business Construction Filter · November 01, 2026 05:00

Piles of rubbish, power cuts and potholes: anger grows over Johannesburg’s run-down infrastructure

The problems run deep in South Africa’s largest city. Will voters punish the ANC in next week’s local elections?

Topics: Infrastructure

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The Guardian Business Construction Filter · October 22, 2026 13:38

UK must prepare for infrastructure attacks by hostile states, says Streeting

Warning by defence secretary comes as he opens a tank gun barrel factory in the West Midlands

Topics: Infrastructure

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The Guardian Business Construction Filter · October 22, 2026 05:00

AI firms say UK has a year to head off datacentre protests before construction is threatened

Exclusive: Nvidia, Microsoft and Cisco taskforce urges ministers to offer areas greater benefits from tech infrastructure amid fears of US-style opposition

Topics: Infrastructure

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The Guardian Business Construction Filter · October 07, 2026 14:14

South West Water owner taps investors to fix infrastructure after sewage spills

Pennon slashes dividend and launches £550m cash call ‘to drive improved outcomes for customers and communities’

Topics: Infrastructure

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The Guardian Business Construction Filter · October 06, 2026 09:52

Oil price drops below $100 a barrel; UK construction output posts smallest fall since January – business live

However, housebuilding remains weakest area; euro reverses earlier losses to trade slightly higher against dollar as government bond yields retreat