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'Thousands of non-national construction workers will be needed to meet housing targets' - Ibec

Ibec says there are not enough skilled workers here to meet demand.

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Jan 7th 2019, 12:12 PM

This robot can build a house in just two days

It could make bricklayers a thing of the past.

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Jul 4th 2015, 9:45 AM