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NewsCapita's Saudi shopping centre: Open all hours
Capita Symonds shopping centre in Saudi Arabia Capita Symonds has unveiled plans for a new shopping centre in Al- Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. The 1.3 million ft2 scheme will provide two anchor stores at either end of a three-level “24hr lifestyle street”. The project is due for ...
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FeaturesMcLaren factory: Driving force
White, pristine and streamlined – McLaren’s sports car production centre is like no factory you’ve ever seen. Ike Ijeh goes for a spin at the Foster-designed facility
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FeaturesUcatt: Out for the count?
In 2009 Alan Ritchie was voted leader of Ucatt - put there by 5.3% of its membership. But now the ballot has been ruled void and the union is having to spend its time appealing the decision and salvaging its reputation. How did it get into this mess?
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FeaturesThe Olympic stadium: Sprint finish
Functional, lean and tightly compact, the Olympic stadium has powered through the construction phase to be delivered early and under budget.
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NewsCPA warns on rising costs
2011 is shaping up to be a tough year as rising costs can not be passed on to customers
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FeaturesHigh velocity: The Olympic velodrome
Hopkins’ Olympic velodrome is the first 2012 venue to reach the finish line and the result is a dynamic statement of simplicity and elegance
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FeaturesHeat, Dust and opportunity in Iraq: Back to Basra
Improved security and oil-funded mega projects make Iraq a land of rising opportunity for British companies starved of contracts at home. That’s not to say working there is a picnic … Building reports from the country’s biggest construction site
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Transport review
Norman Baker, the Lib Dem’s transport minister, said the current review of capital spending on transport would ultimately lead to a higher priority for public transport projects as opposed to new road schemes.
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FeaturesKeep Taking The Tablets
Construction folk can barely contain their excitement at how Apple’s iPad is changing the way they build - and being able to show your mum the project you’re working on is only the start
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HCA to reveal Kerslake replacement within a week
The Homes and Communities Agency is likely to announce its new interim chief executive as early as next week, following the standing down of chief executive Sir Bob Kerslake earlier this month
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CommentHansom: Tough sells
The Conservative housing minister at the Lib Dem party conference, a strangely familiar ’iconic’ development in Dubai and a super-luxe London apartment with its own secret tunnel
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NewsISG opens five offices as it targets smaller jobs
ISG has opened five offices in the past nine months as part of its strategy to compete with regional businesses for smaller deals, writes Andrew Hankinson.
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CommentWaste and water markets: Filling the gap
In our latest infrastructure market report we explore the hidden worlds of water and waste
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Spending cuts: Education was just the start...
After the shock of the education spending massacre, the cutbacks will probably provoke despair rather than anger
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EDF's complaint
Paul Spence, the strategy director of EDF, said the utility needed more assurances from the government before investing four nuclear power stations in the UK
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Nakheel close to debt deal
Dubai developer Nakheel is close to reaching a final agreement with its creditors, it has announced
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Contractors to government: get them while they’re cheap
Major contractors are urging the government to take advantage of the low cost of construction services by increasing spend on building projects.
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CommentWonders & blunders
Political commentator Adam Bienkov applauds one raw display of power on the bank of the Thames and hisses another on the edge of Green Park