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NewsQueen’s builder owed £20m to creditors
Details revealed in Companies House records filed by Fairhurst Ward Abbotts’ administrator
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CommentHansom: Unreal
This week: Star Wars comes to Disneyland, World Trade Centre visitors are hearing noises, and construction bods are climbing unbelievably far and sailing incredibly fast. Plus, some schoolkids are virtually flattening Stockholm
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CommentBuilding schools: Must try harder
The last time a new government was formed the school building sector was handed an abrupt halt
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FeaturesSketch of the week: St John's Wood
This week’s sketch is by Ryder Architecture associate David McMahon
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CommentCost budget: Once were warriors
A judge recently cut in half a claimant’s cost budget which was in excess of the amount in dispute. But you can’t blame lawyers – that’s how they were trained for ‘combative litigation’
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FeaturesSchool places: Do the math
The Department for Education is scratching its head over how to meet the demand for 25% more school places at a time of rising construction inflation and a dearth of available urban land
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CommentWhere’s the opposition?
Labour has collapsed into navel-gazing over its leadership contest. But the government must be held to account
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FeaturesThis week in 2010
We look back five years to the last government’s policy on school building
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FeaturesImage of the week: In safe hands?
The mayor of London introduces a safety scheme that will affect construction vehicles supplying sites in the capital
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NewsLaing O'Rourke Europe slumps to £58m pre-tax loss
Early contracts delivered through Midlands manufacturing plant hit by cost inflation and delays
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NewsFeilden Clegg’s homes plan for Fred West prison
Sites sold two years ago under government cost-cutting plans
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NewsMcCarthy & Stone expands regional presence
Retirement housebuilder’s to boost number of regional offices rises by third
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NewsWillmott Dixon lands £20m Warwick Uni campus
New campus to include two new lecture theatres as well as teaching space
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NewsMitsubishi plans Japan's tallest tower
New 390m tall tower planned next to Toyko’s central station
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NewsLorries told not to make left-hand turns in London
New rules announced by the GLA will see routes designed to minimise danger to cyclists
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NewsSKA Gold rating for Hammerson HQ refurb
Interserve fit-out of developer’s office receives high-level sustainability rating
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NewsScape looks to roll out school modules heated by children
Units using thermal mass of pupils can be extra classrooms or basis of new school buildings
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NewsWestminster seeks advisory team
Advisory services sought for £6bn planned restoration and renewal of UK parliament building
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NewsSellafield will seek partner for £22bn decommissioning work
New board will look for strategic partner in April 2016 after private sector JV steps down
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CommentMigrant salary rules: Your next headache
New migrant salary rules coming in next April will make life more difficult for construction companies already hit by skills shortages