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NewsLib Dems pledge 50,000 homes in garden cities
Party says homes will be built along route of a reopened Oxford to Cambridge train line
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NewsSweett boss exits after 34 years with firm
Chief executive Dean Webster brings forward retirement and departs with immediate effect
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NewsBeijing CCTV designer eyes London studio
Former OMA partner Ole Scheeren, the designer behind Beijing’s iconic CCTV Building, considering launching a London studio
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CommentLADs: Sharing the pain
Recent cases may prompt employers to increase the liquidated damages they seek from contractors, who in turn may be more inclined to pass them down to subcontractors
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CommentWhere next for Balfour?
After a fifth profit warning in two years, the firm needs to rebuild trust with the City, as well as with clients and suppliers.
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CommentSingapore is running hot
The gateway to booming South-east Asia, Singapore also has a thriving construction market in its own right
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CommentWhat vacuum cleaners can teach us about zero carbon homes
The industry needs to ensure the low carbon products and services it supplies actually do what they claim
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NewsBoris gives go-ahead to Mount Pleasant scheme
Mayor of London approves controversial development on site currently occupied by Royal Mail sorting office in Farringdon
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NewsGovernment to claw back Hinkley construction underspend
European Commission demands UK impose more provisions to recover taxpayers’ money
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NewsVinci picks new UK construction boss
Vinci has appointed a new chairman and chief executive to its UK construction business
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NewsGovernment ups renewables budget to £300m
Subsidy for renewable power projects increased under energy market reforms
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NewsAmec warns of impact of currency headwinds
Engineer says revenue and profit in 2014 will be hit by the strength of the pound
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NewsBam Nuttall facing fresh £31m busway claim
Council given advice that contractor should pay to fix a string of defects on the scheme
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NewsMiller Homes shelves plan to float
Miller Homes blames ‘volatility in the financial markets’ for decision to call off plan to float on stock market
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News'NHS could save £1.5bn through better use of estate'
EC Harris report reveals massive variation between the best and the worst run NHS trusts
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CommentVariation clauses: At your discretion
Variation clauses allow employers to alter works part way through a project. But they can lead to unfairness if a contractor has to act without waiting for instruction
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NewsHurley Palmer Flatt and Barclays in row over data centre
Engineer has fended off a possible adjudication with Barclays over alleged problems on a data centre project
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NewsHansom: Positively negative
No one defects to the Tories, a fringe event at Conservative conference fails to impress, the British Aviation Group stays grounded, and the EFA misses a mountain. Plus, construction gets ready to rock
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NewsRedrow chairman says lack of bricks is holding up work
Steve Morgan reveals housebuilder has had to put developments on hold due to a lack of bricks