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CommentHearts and minds
As we approach election year infrastructure is high on the agenda of all the main political parties, but the public need to be won over
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NewsFlagship hotel one of host of problem projects for Balfour
Exclusive: Delays to £30m London project for Citizen M emerge following contractor’s £75m profit warning
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NewsLegal 500 2014: Building columnists in this year’s top lawyer list
See which of our regular columnists featured in this year’s list of the great and the good in the UK legal trade
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FeaturesContractors' salary survey 2014: The only way is up
Construction’s recovery was always going to bring higher wages and the upward pressure on salaries is almost countrywide
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CommentCameron's speech highlights green battle lines
Sadly, the debate over sustainability policy is becoming increasingly polarised
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NewsWillmott Dixon construction boss steps down
Long-time capital works chief executive John Frankiewicz to return in non-executive role
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NewsTwo more Balfour Beatty directors leave
Executive director Bob Clark retires from the firm, along with the HR director of the regional business
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NewsHOK's global arm back in the black
Architect’s international arm, which includes its UK business, reports return to profit, although its level of UK work fell
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NewsAtkins aquires UK oil and gas specialist for £45m
Atkins announces acquisition of a Texas-based oil and gas specialist Houston Offshore Engineering
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NewsSir Robert McAlpine's London boss exits
Exclusive: Vince Corrigan, the boss of Sir Robert McAlpine’s London and South-east business, is to leave the firm
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NewsBam wins £27m school job
Contractor to build Rydens Enterprise School and Sixth Form College in Hersham, Surrey
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CommentEngineers do Stirling work too
The RIBA Stirling prize is the UK’s highest award for architects. But perhaps it’s time to acknowledge the other people who have a hand in making buildings work effectively
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NewsHS2 college HQ goes to Birmingham
College for training next generation of engineers for HS2 to have homes in Birmingham and Doncaster
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CommentConservatives put housebuilding centre stage
There is much to like about the Conservatives’ push on housebuilding but it leaves renters out in the cold
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NewsThames Tideway boss to chair government infrastructure group
Andy Mitchell appointed chair of the Infrastructure Client Group set up to drive cost savings on government-procured infrastructure projects
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NewsFull list: 35 new free schools approved
Education secretary Nicky Morgan signs off creation of 35 new schools
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FeaturesShored up: The RNLI's lifeboat centre in Poole
Before the Royal National Lifeboat Institute could begin construction on its All-weather Lifeboat Centre in Poole Harbour, Dorset, it first had to find a way to manage the flood risk of its quayside location
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CommentTory conference: Lively but with little housing direction
Despite grassroots support the Conservative party, like Labour, doesn’t seem committed to the housebuilding push we need
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FeaturesBuilding intelligence: Q2 2014
Experian Economics shows that construction activity stayed flat throughout the second quarter of the year, but still putting it 5% higher when compared with the same period for 2013
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NewsRussian firm replaces RMJM on Gazprom tower
RMJM’s original design retained but scheme will now be overseen by Gorproyekt