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NewsBalfour Beatty misses carbon reduction target
Firm makes carbon savings in UK but is dragged down by increases in carbon from work overseas
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NewsSweett seeks staff support against Ives coup
Sweett Group’s board emails staff asking for their support in opposing bid by Francis Ives to return as chair of the firm
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NewsFour arrests in construction fraud probe
Police have arrested four people in connection with alleged corruption over winning rail work in London
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NewsMPs call for scrutiny of nuclear negotiations
MPs and campaigners press for National Audit Office to review the government’s nuclear ‘strike price’ negotiations with EDF
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NewsFirms appointed to build £600m Scots power substations
Balfour Beatty, Miller, and Bam Nuttall among firms appointed to £600m electricity substation programme in north of Scotland
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NewsLend Lease wins £22m hospital job
Firm wins contract to build a £22m radiotherapy centre for the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
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CommentThe target
The high-profile pursuit of May Gurney demonstrates growing evidence that the support services sector is a major future growth area
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CommentO ye of little faith
A recent Court of Appeal case confirms the traditional English hostility to a general doctrine of good faith in the performance of contracts
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NewsFoster's Apple HQ $2bn over budget
Davis Langdon and Arup also working on Foster + Partners-designed project, which has had its budget balloon to $5bn
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Features
The difficulties of sustainable planning
For years the BRE has been trying to build housing on its Bricket Wood site and now the latest proposals have been given short shrift from local residents. It’s a classic example of the difficulties of sustainable planning. The development with close-by links to London and a rural location would ...
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NewsSalford chooses team for £64m student halls job
Kier, Graham and Campus Living Villages consortium wins University of Salford’s 1,400-room student accommodation job
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NewsOne in four London sites fail in safety crackdown
One in four London construction sites visited by inspectors during a month-long initiative failed health and safety checks
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NewsFamilies take legal action over Lakanal House fire
Action taken against three parties including social housing contractor Apollo
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NewsIndustry advises caution over ‘bogus self-employed’
Concerns raised over any changes proposed by Labour party that could lead to increased costs for the industry
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NewsRLB teams up with Pentad to enter African market
Firm will team up with South Africa-based QS to provide cost consultancy services throughout the continent
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NewsCrossrail safety under fire in blacklisting test case
Exclusive: Allegations of serious safety breaches made by electrician in employment tribunal
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NewsWates family retakes reins at Wates Group
Exclusive: Exit of chief executive Paul Drechsler anticipated towards the end of the year as James Wates takes over as chair of contractor
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FeaturesPodSolve: Flexible friend
Leeds East Academy is the UK’s first school to consist of a warehouse full of moveable classroom pods
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CommentIt's a good plan, but …
Stimulating the housing market is a fine old idea, but it requires a planning system that is up to the job. Debbie Aplin considers what can be done to improve chances of getting on site