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NewsOsborne launches £40bn infrastructure guarantee scheme
Government will also provide loans for stalled PFI schemes
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FeaturesSolving the panel puzzle
The Maggie’s Centre certainly provided a stern test of the capabilities of precast concrete supplier Thorp Precast. The job involved creating 56 precast panels, and although many of these were similar, very few were identical.
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FeaturesThe ‘cosmic whirlpool’ and other Maggie’s Centres
When writer and garden designer Maggie Keswick Jencks was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1993, together with her husband, the architectural writer Charles Jencks, she set about her creating a charity project to provide cancer sufferers with expert support within a more sympathetic built environment.
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NewsBids for Olympic stadium revealed
Football up against Formula One racing for a home at the Olympic park
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NewsDelancey in the frame for Olympic media centre
Legacy board to meet today to confirm appointment for broadcast centre role, with iCity data centre proposal sole remaining bidder
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NewsGreen light for £50m Hinkley Point jetty
Temporary wharf will be used to bring in construction materials for new nuclear power plant
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NewsLDA Design wins luxury Mumbai landscape scheme
Firm commissioned to create an extensive, multi-stage landscape design for a $2bn prime residential-led scheme
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NewsConstruction suffers 278 insolvencies in June
Number of insolvencies falls slightly on previous year but sector is still one of the worst hit
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CommentForecasters see longer deeper double dip for construction
Expectations for recovery have been revised downwards
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NewsSMEs shed staff as workloads fall
A third of small and medium-sized construction firms are shedding labour as overall workloads continue to fall
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CommentGuidance from TCC on key construction issues
Contractors should take note of the recent judgment in Walter Lilly vs Mackay with regards to loss and expense claims
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CommentA quick guide to construction bonds
A quick guide to the practical uses of bonds on construction and engineering projects
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NewsNeville launches sustainability foundation
Ex-Manchester United footballer’s new foundation aims to promote higher levels of sustainability in sports
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NewsOfgem unveils £22bn energy investment plan
Energy regulator estimates programme will create 7,000 jobs, most in construction
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NewsPrince of Wales’ estate signs up safety consultant
Duchy of Cornwall drafts in Building Safety Group
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NewsGovernment unveils fresh rail investment
Cameron and Clegg unveil £4.2bn capital investment programme - on top of £5bn already announced
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CommentDisclosure of expert advice: Odedra & another vs Ball & another
Bear in mind the possibility that expert advice obtained early in legal proceedings may become disclosable