More news – Page 1755
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Kier acquires Stewart Milne's construction arm
£1m deal involves £15m of contracts and £20m work pipeline
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Foster's Datong museum under construction
China’s ‘museum of the 21st century’ will represent the country in 2013 Basel Art
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Sweett group order book boosted to £88m
Asian business grows in importance as consultant expands
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Causes and loss: Pegasus vs Ernst & Young
A case against Ernst & Young sheds fresh light on an old chestnut - whether the new owner of transferred assets can sue for its predecessor’s alleged losses
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NEC contracts: Don’t look back in anger
Engaging in retrospective re-evaluations of contractual terms undermines the forward-looking and co-operative nature of the NEC
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Contractors' pay: The 30 days war
Eighteen months after the government introduced its Prompt Payment Code, Building’s Specialists White Paper has revealed that 83% of contractors are still waiting more than 30 days to be paid. Vern Pitt reports on one of the industry’s longest-running battles
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Hansom: Bit of a cover-up
From the site hoardings obscured by topiary to the 2012 Sir John Armitt swimsuit calendar, this column wonders when it’s best to keep some things under wraps …
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25% of construction firms cut back on green skills training
Survey reveals uncertainty over government policy leading to decrease in investment in green skills training
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New managing partner targets 50% growth at Henry Riley
Firm may open more offices abroad after successful SA launch
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AFR appoints two bosses to turn around UK business
Architect promotes studio directors to joint UK managing directors to turn around domestic practice
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'Living rent' pledge will scare off investors, industry warns
Housebuilding takes centre stage in mayoral race as concerns are raised over rent controls
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Country focus: Qatar
The tiny Gulf nation is throwing vast sums of oil and gas dollars at transforming itself into a ‘knowledge economy’ by 2030 - and its got a World Cup to stage too. Paul Needler from EC Harris reports
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Exclusive: Government holds back more vital schools data
Industry slams continuing secrecy after Building reveals raft of post-occupancy findings
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Sir Robert McAlpine and Laing O'Rourke battle for Fitzrovia job
Contractors seek new hope for ‘NoHo Square’ site
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Support your supply chain
According to Building’s new white paper, specialists fear the pain is about to get even worse - which makes the issue of fair payment more critical than ever, says Suzannah Nichol
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Fresh standards
The government hasn’t moved away from standardisation for school designs - it’s just avoiding being too prescriptive
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Knowledge is power
The government should publish its post-occupancy schools research - it doesn’t matter when it was commissioned