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CommentA quick guide to creditors' voluntary liquidation
A quick guide to the process of creditors’ voluntary liquidation (CVL) of an insolvent company under the Insolvency Act 1986
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CommentPlaying global
How do you apply the UK QS model to an international one? The complexity of global client management is about the only thing everyone agrees on
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CommentNew refurbishment funding is a missed opportunity for energy efficiency
A pot of £70m is being distributed to bring empty properties into use - and what better opportunity to undertake a deep low carbon retrofit?
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NewsOlympic bosses question marketing restrictions on 2012 firms
ODA chief exec Dennis Hone and legacy bosses reportedly at loggerheads with Olympics minister at Mipim
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NewsBroadway Malyan unveils designs for Turkish skyscraper cluster
Architect exhibits major mixed-use scheme at Mipim
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NewsRail contractors to see no UK favouritism
Government rules to help UK businesses bid for rolling stock won’t extend to civils works
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NewsHill wins two Saudi contracts
Consultant expands on its project management contract for Jabal Omar development in Makkah
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NewsBalfour and Amey sign up to government's SMEs push
Firms to publish subcontracting opportunities to help SMEs win public work
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NewsConstruction output fell 2.3% in January
Output fell compared to the same month in 2011, ONS figures reveal
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Comment'History of mis-selling could threaten Green Deal success'
Careful oversight of the Green Deal is needed to prevent breaches of the code of conduct leading to the swift discrediting of the concept
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NewsBarratt and British Land to develop City residential scheme
Joint venture aquires two acre site next to Aldgate East tube station
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NewsKey director to depart Mace fit-out firm
Robin Harris, Como’s sales and marketing director, will leave in June
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FeaturesBest supporting acts: The ICE awards
Beneath Londoners’ feet, on their roads and in their stations, the city is undergoing arguably its biggest transformation since the Victorian age. The ICE awards, held last week, celebrated the cream of this current wave of infrastructure projects. Thomas Lane rounds up the winners
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FeaturesThe Olympics: The greenest show on earth?
The organisers of London 2012 sprang out of the blocks promising to stage the most sustainable Olympics ever, and as they enter the final straight they appear to be on course to set a new record - just as long as they don’t ease up before the finish line … ...
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FeaturesUniversity Technical Colleges: Dumbing down
Until January of this year, University Technical Colleges were fast gaining favour as a way of attracting new talent into our industry. Then, out of the blue, education secretary Michael Gove downgraded vocational qualifications, putting the feasibility of the programme in question. Building asks whether the government is making a ...
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CommentHansom: We happy few
It’s a good news week with tales of a chuffed chief exec, punctual projects, a royal baking challenge and a party for the lucky teams that made it onto the exclusive Building Awards shortlist
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NewsPension funds set to deliver on infrastructure plan
Institutional investors eye January 2013 launch date for new infrastructure investment vehicle
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NewsHeathrow T2 firms set to earn £60m bonus
Laing O’Rourke and Ferrovial Agroman had bonus written into contract for work on Heathrow terminal