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The latest survey of specialists adds weight to recessionary fears
What makes the latest survey of specialist contractors by the trade body NSCC of particular concern is that, for the first time in two years, it hints heavily at recession
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High Speed 2: Jobs on the line
HS2 has got off to a speedy start by appointing its first-phase consultants in just three weeks. But the real wow-factor of this mega-project is that it could employ thousands of construction workers over more than two decades. Building assesses the opportunities ahead
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Margaret Ford to leave legacy company
Chair of Olympic regeneration body to step down after the Games
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Osborne's infrastructure push 'will fail' surveyors predict
RICS survey casts doubt on plan to boost institutional investment in infrastructure
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Sweett Group wins Shard fit-out job
Consultant will oversee administration, planning and quality monitoring of luxury hotel fit-out at top of tower
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Liverpool council opts for mayor
Move paves way for £130m ‘city deal’ that will create first Mayoral Development Corporation outside London
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Construction firms falling short on apprentices
Nearly three quarters of construction firms do not employ an apprentice and do not plan to do so in the next 18 months, survey finds
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Is large scale development really a panacea for developers?
Encouraging noises from government means urban extensions, new settlements and, yes, even eco-towns are back on the agenda. But don’t expect them to arrive any time soon
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Challenging the methodology of an adjudicator
The judge took a dim view of this adjudicator adopting a different methodology to calculate a claim to that used by the parties involved, and his decision was not enforced
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Designs for floating pavilion at Olympics unveiled
Pavilion will be situated on elevated site above the Waterworks River
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'Birds Nest' creators to design Serpentine pavilion
Architect Herzog + de Meuron and Chinese artist Ai Weiwei to design this year’s Serpentine Gallery pavilion
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Dozen firms appointed to £500m housing framework
Contractors have been appointed to a £500m housing framework in the north of England
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Majority of government's biggest projects 'over time and budget'
Major projects supremo admits that less than half of the government’s biggest projects are being delivered ‘effectively’
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Shepherd vs Pinsent Masons: What a carry on
You may hope that a long relationship with a law firm will ensure continuity of service. But if the firm merges or becomes a new legal entity, then watch out for what changes
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Spurs let off the hook on affordable homes
Council report wipes planning obligations from Tottenham Hotspur for stadium development