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CommentContract advice: clauses that risk unravelling your claim
Certain combinations of clauses may have profound consequences for the unsuspecting contractor or subcontractor if the terms are not strictly complied with
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2011 Chief Executive of the Year: Ian Tyler
Balfour Beatty’s Ian Tyler has steered his company through government cuts and a downturn with an eye togrowth and a fierce intellect
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CommentBenefits of working as a QS abroad
The trainee Costain QS can see the benefits of working abroad but would rather stay here in the UK
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NewsPaul Smith joins forces with Nottingham students
Sir Paul Smith challenges the NTU’s school of art and design and school of architecture, design and the built environment
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FeaturesGuy's Hospital Tower refurbishment: Nurse, the screens
Penoyre & Prasad is giving Guy’s Hospital Tower – a brutalist eyesore in central London – a new £25m facade. But, says Ike Ijeh, it will take more than a clever bit of cosmetic surgery to turn this one into a looker
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CommentSmall domestic disputes often get out of hand
A small domestic building dispute begins with a niggle and ends up like the gunfight at the OK Corral – but costing thousands of pounds. The pity is, it’s all so unnecessary
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CommentBuilding contracts: Setting the standard
The Joint Contracts Tribunal has provided building contracts for 80 years. Today, the challenge is to respond to a changing industry – but keep costs low
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FeaturesNHS reform: What’s the prognosis for the £36bn estate?
The NHS is undergoing radical reform, which throws up opportunities to reorganise its £36bn estate. But big political, financial and legal uncertainties leave the construction supply chains unsure of their future
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Noise-absorbing ceilings
Armstrong Ceilings has brought out a range of noise absorbing wall-mounted panels called AlphaClass Frames.
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FeaturesA family affair: David Hurcomb
As chief executive of family-owned NG Bailey, David Hurcomb has a heavy weight on his shoulders – securing the future for generations of Baileys to come
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FeaturesChipperfield's Turner gallery in Margate: An artist’s impression
David Chipperfield’s Turner Contemporary gallery in Margate is a perfect melding of the romantic and the practical
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CommentPower and influence
It’s a big-stakes game for construction this week, with large donations to politicos and whole countries being flogged off. Meanwhile, Building itself pulls off a mass deception
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Constructionline survey: How public sector clients will make cuts
Public sector clients are being forced to cut costs dramatically. So how exactly are they doing it? Here are the results of a survey by Constructionline, which reveals what the industry needs to be worried about - and where the opportunities can be found
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Latest construction appointments: 8 April
Lovell, Henry Boot and Winckworth Sherwood have all made new appointments
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NewsCityWatch: Taylor Wimpey's sale fails to impress
After a marginal rise in shares and then decline, Taylor Wimpey’s sale meets with ambiguity from analysts
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NewsWWF zero carbon exit splits industry
Mixed reaction from industry stakeholders regarding WWF’s resignation
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NewsKilburn masterplan progresses
Planning permission has been gained for stage two of north-west London site
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NewsWYG eyes up six firms as possible acquisitions
Despite taking £12.1m in writedowns of companies bought, firm is considering bolt-ons
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NewsInfrastructure costs plan revealed
Senior industry figures will drive plan to save £3bn a year on infrastructure costs