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NewsTwo directors leave in Bovis shake-up
Two more senior directors are to leave Bovis Lend Lease, in the latest management changes at the firm
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CommentOnce upon a year ...
For many of you, 2010 has been a year of little comfort and even less joy
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NewsCJ Haughey’s creditors stand to lose up to £6.5m
Administrator says firm unlikely to be sold as founder blames Pembroke project for collapse
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NewsGovernment plans to make PFI less onerous
The government is to announce a reform of the way PFI works in the new year to avoid the current “over-legalised” approach to deals
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NewsRIBA tables design review bid to ministers
Institute’s proposal is seen as rival to Cabe’s proposed Design Council merger
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NewsSavills and DMA's Deptford digs
Savills London Planning Team and DMA Architects have won planning approval for a 199-unit residential development in Deptford, south-east London.
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FeaturesAn overview of 2010
It was the year we all knew was going to be bad. It was just a question of how bad. The key events everyone was waiting for, with bated breath, were the general election in May and George Osborne’s Comprehensive Spending Review in October
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Skanska targets UK housing market in global expansion
Swedish contractor opens UK residential development arm with first projects on site early next year
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NewsKeller faces £25m goodwill write off
Troubled groundworks specialist loses £20-25m on US and Spanish companies
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Barratt and Urban Splash in contention for Olympics
Housebuilders are in nine-strong shortlist to take on Athlete’s Village development
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NewsArcadis to rebuild Corrie set after tram fireball
Consultant to act as QS on new Coronation Street set in Salford after explosive stunt destroyed old location
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Tribal confirms takeover approach
Consultant’s shares jump 18% after revealing it has been approached with a possible offer
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Stadium specialist Populous to bid for Baghdad complex
Stadium architect Populous is attempting to move into Iraq with a bid for a 100,000-seat stadium and sports complex outside Baghdad
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NewsEC Harris: we’re still strong enough to float
EC Harris remains bullish about its plan to float on the stock exchange although it has lost almost one in five employees and its revenue has tumbled by 17.6%
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Make That Christmas single out now
Construction’s first celebrity supergroup record first single - download now and help us raise money for two charity
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CommentPublic Procurement: Exel Europe vs University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Here we look in detail at Regulation 47 of the Public Contracts Regulation, concerning the award of a public contract; a reworking of American Cyanamid Co vs Ethican
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CommentThe legal implications of using Building Information Modelling
BIM has huge benefits, but the principle of sharing could come unstuck when mistakes are discovered.
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CommentHow clients impose unreasonable terms on consultants
In austere times, clients are trying to transfer more of the risk onto desperate contractors. But to say consultants get off scot-free doesn’t tally with reality
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Projects of the year 2010: Take it to the max
The big, the beautiful and the bonkers - Ike Ijeh and Thomas Lane dish out the awards to an international array of projects that helped keep construction headlines lively in 2010
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CommentLegal review of the year: Negotiating the chaos
The legal year was dominated by cuts, judicial reviews of cuts, and contractual squabbles. The prospect of chaos was never far away