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NewsTravis Perkins predicts more merchant mergers
Geoff Cooper, chief executive of Travis Perkins, has said there could be further consolidation in the building materials sector after his firm said it planned a £553m takeover bid for heating and plumbing specialist BSS, writes David Matthews
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Scottish private housebuilding reaches 29-year low
Private housebuilding in Scotland has fallen to its lowest level in almost three decades
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Galliford Try wins £300m deal
Galliford Try has been named as the preferred private sector partner on a £300m project to build community facilities in south-east Scotland
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Interserve to design and build £30m Leeds academy
Interserve has won a £30m contract to design and build an academy for Leeds council
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NewsPlanning applications in May 2010
Tesco grabs the top spot this month with two contracts worth £222m
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CommentSimple game, tricky rules
Here’s a conundrum for you: What happens if part of a contract is within an adjudicator’s jurisdiction and part is outside? And if a decision is made on all of it, is it enforceable?
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Defective work: Making amends
If you’re an employer cheesed off with a contractor’s work, it’s tempting to get someone else in to sort it out, then claim for the costs. Here’s why you should count to 10
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Contracts in writing
Until now, a contract has had to be in writing for a dispute to be referred for adjudication…
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CommentAlternative medicine
How do I … avoid going to court? Litigation can leave you with a headache, not to mention a large hole in your wallet. But disputes do not have to end up in the courts, says Paul Flook
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Oh, grow up
Paul Morrell’s article (28 May, page 28) suggests he will be saying sensible things to the ministers he is advising
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NewsODA scraps plans for Olympic turbine
Major part of 2012’s sustainability plan is cancelled because new safety legislation has deterred potential contractors
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CommentPassivhaus: the power of shared ideas
A road trip to Dresden reinforces the Passivhaus ethos – and provides an ego boost
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NewsUK's first virtual reality training centre opens
£8.7m ACT-UK Simulation Centre to train site managers as though on real project
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NewsNG Bailey names ex-Carillion director as new chief exec
David Hurcomb takes over at building services provider in September
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NewsHelical Bar back in the black with £7.9m profit
Property group’s turnover falls but dividend is increased as property values rise
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FeaturesKingston architecture students exhibit work
Kingston University’s Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture show their final year work to the public
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Show RCA: Architecture - 25 June to 4 July
Final part of the graduate show exhibits work by final year postgraduate architecture students
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Nottingham Trent's architecture degree show - Until 9 June
Architecture and construction students will showcase their work including an urban health spa and an artistic foundation for Nottingham
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NewsNottingham Trent's architecture degree show
Architecture and construction students will showcase their work including an urban health spa and an artistic foundation for Nottingham