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NewsPainting the Forth Bridge nears an end
New coating should be rust-free for 25 years, bringing to a close Scotland’s never-ending paint job
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CommentPassivhaus refurb diary, part 5: airtightness testing, take two
The team behind the retrofit of an Edwardian property using Passivhaus principles run a second airtightness test
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NewsRok bags £40m emergency repairs job
Insurance giant AXA signs up contractor to provide emergency home repairs for customers
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NewsBAM UK profits rise on falling revenue
Earnings at Dutch giant up a third to €20.6m despite BSF woes
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NewsShortlist for £400m Lord's revamp narrows to three
The Marylebone Cricket Club drops Grosvenor and Londonewcastle from bid process
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NewsInsurers call for urgent probe into timber-frame fire risk
Hard evidence of method’s vulnerability triggers calls for better practice and tougher regulation
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CommentThe fire alarm is ringing
It’s official: if a timber-frame building catches fire, it will suffer more damage than if it were built using other forms of construction
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NewsAsian arm of Davis Langdon 'strong enough to go it alone'
Davis Langdon & Seah says it doesn’t need Aecom - but sources claim it had been eyeing a deal
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NewsGovernment free schools target under threat
As few as five “free” schools - a quarter of the government’s target - could open next September, according to sources involved in several of the pioneering schemes
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NewsColchester to sue T&T over Viñoly scheme
Colchester council hopes to recover “substantial funds” from Turner & Townsend over its role in the town’s disastrous Rafael Viñoly-designed art gallery
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CommentIn absentia: Jean Shaw vs James Scott Builders
This case is all about missing persons, missing contracts, missing drawings and missing deadlines. So no surprise when eventually it all turned around a missing email
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NewsUK's first Passivhaus education building
An agricultural college in Kent gets a Passivhaus certified teaching facility
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T. Clark profit drops 20% in 'tough' environment
Services group sees half yearly revenue and profit fall but order book expands by a third
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NewsBalfour Beatty wins £80m Stevenage schools deal
Hertfordshire County Council names contractor as preferred bidder on schools PPP
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Man dies in dumper accident on Rok site
Dumper truck overturned on site of new bottling plant in Fife
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CommentImprovised theatre
This week the strangest drama venue in London opens on the South Bank. And, as Martin Spring found out, it’s a brilliant performance by an 80-strong cast
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NewsCrest banks start £500m debt talks as bid hopes die
Housebuilder may seek fresh capital as it parts ways with deal adviser Morgan Stanley
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NewsCitywatch: Double trouble spooks the markets
The spectre of the dreaded double-dip hangs heavily over the housebuilding sector, despite two positive interim results this week
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NG Bailey posts £19.9m profit but remains cautious
Family-owned M&E contractor NG Bailey has moved back into the black despite a 23% fall in annual turnover to £464m from £600m