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NewsWates poaches Laing O'Rourke's education boss
Stephen Beechey is to run Wates’ PPP schemes as group investment director
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CommentThe beggar’s banquet
The Scottish courts have expressed their opinion about whether the loser of an adjudication has to pay the winner if that winner appears to be on Carey Street
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FeaturesChatham Dockyard's salvage operation
Returning a wrecked building to public use is tough enough at the best of times, but when your main contractor goes under, the pressure piles on. Stephen Kennett hears how Chatham Dockyard overcame adversity to open its new cultural hub for the summer tourist season
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NewsMoD: ‘We’re still spending’
Defence Estates procurement chief says he has plenty of work to hand out despite £50m cuts
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NewsArticle 25 to build new schools in earthquake-hit Haiti
The UK-based charity will build 20-30 new schools across Haiti, six months after the earthquake hit.
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NewsCPC Group and Qatari Diar settle over Chelsea Barracks dispute
Former consortium partners reach agreement after tension over the development of Chelsea Barracks.
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NewsODA bosses claim £56,000 in expenses
Construction director claims most while chief exec spent just £99 entertaining
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Housing starts drop by 15% in June amid recovery fears
Largest fall since 2008 comes as Rightmove reports fall in asking prices for first time this year
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Banks to shelve Crest sale in favour of refinancing
Debt restructuring deal preferred after Horizon’s £335m bid for housebuilder deemed too low
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NewsIndustry sees output rocket to 6.6%
Construction output grew 6.6% in the second quarter of 2010, helping boost GDP growth to higher than expected levels.
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NewsHigh street bank mortgage lending fell in June
The value of mortgage approvals for house purchases fell in June, according to new data from the BBA.
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CommentClarification: Public spending on construction
How much public cash has actually been spent on construction?
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Big four engineers launch global H&S tool
UK engineering forum’s tool aims to drive up safety standards worldwide
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NewsVillagers to be given power to decide on new housing
Big Society plans will let rural communities bypass town hall planners
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NewsGiant Brazilian mega-church gains planning approval
Rogério Silva de Araújo’s 55m-tall design will seat 10,000 worshippers
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NewsPlans for new £40 million Hampshire police HQ shelved
Hampshire Chief Constable says he would rather catch criminals than spend money on new Winchester headquarters for the force.
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NewsBSkyB vs HP Enterprise Services UK
This case involved a £700m damages claim for fraudulent misrepresentation, find out who won…
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Schools out for tender
It’s a new order for those involved in building schools after the coalition’s savage cutbacks. But the changes should bring opportunities for smaller contractors
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Hidden agenda: the weakness of adjudication
Because it takes place in private, adjudication is preventing judges from developing construction law - and lawyers aren’t improving the contracts they draft
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