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NewsSix shortlisted for Paddington rail works
Tenders for work for Crossrail, Network Rail and London Underground are set to be issued next week
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NewsMorgan Sindall merges construction and infrastructure firms
Graham Shennan will head up Morgan Ashhurst and Morgan Est divisions which will operate as Morgan Sindall
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NewsChipperfield approached to work on £400m Lord’s revamp
MCC may draft in star architect as Herzog & de Meuron cricket scheme comes back to life
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Firms seek legal advice as Bribery Act rushed into law
New law signals ‘zero tolerance’ of corruption and widens liability to include third parties
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NewsGalliford Try wins £50m worth of affordable housing work
Contractor and housebuilder scoops contracts in Enfield, Yorkshire and Plymouth
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NewsHave you been left stranded by the volcanic ash?
If you are unable to return from your Easter break or get to an overseas business meeting we want to hear from you
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NewsUsed van price rise suggests optimism
British Car Auctions says average prices in March were 62% above December 2008 low, which may indicate a return of confidence among small business
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NewsMcAleer & Rushe to build £70m London office
Northern Irish firm is due to start work on Baker Street block for British Land this year
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Building Awards: This year's best contractors
Full details of the companies competing for the Contractor of the Year award have been revealed
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NewsCherrys consider ‘outsider’ for Countryside chairman job
Co-owner Lloyds may back non-family candidate in drive for more involvement in housebuilding assets
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News£4bn of large London schemes back on track
Research by Building has revealed that more than £4bn of large developments in London have come back online in recent months,
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Vinci and Luton in £4m legal row
A legal row has broke out between Vinci and Luton council over a £52m guided busway scheme that was awarded to Bam Nuttall, writes Andrea Klettner
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Comment
Why are architects posh, but contractors aren’t?
Last night I met the industry’s cycling clique at a reunion for those who rode to MIPIM for charity (which doesn't include me). I learnt three things:1) Cycling is hard. After a 500m sprint on the stationary bike I had to lie down for half ...
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Building Awards contenders: The medium-sized contractors
There was stiff competition this year in the category with turnovers of less than £300m
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NewsIt’s dangerous – but is it art?
The creator of the scaffold in this photo by Keith Theobald clearly derived inspiration from Cornelia Parker’s 1991 artwork “Cold Dark Matter” which featured an exploded garden shed. Very tasteful
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Features
Building Intelligence
Experian’s Business Strategies division looks at what happened to the industry at the end of 2009, which makes for grisly reading – but there were some star performers, and things are looking up …
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CommentMatch of the day: Mott MacDonald vs Multiplex
Mott MacDonald vs Multiplex is a game of two halves – first there’s the disputing, then there’s coughing up the legal costs. Alas, these are so high, neither wants to call it a draw
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CommentKeep the engine running
Whoever wins the general election will have to make decisions that will have far-reaching consequences for construction. We have to make our case before it’s too late
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CommentQuentin Shears: The Dubai polar bear sanctuary
’I get the Oxford Anthology of Business poetry off the shelf. It’s time for the big guns’