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Latest construction appointments - 04 September 2009
George Currie has become partner and account leader at EC Harris
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Environmental activists scale Laing O’Rourke headquarters
Environmental activists descended on the headquarters of Laing O’Rourke on Wednesday in protest against the company’s bid to build Britain’s first coal-fired power plant in 30 years at Kingsnorth in Kent
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Back to schools: Building in a recession
Question one. How can we keep spending billions on school building while struggling with the biggest crisis in our public finances since the war?
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Eternal Seoul: Foster + Partners's South Korea masterplan
Architect wins competition to design sustainable masterplan in South Korea
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Government set to rescue £1.5bn Essex port scheme
Dubai developer of Laing O’Rourke megaproject in talks to unblock London Gateway container port
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Triple-glazing: Make mine a triple
There are notable precedents when it come to adding a third layer to things. But should the principle be applied to windows?
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Two throw hats into ring for construction adviser role
SEC Group’s Rudi Klein and Constructing Excellence’s Vaughan Burnand register interest in post
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Winning BSF work: How AOC Architecture moved up a class
This small firm of architects won a lucrative BSF contract in Southwark after proving itself on local primary school projects
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Back to school: Did you guess right?
As part of Building's start of term we posted school snaps from three prominent construction figures, now we reveal their true identities...
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Bovis to spot-check site staff in alcohol clampdown
Construction giant to exercise ‘extremely low’ tolerance levels in its random tests on workers
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Aluminium windows
Curtain walling, windows and doors from Kawneer have been used to add colour to the Stonebridge Hillside Club in east London
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BBC picks designers for £25m Cardiff centre
FAT Architecture and Holder Mathias set to work with Igloo Regeneration on new production hub
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Curtain walling
Aluminium glazing specialist Technal has supplied facade systems for the latest project in the second phase of the Chelsea Football Club Training Academy campus in Surrey
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UK workers turn to Iraq for jobs
White-collar construction staff turn in desperation to Iraq and Afghanistan, reveals recruitment agency
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Colleges forced back to basics for LSC cash
Colleges forced into huge cutbacks on project sustainability, scope and design to win LSC funding
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Vaughan Burnand to launch own construction business
Former Shepherd boss in talks with partners and investors over founding private sector venture
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Output figures show continued fall in cash flowing into construction
At first sight the latest construction output figures provide some relief. The fall in output in the second quarter of the year estimated to be just 0.5% and there was a slight rise in the output of new work measured in constant prices.But then it is always worth taking a ...
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Bats in the belfry
Malbork castle in Poland was getting a facelift when Piers Michell spotted these workman perched precariously on the roof. Let’s hope their recklessness doesn’t come home to roost
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Mixed ability: assessing the BSF programme
How has the Building Schools for the Future programme been doing since we last assessed it one year ago?
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Keeping on keeping on: Sir Michael Latham on training
Building facilities for the wider education sector is one thing, but construction also has to make sure it keeps its own training system up to scratch