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NG Bailey boss looks beyond the bottom line
Mark Andrews has £76m in the bank, but warns that industry faces a rough ride from government
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Diversity in construction: transforming lives
If a job candidate isn’t white, male and able-bodied, the construction industry doesn’t seem to want to know them. So a training organisation called NET Ambitions is trying to get employers to diversify. Emily Wright talked to three people whose lives have been transformed
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So long, Sunand: the outgoing RIBA president reflects
Regrets? He’s had a few. But then again, too few to mention – unless pushed. Sunand Prasad, the outgoing president of the RIBA gives Dan Stewart a list of his achievements while in office, and fighting Prince Charles was only one of them
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Procurement update
During the boom, clients turned to frameworks just to get firms to do their work. In the recession, many are asking if they’re still needed
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My Dubai hell: David Marks breaks the silence on payment problems
Many UK firms are owed money by Middle Eastern developers, but few are willing to talk about it. Roxane McMeeken spoke to one man who was prepared to break the silence
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How lower rental income will hit build programmes
Housing associations’ rental income may be about to drop by up to £260m
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Why is the OFT so unfair?: Coverpricing vs bid-rigging
Question: When is bid-rigging not bid-rigging? Answer: When it’s cover pricing. And it’s about time that our competition watchdog understood the difference
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Hansom War of the words
It’s summer and everyone’s getting hot, bothered and a bit worked up, from PRs bickering over press releases to complaints about Chinese cooking and some giggling about a silly name
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Bechtel lures Davis Langdon sustainability expert to Crossrail
Crossrail has poached a member of Davis Langdon’s sustainability team as preparatory work for the £16bn project intensifies
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Payments in Dubai: On the receiving end
Veterans of the Middle East will tell you that the region doesn’t play by the same rules as, say, Europe or North America
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Gleeds drafted in to check Olympic fees paid to CLM
ODA brings in consultant to review delivery partner’s pay, after it earns £151m in year to March
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Best laid plans: Scheme by Zaha
The egg-shaped pavilion celebrates the centenary of the publication of The Plan of Chicago
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Network Rail axes 1,800 maintenance jobs
Restructure of maintenance teams is part of £4bn cost cutting drive
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Industry wary of M&A deals
There were only 15 mergers and aquisitions in the last quarter despite a 38% increase in deal value
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When is a duck an albatross?
Davis Langdon’s recent purchase of architect DEGW may mark another mutation in the DNA of cost managers. But there are reasons to think it will be a problematic one
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Join the global restructure
Countries from Mexico to India are seeking UK expertise to help renew their transport, power and communications networks. Building’s Global Infrastructure Forum in November will tell you how to get involved …
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O’Rourke: Government must resist ‘lowest bid mentality’
Laing O’Rourke boss expresses fears for public procurement as firm announces 13% rise in turnover
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Number of active sites plummets to new low
Home Builders Federation survey reveals 18% drop since last year, despite rise in homes sales
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Devon’s deadline: Perils of e-tendering
If a contractor has to submit an electronic tender by a certain deadline, what excuses can it offer if it’s a few minutes late? Well, as this case makes clear, there aren’t many …