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NewsMinister seeks industry advice on construction tsar
Ian Lucas asks trade body bosses to suggest candidates for £120,000-a-year chief adviser role
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NewsScott Brownrigg designs Gurkha temple for MoD college
Lantern at apex of building at £700m military training facility will emit 'spiritual light'
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Comment
Wonders & blunders - 28 August 2009
Geoff French considers two behemoths of the industrial age, and while he praises the masterful transformation of one, hopes only that the other will be put out of its misery
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CommentLook and learn: Vision vs Lancsville
Even though adjudication is well established, there are still some lessons that can be learned without trying too hard – as Vision Homes vs Lancsville makes clear
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NewsCostain in running for £1.5bn Sellafield job
Nuvia and Jacobs also set to bid for design and build contract on radioactive waste processing plant
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NewsAker to build Tees Valley biomass power station
Construction on Gaia Power biomass plant will take up to three years
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NewsLaing O'Rourke wins £520m Scottish water deal
Contractor's consortium chosen as preferred bidder on Thistle Water's investment programme
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CommentTrain drain: Impact of ConstructionSkills’ cutbacks
ConstructionSkills’ cutbacks could mean companies get 20% less in training grants than before, which is why it is important to be aware of all the changes
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Comment
How do I… obtain a summary judgment?
In the latest entry in our guide to cutting your legal bills to the bone, Claire McNamara explains why and when and how you should apply for a summary judgment
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News23,000 jobs at risk as skills body cuts NVQ funding
Industry ‘gutted’ as workers face qualifications lapsing without prospect of renewal
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NewsFirms turn to debt collector as Dubai pay crisis deepens
Financial Solutions agency sees sevenfold jump in clients – who are chasing £7m in unpaid bills
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Gleeds to enter OGC list through ‘back door’
Gleeds is gearing up to join one of the consortiums on the government’s £800m Buying Solutions framework after abandoning plans to fight for its own spot
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Contractors warned on swine flu
Lawyers are warning contractors to review their construction contracts in preparation for a possible swine flu pandemic
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Tender of the day: £50m Victoria interchange
New-build and demolition job starts in early January 2012
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On the receiving end
“I would think very hard about working in Dubai again. It has done us a lot of damage.” So says David Marks, the co-founder of architect Marks Barfield. Anyone reading about what happened to him after his client in the emirate quietly stopped paying its bills will find it easy ...
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GDP figures stick with estimate of 2.2% fall in Q2 construction output
No surprises in the GDP figures out today, after the savage revisions made to the previous quarter.Things aren't quite as bad as first thought. GDP was revised up gently from a drop of 0.8% in the second quarter to a drop of 0.7%. This was down to a more favourable ...
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FeaturesHackney-sur-Mer: Levitt Bernstein’s Queensbridge Quarter
Dalston, a less-than-glorious corner of east London, is beginning to look as if it might be able to tempt well-heeled Londoners to give it a go – thanks in part to Levitt Bernstein’s Mediterranean-styled Queensbridge Quarter
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Comment
What consultation?
Are other readers, like me, disgusted and frustrated at the so-called consultation on Parts L and F of the Building Regulations
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Fighting the good fight
The worrying figures in your article “Small Steps” on women in industry (31 July, page 3) are no surprise to me
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As a matter of fact
John Stewart (14 August, page 32) points out a couple of alleged errors in my column of 7 August.