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DoH seeks to foil £28m claim
The Department of Health is seeking to throw out a £28m claim for bid costs filed against it by a John Laing-led consortium
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NewsFrank’s club
Plans have been revealed for a Frank Gehry-designed clubhouse for a beach golf club on Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Island
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Universities may face even harsher capital spending cuts
Universities may face further cuts to capital spending on top of the reduction announced this week, it has emerged
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NewsChurch ahoy!
Finnish architect ARK-house has completed a building at Vuosaari Harbour in Helsinki to welcome visiting seamen
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FeaturesSpotlight on lifts
The complexity of lifts can vary immensely, which means that their lead times do the same. Here Brian Moone looks at what’s involved – with special reference to the lifts at one very special building …
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SMEs: Tangled up in tape
A survey by the NFB has shown how public procurement is systematically biased against small firms. Emily Wright found out how, and met one group of SMEs that are fighting back
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NewsTwo largest packages awarded on Crossrail early works
Costain and Skanska joint venture and Carillion bag major contracts from civils framework
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NewsHarry Neal to go into liquidation
Directors of London-based building firm agree to move after winding-up petition is issued
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NewsTransfer of 2012 legacy land hits further delay
Fears grow over future of 10,000-home post-Olympic redevelopment sites as LDA and government fail to agree on price
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NewsGovernment moots change to stamp duty
Change to regulations may boost private rented sector by reducing duty on bulk purchases of flats
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NewsShepherd fined £20,000 for safety breach
Worker in Nottingham injured after cherrypicker overturns
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NewsProperty market recovery a long way off
Accountancy firm BDO warns that fears over rising taxes and unemployment will lead to turbulent year
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NewsODA boss made Network Rail director
David Higgins, former chief of English Partnerships, will be formally voted into role in July
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NewsBirmingham station £600m scheme gets green light
Planning approval is granted to triple size of New Street concourse
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Comment
God damn it, don’t you just feel richer...
When I see the house price indexes rising I can’t stop myself. I have to do a sum that estimates how much richer we are as a nation.Here’s how I do it. I head straight for the Blue Book (a set of the nation’s annual accounts, if you like) and ...
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NewsThe green school movement
Sustainability has gone from being an optional extra to a central priority of Building Schools for the Future - and it’s an area of technology that’s getting more exciting
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NewsWe're still in recession says CIPS …
… despite official figures showing construction output growth