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NewsDeloitte and Drivers Jonas: A toast to the happy couple
Congratulations are in order for this visionary merger that could benefit the whole sector
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NewsHaiti: This time we must 'build better'
Poor quality buildings are responsible for the widespread death and devastation in Haiti, so the rebuilding effort must learn from other countries where a proactive approach has been taken
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NewsVT given deadline for Mouchel bid
Takeover panel demands group decide whether to make an offer by 8 March after bid process goes quiet
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NewsBrickonomics: A long wait for commercial construction upswing
Each time a commercial property developer hints at making a move in the market I am confronted with the same question by those with an interest in construction work: Is this the start of the upswing?
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NewsBalfour Beatty in talks to buy £70m-turnover Multibuild
UK giant’s buying spree could continue as deal is negotiated for failed northern contractor
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CommentStuck in the middle
The general purpose contractor that turns over £70-200m and bases its success on good relations with local councils and health authorities in a particular region has long been the backbone of Britain’s building industry
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NewsSkanska tells staff it will cut jobs if PFI bids fail
Memos confirm pension scheme closure and warn of redundancies if firm loses out on new work
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NewsBBC under fire over London HQ
Public broadcaster's rival Channel 4 claims project is behind schedule and over budget
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NewsDrivers Jonas to merge with Deloitte
Merger will create one of the largest real estate businesses in Europe
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NewsVT delays Mouchel bid amid debt uncertainty
Engineering firm VT Group has put its attempted takeover of Mouchel Group on ice until there is greater clarity surrounding the latter’s debt position, sources close to the bid have revealed
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NewsThree fit-out firms vie for troubled £62m Shell Centre
Overbury, Structure Tone and Spie Matthew Hall on shortlist to take over from ISG on huge project
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NewsMace lines up successor to Stephen Pycroft
Mace has anointed Mark Reynolds as successor to chief executive Stephen Pycroft
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NewsBeware of the wolf
This house may be built of bricks, but it looks like the smallest huff or puff could blow it to pieces. Photographer Alan Hart mentions that its likely landing place would be Beckenham High Street below
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CommentAmanda Levete: why architects know best
Give Britain’s best architects the final say in what gets built. Amanda Levete explains why this modest proposal is neither elitist, utopian, nor politically impossible
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for BSVP
Sitting sociably round a pub table, nursing our drinks, talk turns quickly to socialising; or rather, social networking. Both Steve and Justin, with their array of social sites (think LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter) chide Dave for his paltry cyber friendships
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CommentBlessed are the peacemakers: Contentious vs non-contentious law
Adjudication has become just like litigation-lite, thanks largely to disputes lawyers gunning for a fight. A less contentious approach might return us to its original aims
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CommentGet lost, creep: Adjudication
A dispute is never just about the thing that it’s about. All kinds of interlopers try to get in on the action, and it can make adjudication impossible. As the following case shows …
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Exceptional circumstances: Construction Act
A recent decision by Mr Justice Ramsey means that the Construction Act can be applied to more activities than you may have thought
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FeaturesVictorian Passivhaus: a Haus in Hackney
Is it possible to refurbish a Victorian house in a conservation area to Passivhaus standards? In the last in our series on upgrading existing homes, Thomas Lane visits one east Londoner who was determined to find out