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Not-so-lucky dip
As a bricklayer with 24 years’ experience in the subcontracting game, it is with some relief that my son and I no longer subcontract
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FeaturesBoris’ brain: Sir Simon Milton interview
As the London mayor’s chief of staff and planning guru, Sir Simon Milton has a lot on his plate: skirmishes over Crossrail, affordable homes targets, improving design quality, the recession … Still, at least his boss is a laugh
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CommentPayment times: 10 days seems a lifetime away
The government says its suppliers will be paid within 10 days, but it still has an awful lot of work to do to stamp out payment abuse in the public sector
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CommentThe reader: Tony's booklist
Here’s my personal selection of handy reference books to help you solve those legal conundrums that my columns don’t cover
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Do well at schools: How to win BSF work
If you want to come out at the top of the class in the competition for Building Schools for the Future work, now’s the time to pull your socks up
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NewsBack to nature
A former industrial site in Bury is to undergo a £3.8m transformation into a park and cycling area
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Lib Dems plan grants, tax cuts and loans to boost social housing
The government should encourage housebuilders to sell homes to housing associations by offering grants to bring them up to social housing standards, the Liberal Democrats have said
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CommentOne hell of a job
So are we all agreed, then? What the government needs is a construction industry that is able to turn public investment into buildings and jobs
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FeaturesPrimary capital programme: Little marvels
Primary schools are often small projects, but with £7bn-worth in the pipeline, they may be a lifeline for the industry’s SMEs
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FeaturesConstruction recruitment: Don’t panic!
It really is possible to find a job in construction – if you’ve got specialist skills, are prepared to be flexible on salary and are willing to relocate
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Crossrail fee for Walkie-Talkie
The mayor of London has asked the developer of the Walkie-Talkie tower in the City of London schemes to pay £1.4m to the Crossrail transport scheme
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Lawyers warn Construction Act reform will cripple PFI
Banks could become even more reluctant to invest in PFI projects if proposed amendments to the Construction Act are passed, lawyers have warned
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NewsMandelson skills review ‘misses the point’
Unions have accused business secretary Peter Mandelson of “missing the point” following his promise to review skills shortages in engineering and construction
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Retentions banned from all 2012 work
No builders on the 2012 Olympic sites will be allowed to hold payments back from subcontractors pending completion of projects, the Olympic Delivery Authority has confirmed
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NewsCPA blasts energy firms on insulation failure
CPA accuses government of failing to ensure implementation of drive to increase insulation
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NewsFresh Basil
Construction has begun on architect ADP’s £10m teaching building for the University of Sussex
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Latest construction appointments - 20 February 2009
Hill International has appointed Steve Oakes senior consultant and John Jones consultant in its Birmingham office
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Mayor to finance improvements to London’s public spaces
London mayor Boris Johnson is to set up a fund to improve the design of public spaces as part of a new “great spaces initiative”
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NewsMoor Foster
This is an image of the first project by Foster + Partners to break ground in Morocco