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NewsMarket forecast: Hamiltons' Smithfield office building
Hamiltons’ £90m office next to Smithfield market in the City of London has been given the go-ahead by the City Corporation
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Employers' body warns Unite not to encourage further strikes
An employers’ group has written to the Unite union warning it not to encourage further wildcat strikes on construction sites
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NewsGreat Dane
Construction has begun on Tietgens Ærgrelse, a housing development in Copenhagen designed by London practice Tony Fretton Architects
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Correction
In last week’s article “£1bn green power station two years behind schedule” (page 9), a quote from Jeff Chapman of the Carbon Capture and Storage Association – “the industry can only take so much messing about” – was attributed to Martin Grant of Atkins
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Camden BSF shortlist
Teams led by BAM and Bouygues have been shortlisted for the £250m Camden Building Schools for the Future programme
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Contractor liquidated
Pierse Contracting, a subsidiary of property developer Pierse Group, has gone into liquidation
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JCT snubbed
Supporters of the JCT standard construction contract have criticised the government for creating a “monopoly in construction contracts” by endorsing only the NEC format
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NewsBecause we care
A £15m health and well-being centre in Hull designed by HLM Architects has been given the green light
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CommentSometimes a great notion...
They say great ideas have three phases: first, they’re ludicrous, then they’re wrong and finally they’re obvious
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CommentAsking for the moon: Construction Act changes
The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group wants payment security on demand included in the new Construction Act. It should not – and will not – become law
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CommentTranscendental mediation: A mediator's role
The talking cure for construction disputes is a fine way to settle an argument – but only if the mediator is prepared to go beyond the role of polite, ineffectual facilitator
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Settle down: The popularity of mediation
Mediation is proving ever more popular as a way of settling disputes before they get to court. And, as it saves money, parties are going willingly to the talking block
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CommentHuman sacrifice won't help us
Kicking out apprentices and slashing training is not going to cure the recession, but it will kill the recovery. What firms need to do is keep their nerve – and their staff
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CommentWonders & blunders
Martin Playford revisits two grand schemes from the seventies, one a gleaming symbol of the might of the City, the other a sad leftover from a best-forgotten motorway project
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NewsCitywatch: Wishful thinking
There were two pieces of good news for housebuilders this week; the Nationwide building society said house prices rose 1.2% in May and there was some encouraging purchasing data
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Profit up 8% at May Gurney
Infrastructure services specialist May Gurney has restructured its business following a successful year in which turnover grew 8% to £470.3m
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GB Building director quits to join risk consultancy
Jason Farnell has left his job as commercial director of GB Building Solutions to become a partner in risk management consultancy CR Management
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Industry 'out of intensive care unit' as rate of decline slows
The recession in the construction industry eased in May, according to data from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply
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NewsLocal Housing Companies stall amid public debt fears
All 14 trial joint ventures delayed, owing to market conditions and row over council balance sheets
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Dytor launches company to take on recession-hit schemes
Regeneration entrepreneur Ken Dytor is starting a company to rework developments held up by the recession