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Public sector lifeline in doubt as £2bn BSF contracts stall
Fresh blow to contractors as Birmingham, Barnsley, and Salford and Wigan schemes face delay
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NewsBovis’ new boss faces baptism of fire
Nick Pollard sets out priorities after departure of Murray Coleman, as market shrinks, redundancies loom and search begins for income streams
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Comment
Arbitration after commencement of court proceedings
The CaseOn 21 December 2006 the claimant, Delta Reclamation (“Delta”), and the defendant, Premier Waste Management (“Premier”), signed an agreement which regulated the storage and processing of used tyre derivative aggregate replacement (UTDAR) at a quarry near Coxhoe.The agreement contained an arbitration clause submitting “all disputes arising out of the ...
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NewsRMJM reveals student centre for University of Bedfordshire
The student centre on the Luton campus will include a 400-seat lecture hall
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NewsNew city development planned for Qatar
Developer BARWA poised to reveal megaproject in Al Kohr, 50km north of Doha
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NewsCentrica to raise £2.2bn for nuclear stake
Rights issue to fund 25% stake in nuclear operator British Energy following sale to EDF
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NewsOne-quarter of firms plan to shed property
CBI finds accelerating trend to shed property, with tax changes prompting demolition
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FeaturesSuccess and the city: Making it in NYC
Fancy a shopping trip to New York? US companies are attractive acquisitions, but don’t think you can just wade in there and lay down the law. Emily Wright talks to WSP Cantor Seinuk about its very special Anglo-American relationship
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NewsLivingstone’s climate change tsar is made redundant
Allan Jones goes in climate change shake up at London Development Agency
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NewsCredit crunch spreads to medium-sized housebuilders
£254m-turnover David McLean is pushed under by £100m debts, joining £131m-turnover Taggart
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NewsMortgage lending up in September
New approvals show first monthly rise in a year, but lending still nearly 50% down on last year
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Westminster pledges £100m recovery package
Council announces range of measures to help recession-hit Londoners
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NewsContract snared via iPod data theft
Indian construction firm loses bid after rival steals tender documents using iPod
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NewsPoliceman 'took bribes' from building workers in Singapore
Officer alleged to have collluded with foreign onstruction workers who violated work permits
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Ground Zero contractor forced to work double shifts
Skanska and Bovis Lend Lease ordered to speed up work, as cost of project delays rises to £28m
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FeaturesTrump's Towers: Interviewing real-estate guru Donald Trump
King Donald has become the living symbol of New York real estate. But now he’s busy buying up the rest of the world as well, including Britain. Emily Wright asked him about his dreams
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Lift plunge kills 12 Chinese building workers
Work suspended across Xiapu county after China's latest fatal site accident
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NewsBRE says steel frame is fastest way to build homes
Research body compares steel, concrete, timber and brick to combat ‘inefficiency’ in industry
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NewsLondoners splurge as £1.7bn Westfield mall opens
Retail therapy overrules shoppers' credit crunch worries at opening of giant west London mall
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Comment
Read the body language
After the inaugural meeting of the CBI Construction Council this week, the demeanour of the construction bosses who lined up to talk about the future said as much about the state of the industry as their words did.John McDonough, the Carillion chief exec, spent much of the time reclined in ...