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Safety first
The recent blaze in the Channel Tunnel was a worrying echo of the fire in 1996.
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Way off target
The generally perceived view is that targets in policing and the health sector are counterproductive.
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A very cross industry approach
Having read your ConstructionSkills article (17 October, page 38), I would totally support the views of Mark Farrar.
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Forward planning
Mike Davies is incorrect to say that the Royal Town Planning Institute has “inevitably created an academic closed shop that has contributed to the shortage of qualified planners” (17 October, page 32).
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NewsFlash Splash: FAT designs bus stops
Developer Urban Splash plans to erect two of these ornate bus stops, designed by architect FAT, at its New Islington development in Manchester
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Citywatch: ‘Vanilla’ Barratt gets whipped
As the graph shows, Barratt and Taylor Wimpey continued to take the biggest hammering on the stock market last week thanks to their high debt.
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Coleman: I’m leaving, but Bovis’ journey is still continuing
Murray Coleman’s exit from the UK business is the culmination of a two-and-a-half year strategy to turn the fortunes of Bovis Lend Lease around, but the outgoing chief executive said this week that it had “not yet reached the end of its journey”.
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Who is Nick Pollard?
A civil engineer by background, Nick Pollard has been at Bovis since joining from Skanska in October 2007 as a virtual chief executive in waiting.
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HSE demands safety overhaul
The chair of the Health and Safety Executive has said construction needs to overhaul its attitude to safety after new figures showed more fatal injuries occurred in construction this year than in any other industry group
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Third runway in doubt
Plans for a third runway at Heathrow are looking shaky after a parliamentary campaign was launched calling for them to be scrapped.
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Tube station revamp
London Underground has opened the bidding for the redevelopment of Tottenham Court Road station in a deal worth up to £300m.
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Johnson accused
London mayor Boris Johnson was accused of betraying his election promises this week after u-turning on a central London planning decision.
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Jobs at risk
Up to 8,000 construction jobs in Northern Ireland are at risk, according to the Construction Employers’ Federation, which represents over 70% of the industry locally.
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Features
Market forecast: Going down
Continuing work has helped the industry survive so far, but that is about to change.
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NewsMcBains Cooper expands in Latin America
Consultant opens two new offices in Lima and Mexico City
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NewsF+G wins affordable housing contract
Consultant appointed on Quantum Consortium development consultant framework
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NewsNo need for 2012 athletics legacy, says IOC chief
Jacques Rogge says that it was more important for 2012 Games organisers to avoid 'white elephants'
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NewsRLF staff wins Women in the City Award
Senior project manager competes for Jaguar 2008 Woman of Achievement Award