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Taylor Wimpey puts Taywood Construction on the market
Housebuilder hangs for-sale sign on contracting arm – despite speculation that it will raise no money
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NewsBlackpool gets funding boost for £11m seafront dance space
DCMS contributes £4m to realise Tower Festival Headland scheme
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NewsTaylor Wimpey puts Taywood Construction on the market
Housebuilder hangs for-sale sign on contracting arm – despite speculation that it will raise no money
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NewsEmergency talks over £550m New Street station
Foreign Office Architects and Network Rail hold emergency talks after row threatens scheme
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NewsWork on Bin Laden’s dream of two cities and a bridge over the Red Sea to begin in 18 months
Brother of Osama Bin Laden’s $300bn plan to link Africa and Asia with a 24km bridge set to go ahead
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NewsHousebuilders face wave of legal battles over withheld cash
Bovis Homes is demanding that subcontractors give up their retentions in the latest attempt to cut costs
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NewsWork on Bin Laden’s dream of two cities and a bridge over the Red Sea to begin in 18 months
Brother of Osama Bin Laden’s $300bn plan to link Africa and Asia with a 24km bridge set to go ahead
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NewsStanhope to test new building method
Developer is planning to replace conventional concrete floors with steel combined with polyurethane at Chiswick Park scheme
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NewsStanhope to test new building method
Stanhope is to pioneer the use of a steel composite building system which it hopes will cut construction time by up to a third, writes Stephen Kennett.
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NewsCarmody Groarke unveils design for 7/7 London bombings memorial
Memorial to victims of July 2005 attacks designed with help of Arup and artist Antony Gormley
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NewsNHBC reacts to slump by laying off one in 10 staff
30% of site-based inspectors to be made redundant as construction rates continue to plummet
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Economic crime hits 40% of firms working overseas
Pricewaterhouse Coopers report reveals eastern Europe is hotspot for corruption in construction
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NewsA bit to the right and fire!
Thanks to John Turner of MDA Consulting for spotting this Leeds street scene, which seems to give new meaning to the phrase “tourist trap”…
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Features‘Life is just one long series of crises and disappointments’: Nick Clegg interview
But that doesn’t mean you don’t have to try to make it better. Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg thinks decentralised government, lower taxes and an end to ‘messing around’ with construction might help.Portraits by Julian Anderson
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CommentRecord keeping: The art of self-defence
Conscientious record-keeping can give you invaluable ammunition should you want to blame others when things go wrong. Worth every dull moment
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CommentFramework contracts: The people vs Camden council
Government agencies are encouraging local authorities to adopt strategic procurement arrangements but the courts are taking a dim view of them
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Insurance policies: Fill your boots
Sales of some insurance policies have surged. This means, of course, that insurers will soon be taking them off the market. So buy now before it’s too late
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FeaturesCost model: Airport terminals
UK airport operators need to make substantial investments in infrastructure to prepare for continuing long-term demand for domestic and international flights. Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon reports
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SMC bullish despite downturn
Troubled architect SMC has said the deteriorating market conditions have not affected its workload.
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Skanska UK follows £41.5m loss with swift change of boss
A new chief executive has replaced David Fison at Skanska UK days after the company reported an operating loss of £41.5m.