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NewsIndians 'lucky' to survive Bahrain lift plunge
Men allegedly ordered against their will to act as weights to test elevator
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Plant firm Garic sold for £20m to Bibby
Investment group acquires entire share capital of £12m-turnover firm
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NewsOlympic media centre talks are suspended
Doubts grow over plans for £385m scheme as talks with regeneration developer Igloo cease
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NewsMilton Keynes levies carbon offset tax on new homes
Council plans to raise £800,000 a year from scheme to fund insulation of existing homes
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NewsPorous paving
Addagrip has launched its Porous Proctor Pave System. This porous pavement has a resin-bound finish which provides good load-bearing properties and allows rainwater to drain through and across the surface
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Scottish Futures Trust will trial 'hubs' to provide purpose-built premises
Finance secretary John Swinney announces £1.4m plan to bring together local authorities, NHS boards community planning partners
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NewsCommercial property plunges in Japan
Total annual returns lose 0.9 percentage points in a month, while retail falls four points in a year
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RIBA and Home Office launch anti-terrorism design competition
Architecture students asked to design innovative security features for Home Office
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NewsEC Harris plans job cuts after major restructure
Consultant says it will focus on energy, transport and public sector as it announces profit rise of 21%
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NewsStanhope tipped for £1bn Noho Square
Stanhope has emerged as a frontrunner to develop the £1bn Noho Square luxury residential scheme in central London after the Candy brothers pulled out of the project last month.
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Costain schools director departs
Costain’s education business has been hit by the departure of its director “to pursue other opportunities”.
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Site accidents kill two workers in a week
HSE investigates falling block at Bouygues job and gas explosion on Laing O’Rourke subsidiary’s site
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NewsPylon removal starts as tunnels finished at Olympic park
Landscape being cleared of overhead lines after completion of two 6km power tunnels
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NewsFoster plans ‘spectacular’ tower for Saudi Arabia
Building’s Gulf states architect of the year to design ‘next generation’ skyscraper in capital Riyadh
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FeaturesThe work starts here
On-site trailblazers such as Skanska, lend lease and Hammerson have already made strides towards reducing construction waste, through a variety of different approaches. Graham Ridout reports
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FeaturesSoft option: free technology tools to help firms with the waste management task at hand
By joining the drive to halve waste sent to landfill, construction companies have committed themselves to improving their waste management. here are two free software tools that can help firms get to grips with the challenge
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FeaturesBank with a plan: Lessons to be learnt from HSBC's experience of waste management
It is still early days for site waste management plans – swmps – but efforts by banking giant HSBC are providing some valuable lessons
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FeaturesTime to go Dutch?
The UK’s performance on construction waste compares poorly with countries such as the Netherlands, where sending site waste to landfill has been outlawed by Michael Willoughby
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NewsWinning ways: the Halving Waste to Landfill initiative examined
Signing up to the Halving Waste to Landfill initiative gives construction companies and clients the chance to prove their green credentials and make efficiency savings. so how does it work? Karen Glaser reports
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FeaturesCounter pressure: How some big name retailers are driving waste management measures
Charging for carrier bags is by no means the only contribution retailers are making to waste reduction. As major clients to the construction industry, they are helping drive improvements in waste management too