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Credit crunch advice: Shelter from the storm
In the first of a series on the legal implications of the economic downturn, we run through the options for limiting your exposure to risky projects
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Workers name the industry’s 75 best employers
Survey of 30,000 staff shows which firms offer the most benefits and the best company culture
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Small firms face crunch in 2010
Small contractors will not feel the full force of the downturn for at least a year, after which insolvencies are expected to peak.
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NewsUK raises emissions target
Government increases from 60% to 80% its target for cutting carbon emissions by 2050
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CommentK is for key performance indicators
A-Z of construction law Our beginner’s guide to legal basics reaches K, and the increasingly important notion of the key performance indicator
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NewsAlan Sugar’s firm sues surveyors
Sir Alan Sugar’s property company is suing chartered surveyor Wilks Head & Eve for negligence.
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Bovis Lend Lease stands down team at £300m Walbrook Square
Bovis Lend Lease has removed its project team from the £300m Walbrook Square development in the City of London amid continuing doubts over its future.
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NewsCorus cuts steel output by 20%
UK and Netherlands plants slash production in response to economic crisis
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Costain closes Chelmsford office
Costain is to close its Chelmsford office after a strategic rethink.
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NewsMace’s price for building Shard rises by about £85m
Main contractor on landmark project offers guaranteed maximum price in region of £435m
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88% of projects hit by problems with utilities
The problem of getting a site connected to a gas, electricity or water supply has grown even worse in the past two years, according to a survey from the National Federation of Builders.
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NewsAccordia is first housing scheme to win Stirling prize
Feilden Clegg Bradley praised by Home Builders Federation for ‘high-quality design’
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NewsFeed-in tariff 'meaningless' without figures say experts
Sustainability champions urge more detail from government
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NewsWhoops! I dropped my brush
Lee Levy of NLC spotted this heart-stopping paint job on a hotel building site in Aruba.
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FeaturesIt’s a balancing act
Last year, employers had one overriding problem to address: how could they recruit/poach/scrounge/bribe enough decent people to handle the endless stream of projects flowing from well-capitalised clients?
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FeaturesBrave new world
Many companies are mounting expeditions abroad to escape the UK downturn, but with global expansion comes a whole set of interesting problems.
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FeaturesTreat your staff with honesty and humanity
Thousands of people have been made redundant in the past few months and more will probably follow. How should a good employer handle this painful process? Josephine Smit found out
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FeaturesWhy do we give benefits?
Some firms shower their staff with cars, flexitime, parties and sabbaticals on the understanding that their generosity will be rewarded. Debika Ray finds out if it is