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FeaturesWho guards the guards?: Arson and intimidation in Glasgow
Some security firms in Scotland don’t bother with tenders when they bid for work. Instead they make an offer you find difficult to refuse, and if you do, they apply a bit of muscle. But why do the authorities let it happen?
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Back issues — fair competition rules and the accuracy of estimates
May 1858 Architectural designs
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FeaturesProcurement: Retail delivery
The successful fitting out of a major retail scheme owes a lot to effective retail delivery management. Simon Rawlinson and Nick Clare of Davis Langdon lift the lid on the processes involved
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NewsIci Paris: Jean Nouvel’s Horizons Tower
Jean Nouvel’s Horizons Tower in Paris has been given planning permission.
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Empty buildings tax blamed for business park slowdown
One of the UK’s largest developers of small business units has cut its development programme by more than 90% in response to the government’s decision to remove tax relief on empty business properties.
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Crossrail shortlists announced
Laing O’Rourke and Bechtel are on the shortlist to be the delivery partner for Crossrail, a role that could be worth up to £400m.
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HOK wins superlab
Architect HOK has won the design contract for the controversial £500m UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation in King’s Cross, London.
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Prisons slammed
Government plans to build three huge “Titan” jails have been slammed by a prisons watchdog.
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NewsA good grounding
This is the latest image of the 2012 Olympic stadium, which shows that work to create the foundations is nearly complete.
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Taylor Wimpey may turn to private equity despite bank rescue
Pete Redfern, chief executive of Taylor Wimpey, hasn’t ruled out selling a stake in the housebuilder to a private equity group.
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Energy industry body calls for rethink on green tax breaks
Trade body the Environmental Industries Commission is to call for changes to government incentives for greening buildings.
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99% Campaign returns online
Two years ago, Building started the 99% Campaign to urge the industry and government to make the UK’s existing building stock more energy efficient.
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10-month-old Westfield mall requires remediation work
Westfield’s first large shopping centre in the UK is undergoing a programme of remediation work 10 months after it opened, it has emerged.
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NewsWestside story
This is the latest image of Westfield’s £1.6bn White City shopping village in west London.
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NewsTreasure chest: Grand Museum of Egypt
The contract to build the Grand Museum of Egypt, near Cairo, is ready to go out to tender.
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NewsTesco withdraws bid for Cambridge eco-town
Supermarket giant is the latest bidder to pull out of Gordon Brown's initiative, after proposals were opposed by local planners
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Wokingham District Council in trouble over tree roots
Housing group Places for People seeks up to £200k for subsidence at a property caused by tree roots
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NewsThree Olympic venues could be scrapped
Tessa Jowell asks KPMG to scrutinise cost of equestrian, shooting and basketball venues