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Durkan changes name
Durkan Pudelek, one of the contractors under investigation in the Office of Fair Trading construction probe, has changed its name to Concentra.
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Babcock figures healthy
Babcock has said its order book stands at £3.8bn after a number of recent contract wins worth over £800m.
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JCB to cut 500 jobs
JCB has announced its intention to axe 500 manufacturing jobs in the UK, in the first wave of redundancies to hit the construction plant sector.
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FeaturesThe Riverhouse project: Nautical but nice
A tidal wave of protest greeted this modern development sitting alongside traditional houses on the Dartmouth estuary. But the Riverhouse delights in its views, sense of space and daylight. Quite enough to shut the neighbours up, says Martin Spring
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CommentThese are all mistakes
After superb journalistic sleuthing (and a case of Scotch in the right hands) we have a draft of the next report to shake up construction. Chris Addison runs through the main points
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for John Doyle
Chosen watering hole: Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Ambience: Rambling spit’n’sawdust joint for the not-quite-in-the-City worker Topics of conversation: Yorkshire, the Moseley trial, the housing market, the rest of the market Drinks drunk: 10 pints bitter, 4 pints lager, 2 glasses red wine, 6 glasses white wine, 3 cokes
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FeaturesHow to find happiness
A recent survey found that construction workers are more miserable in their jobs than anyone else. But fear not, here’s Building’s comprehensive guide to happiness, plus an indispensable quiz to find out how bad things really are.
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Supermarket competition test delayed
The government has delayed a decision on whether to introduce a “competition test” for new supermarkets amid concerns over a legal challenge by Tesco.
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NewsFinal approval for Manchester’s Holt Town regeneration
Developers have signed a section 106 agreement with Manchester council allowing the final approval of the 4,300-home Holt Town regeneration scheme east of the city centre.
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NewsThe rake’s progress: housebuilders
Housebuilders don’t like to get tied down. As soon as a scheme’s built and sold, they move on. So why are they suddenly forming longer-term attachments? Ben Cook finds out what it’s all about
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Doesn't measure up
I criticised the RICS for years and wrote several times seeking changes in favour of its members, particularly a review of its budget so that the annual subscription fees could be reduced.
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Bad start for Boris
I see Boris Johnson, the London mayor, plans to reinstate Parker Morris space standards in London’s new housing (27 June, page 12).
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CommentChinese whispers
Li Shirong, from the Chongqing Foreign Trade and Economic Relations Commission, has a mission to promote development and investment in her city.
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Fast track to the future
The government’s announcement on 23 June about speeding up the Building Schools For the Future programme is very welcome.
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Let’s start at the very beginning
Your article “Government failing on sustainable procurement” (4 June, www.building.co.uk) emphasised the importance of sustainable procurement practices in the construction industry.
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FeaturesChaos theory: Gehry’s Serpentine pavilion
Gehry’s Serpentine pavilion may look like timber and glass thrown together, but precise planning went into getting it just right, says Martin Spring
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CommentThe path to happiness
Happiness, there’s not too much of it around in construction at the moment.
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FeaturesConstruction’s allies with the CBI - industrial strength lobbying
It’s a truism of construction that its political power doesn’t reflect its size. Now its leaders are trying to change that by consolidating, unifying and forming an alliance with the CBI. Sarah Richardson reports
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NewsBlink and you'll miss it: Sculpture at Goodwood
This sculpture was on show last weekend at this year’s Festival of Speed in Goodwood, West Sussex