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CommentGangmaster licences? Not for us, thanks
Before we rush into legislation to protect foreign workers, let’s look at the facts, says Stephen Ratcliffe: the vast majority are highly skilled and unlikely ever to be exploited
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Sir Robert McAlpine bounces to the top in November
Business barometer Family firm is clear winner after not figuring at all in October table
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NewsCarillion fights to keep McAlpine’s senior staff after £572m takeover
Management at Alfred McAlpine consider other offers in wake of deal
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Top 2007 construction cases: The best of the worst
This year was a relatively quiet one for King Kong vs Godzilla contests. But there were a few … so here’s six of the longest, bitterest and most important to brighten your Christmas. Unless, of course, you were actually in them
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Back issues — Counting the cost of Anthony Eden’s Middle Eastern misadventure
Suez: the aftermath
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NewsBouygues on UK expansion drive
French construction giant Bouygues said it will expand further in the UK after snapping up Portsmouth-based contractor Warings, its first large purchase in Britain.
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Pay up now, Erinaceous tells suppliers
Beleaguered property consultant Erinaceous has outraged its subcontractors by telling them they must pay to stay on their supply chain.
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Thames Gateway delivery boss was told to quit
Officials ‘discuss Judith Armitt’s next move’ after her shock departure on Monday
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Specialists call for payment tsar
Specialist contractors have called on the government to appoint a ministerial “tsar” to enforce payment standards and encourage supply-chain integration among firms working on public sector contracts.
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Land Secs plans architects framework for Ebbsfleet
Developer to follow Olympic village procurement model for 418ha Thames Gateway scheme
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CommentWinter wonderland
A traditional yuletide mix of partying, heartbreak and simmering violence this week, seasoned with saucy humour, excessive punning and – hold on, where is that music coming from?
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The tracker: A little festive cheer
Despite the threat of higher borrowing costs, the industry is yet to encounter liquidity problems and firms remain optimistic about future employment, reports Experian Business Strategies
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A bit rich for a lawyer …
Despite my respect for John Redmond, I find his complaint that adjudicators’ fees are too expensive a bit rich (16 November, page 77). This is because, in my experience, the increase in the cost of adjudication is due almost entirely to the influence of lawyers.
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Smoke without fire
There is great speculation about the causes of the warehouse fire in Atherstone, Warwickshire, last month. Some of this is inappropriate and inaccurate, and seeks to make commercial gain by linking the untimely deaths of the firefighters with aspects of the construction.
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Old school
Presumably the Wren Academy (23 November, page 54) will be busing in children from all over who suddenly discover an urge to learn about the built environment.
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Correction
Thank you for your article written on our project based in Andover, entitled “BedZed’s Baby” (housing supplement, 23 November, page 36).
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FeaturesJenga!
The structures were high and expectations even higher as some of the UK’s leading experts in the design and construction of tall buildings gathered for the Jenga Christmas challenge. In an afternoon of flair, passion and beer, only those with nerves of steel and hands of iron could survive. Readers ...
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CommentSix stories that made a difference
Carillion snaps up McAlpine, Bouygues buys Warings, Turner & Townsend floats on the stock exchange … the year is ending as it started, with a bang.