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CommentBuilding buys cocktails … for McBains Cooper
“You stand in the same place, by the same door, see the same people and don’t talk to them.”
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NewsThe Gus Report: Welly garden city
In the first of a series of reviews of important housing developments, Gus Alexander looks at English Partnerships’ remarkable scheme in Upton, Northamptonshire, which is built on a bit of a marsh …
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CommentEgan updated
So Sir John Egan has finally been relieved of the burden of dragging the construction industry kicking and screaming into the 21st century.
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CommentThat’s the way the money goes
Paying for materials in order to reserve them is common practice when they are in short supply. Just make sure you follow a few guidelines when doing so to avoid trouble
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CommentChop, chop
Mr Justice Jackson must wake up in a cold sweat thinking about Multiplex and Cleveland Bridge, because everytime he thinks the hydra of litigation has been slain, another two heads pop up
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Could do with a bit more planning
The Planning Bill is proceeding smoothly through parliament, despite many unanswered questions and a worrying amount of vagueness …
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CommentDon’t let them get away with it
Contractors are coming under pressure to agree to ‘discounts’ the client isn’t entitled to, says Peter English. But there’s no need to agree to them, as the following example shows
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FeaturesFancy a dress?
It’s what today’s wardrobe-challenged operative has been waiting for: a high-viz construction kilt that combines tradition and style in everyday workwear. We give you a sneak preview – before Karl Lagerfeld gets in on the act.
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NewsLa Tour Signal
This is one of five shortlisted plans for the Signal tower in Paris’ La Défense district, which were unveiled at Mipim this week.
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Costain woos blue-chip clients
Costain says it will increasingly target blue-chip clients as part of its recovery plan after last year's £61m pre-tax loss.
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Stansted to double
BAA has submitted plans for a £2.5bn terminal at Stansted that would open in 2015 and double the size of the airport.
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Martin Pawley dies
The architectural critic Martin Pawley has died aged 69 after a long battle with dementia.
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Argent subsidiary
Argent has formed a subsidiary, Argent (UK Developments), to run most of its UK projects.
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Surveyor training body asks employers for extra £2,000
The Chartered Surveyors Training Trust has hiked the cost to employers for taking on trainees by two-thirds, amid concerns over funding.
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£750m eco-city for Bradford
Plans for a £750m zero-carbon student village in Bradford backed by developers and two higher education institutions were launched at Mipim.
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FeaturesBurj Dubai four months behind schedule
Dubai's flagship development, the $4.1bn (£2bn) Burj Dubai, might not be completed by the end of this year, the original deadline.
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Construction’s best employers named
A quarter of the top 100 employers in the UK come from the construction, housing and property sectors, according to The Sunday Times’ 100 Best Companies to Work.