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CommentWeb watch — Logging off
That’s it for 2007, the year that Building stepped into virtual reality, Hansom signed up to Facebook and we all shared our thoughts on the Korean toilet house.
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CommentAn element of clunk
St Pancras station is, as we know, a remarkable restoration of a Victorian masterpiece of art and engineering. But that doesn’t mean it’s a brilliant building
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News£154m Willmott Dixon offer sees Inspace shares soar
Social housebuilder’s shares rocket by 50% as former parent firm makes surprise cash swoop
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FeaturesThe year everything changed
It was the year of grabbing bites and juggling calls and searching for windows. The year we all got richer and busier and hung around by the lifts taking furtive calls on our mobiles. And it was the year that all that ended and we just wanted to cower under ...
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Commercial activity drops as credit crunch takes toll
Development work fell 10.3% last month – the first drop in 4.5 years in the commercial area
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T&T set to become third QS to float on the stock market
Surprise £200m flotation is intended to fight staff crisis in sector and raise acquisition funds
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NewsDavis Langdon raises funds for charity in Grim Challenge
Team of 28 raise £25,000 for cancer charity CLIC Sargent in gruesome race at army barracks
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NewsLand Secs plans architects framework for Ebbsfleet
Developer to follow Olympic village procurement model for 418ha Thames Gateway scheme
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CommentRaise a glass to the clerk of works
Who’s the most important man on a building site? Well, it depends on circumstances, but have you ever thought it might be the humble clerk of works? The chap with no powers but the one to make sure the job goes right?
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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.