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CommentFellow travellers
The construction industry has gone cycling mad this year, with events like Cycle to Cannes and the Olympic velodrome designs being released.
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CommentWho goes there?
One of the odd things about private equity firms is just how unprivate they have become of late.
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NewsMore departures at Costain after centralisation drive
Rob Drury, southern regional director, follows his counterpart in northern arm out of the door
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NewsBrown drops ‘Communities England’ tag
Prime minister to choose fresh name for super agency to emphasise its role in housing provision, while he works on three policies to carry it out
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NewsAudit office raises fears over Olympic cost plan
Parliament’s spending watchdog warns about risk of cost rises and urges greater accountability
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Davis Langdon poaches two directors to boost legal team
Davis Langdon has recruited two legal directors from Northcrofts Management Services: Chris Ennis and Richard Edwin.
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Grants rise 17.5% to encourage employers to train staff
The sector skills grant for apprentices is to rise by £1,400 under proposals from training body CITB-ConstructionSkills.
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Everyone’s a loser
Ms Tomlinson and Mr Wilson, a builder, entered into a contract for the construction of a small kitchen and bathroom extension to Tomlinson’s house in Easingwold. The parties agreed that the contract sum would be paid in stages.Wilson had constructed the extension to roof level when work ceased. This work ...
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NewsEverton FC reveals £150m stadium images
New football ground in Kirby will have the capacity for 50,000 Toffee Men
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NewsJack Lemley received £388,000 Olympic pay-off
ODA annual accounts also show that Jack Lemley received £165,000 working part-time for six months and £58,000 in expenses
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NewsAudit office raises fears over Olympic cost plan
Parliament’s spending watchdog warns about risk of cost rises and urges greater accountability
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NewsTube Lines expected to take over some Metronet work
London Underground group set to step into breach after consortium goes into administration
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CommentThe battle of Easingwold
Margaret Tomlinson wanted an extension for her terraced home. Okay, said the builder, that will be £19,500, please. It was downhill all the way after that, ending up in a trial that lasted six-and-a-half days…
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NewsGladedale to be top private housebuilder
Gladedale Holdings is set to become the UK’s largest privately owned housebuilder after making an £84m recommended offer for quoted rival Ben Bailey.
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Local councils get power to impose infrastructure tax
Chancellor reveals plan to reintroduce local business rates and abolish regional assemblies
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NewsNo sackings in NG Bailey internet scandal
An investigation into the NG Bailey YouTube scandal has resulted in disciplinary action, but no sackings.
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Leicester hospitals PFI scheme scrapped
NHS Trust refuses to develop hospital services at three sites
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NewsArup to help thrash out code for zero-carbon offices
Engineer to join with BRE to devise non-domestic equivalent of Code for Sustainable Homes
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There’s nothing to be afraid of
It is now just over two years old, and it is distinctly better than JCT98, but poor old JCT2005 still seems to be getting the cold shoulder. Why? It all seems to boil down to fear of the unknown
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NewsTube Lines expected to take over some Metronet work
London Underground group set to step into breach after consortium goes into administration