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NewsWhy beanie hats spell danger
Two more examples of site workers' rather cavalier attitude to working at height
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NewsBNG Sellafield fined £500,000 for spillage of spent nuclear fuel
Court fines British Nuclear Group Sellafield today after it pleads guilty to health and safety breaches that caused a leak of radioactive liquid in 2005
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RICS prepares to overhaul self-regulation
Members of the RICS will vote tomorrow to overhaul 'old-style' self-regulation in the hope of addressing complaints and restoring confidence
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NewsPaper round: BAA looks to sell property fund
A round-up of the weekend news featuring BAA, Chelsfield, Wembley, Ferrovial and a possible Olympic stadium design
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NewsUmbrella body to champion green buildings
Willmott Dixon, Stanhope and Bennetts Associates are among the founding members of the UK Green Building Council, which met last week
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Construction firms in Sunday Times top 250
Countryside Properties is the highest ranking construction company in the top 250 mid-market private firms, followed by Lagan Group and Farview New Homes
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Irish consultant wins Dublin Docklands contract
Healy Kelly Turner & Townsend scoops safety and access review
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NewsCompulsive viewing
Al Gore's hit film An Inconvenient Truth has struck a chord in the industry, but how much will it change as a result? The inconveniently true answer is probably not a great deal
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NewsSir Robert McAlpine picked for Olympic stadium
ODA enters negotiations with Team McAlpine Consortium for 80,000 seat stadium
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NewsMace and Amec pull out of city academy framework
Firms leave £1.6bn school programme over concerns about high risks and low rewards
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CommentToasting Frank
He has projects from Seattle to Spain, designs toasters, and is a muse for internet poets. Surely it’s time Frank Gehry joined the illustrious ranks of ‘famous Canadians’
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CommentNot just hot air
The party conferences weren’t just about Tony and Gordon, Dave and Ming – they actually discussed something that matters …
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CommentFault lines
Employees can’t assume that their employer is wholly responsible for their health and safety at work, as their accountability is limited by what’s reasonable
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FeaturesMore than just a QS
Paul Morrell will leave a big hole when he says goodbye to Davis Langdon
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GP named chief executive of Partnerships for Health
Sue O’Connell has become chief executive of Partnerships for Health (PfH), which leads the procurement process and the delivery of the NHS Lift programme.
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Mace and Amec pull out of city academy framework
Firms leave £1.6bn school programme over concerns about high risks and low rewards
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NewsPFI expert quits RBS after his team is moved to London
Jeff Thornton is unlikely to apply for key Treasury role, despite frontrunner’s withdrawal
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Unwritten rules
The defendants entered into a building contract in respect of significant refurbishment works that they wanted undertaken at home. The building contractor carried out the works in a manner and at a pace which was not to the defendants liking. The defendants therefore terminated the building contract before the works ...
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NewsTreasury to insert get-out clause into PFI contracts
Government to give public sector the power to break long-term operating contracts
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Contractors with property arms top profit league
Henry Boot claims No 1 spot in survey that shows contractors are being outstripped on margins