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Tower crane training courses launched
National Construction College launches two course in crane operating courses amid calls to improve safety after Battersea accident
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NewsTime to checkout
Seven stories up with unsecured stepladders and no harnesses, this can't be a recommended stay
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NewsO’Rourke reveals expansion plans as profit jumps 44%
Contractor split into international hubs, identifying Gulf states as target for growth
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CommentWages of fear
Endangering the minimum wage is just one of the claimed hazards of the new age discrimination law. The bloggers have uncovered even greater depths of influence.
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NewsInterserve could involve police in accounting irregularities case
Company admits it may have to bring in outside agencies, as strong results fuel rise in share price
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CommentNet result
For the fans, the Arsenal stadium is a great result, but architecturally it’s in the second division
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NewsShops snub mixed-use schemes in London
About one-third of the commercial space in new mixed-use developments in London is lying empty, a report by London Development Research has revealed.
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CommentDo you want to know a secret?
A leaked letter from the DTI is very revealing as to the latest government thinking on reforms to adjudication, particularly its apparent disregard for the construction industry’s views
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FeaturesGods of the Plague
They gave Shepherd Construction a two-sheet brief and asked it to build a lab secure enough to test the most dangerous virus on Earth … inside six months. Thomas Lane reports on how the team took the test and triumphed
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ISG and Overbury top London fit-outs
Two contractors have won more than 50% of fit-out work in the London office market over the past two years, according to Metropolis Property Research.
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News‘Double decker’ family homes to meet high-density demand
Bellway Homes and English Partnerships aim to build four-storey blocks in Barking Riverside
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NewsWimpey to build £60,000 homes for first-time buyers
G2 subsidiary will sell one and two-bedroom homes in northern England and the Midlands
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O’Rourke reveals expansion plans as profit jumps 44%
Contractor split into international hubs, identifying Gulf states as target for growth
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NewsIt's electrics, but not as we know it ...
Balancing a ladder on two chairs, in a busy high street with cables lying across the pavement - what could possibly go wrong?
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NewsFirst pictures: Frank Gehry's Brighton scheme
The first images of Gehry's revised King Alfred scheme have been released today
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CommentFloored by a contract
A contractor has withheld £250k from a flooring firm and told it the contract states it has to arbitrate directly with the client. How can it best recover the money it is owed?
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CommentThat’s the way the money goes
Less than a third of all construction employers contribute to the levy for training, yet the entire industry benefits. Still need convincing? Read on…
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Wembley parties try to avoid court battle
Wembley contractor Multiplex and client Wembley National Stadium Limited this week called off their first High Court appearance amid growing efforts to sort find an out-of-court settlement.
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David Cooksey appointed LCR chairman
Cooksey will take over from David Beever as non-executive chairman of London & Continental Railways