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NewsThe new international
Making the news Andy von Bradsky is taking PRP Architects into China (and Sainsbury’s)
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FeaturesSpecialist cost update: Fit-outs
Our series of specialist updates continues as the experts from Gardiner & Theobald look at market trends and costs in shop and office fit-outs, as well as the landscaping sector.
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The Building Good Employers Guide 2007
Dear employer...With the recruitment and retention of staff ever more important, Building is compiling a Good Employers Guide and we would like you to participate.
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Comment
End the Jurassic period
Just when we thought the Jurassic period was over, another dinosaur rears its head! Does Michael Brown (23 March, page 34) not realise that the world has changed and that the skills of cost consultants and quantity surveyors have never been more in demand? The market wants effective management of ...
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Comment
QSs around the world
I was surprised to read Michael Brown’s letter about the QS shortage. He is factually incorrect and trapped in a bygone age.
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Comment
Enough about ORourke
As an informed client, am I the only person fed up with hearing how great Laing O’Rourke is and how inspirational Ray O’Rourke is?
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Nurture green shoots
To truly commit to embracing renewable technology, the government needs to get the grants support system sorted out quickly.
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An unsupported industry
As a director of a renewable energy company, I am bemused by the lack of incentives for homeowners to use renewable energy.
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FeaturesRecordamos
Madrid has unveiled a memorial that preserves the experiences of those present at Europe’s worst post-war terrorist attack
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FeaturesYou only live twice
When the huge 007 Stage at Pinewood Studios – birthplace of the James Bond films – was destroyed by fire, it spelled doom for the UK’s film-making mecca. But against all the odds, an elite team has managed to rebuild the space in eight months.
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FeaturesChairman of the board
Ten years in construction and 20 on a skateboard, Matt Elms is perfectly qualified to turn a patch of north London into heaven with a half-pipe.
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Interest rates stick at 5.25% but may rise soon
Housebuilders have welcomed the Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates at 5.25%, despite the likelihood of a further rise next month.
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CommentThe waste land
The Home Office invests in some lovely offices in the middle of nowhere that will be closed most of the time, a ‘sorry’ state of affairs at the ODA, and cloning seems to apply to Shepherds as well as sheep
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NewsBritish Land arrives at Euston
Network Rail has appointed British Land to carry out the £1bn redevelopment of Euston station, north London. The developer beat off competition from Chelsfield Partners. The 15-acre scheme will include retail and office space, and new tracks and platforms.The masterplan architect is Leo A Daly and cost consultant is Davis ...
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NewsPlanning applications: March 2007
London and the South-east continue to dominate, but Portsmouth and Blackpool top the client table
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The form guide
As the results season draws to a close, and in honour of tomorrow’s Grand National, we check the performances of some of construction’s sleekest thoroughbreds. Sarah Richardson is trackside
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Ibex’s turnover rises by 14%, but profit drops
John Doyle’s fit-out subsidiary Ibex Interiors has reported a 14% rise in turnover for 2006, up to £81m.
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Rinker OKs Cemex
Australian materials giant Rinker’s board has recommended a $14.2bn (£7.2bn) takeover offer from Cemex.