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NewsAgency reveals winners on £500m water framework
Contractors winning a place on the Environment Agency's framework deal include Morrison, Interserve, Birse Civils and Jackson Civil Engineering
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Enterprise in takeover talks with 3i
3i investments has offered £486m for the defence maintenance specialist
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Paper round: Funding gap fear for new prisons
The Treasury has refused to pay for running costs of new prisons according to the Guardian. Plus, earthquakes in Switzerland
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NewsInterest rate rise puts brakes on house prices
Rightmove reports lowest February increase for at least five years following January increase in interest rates
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NewsM&S to launch debut eco store in Bournemouth
Willmott Dixon appointed main contractor on Reid Architecture-designed refurbishment
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NewsNG Bailey pays for cult of YouTube
Morrison suspended dealings with NG Bailey this week because of the infamous YouTube footage. It could happen to others, warns Building's editor
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NewsMorrisons drops NG Bailey after YouTube stunts
Supermarket ‘steps back’ from 30-year relationship after workers’ pranks are shown on internet
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Features‘Put this job on a CV and it'll set you up for life’
Being there There are some projects that every self-respecting graduate would do just about anything to work on. Dan Stewart meets nine tyros who had the chance to tackle Heathrow T5
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CommentWatch out, Homer Simpson
Judges interpret contracts with reference to what a reasonable person would understand under the circumstances. Just don’t expect any help if you claim stupidity
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FeaturesA guy called Gerald
A tycoon, a predator, a convict, a philanthropist, a philosopher, a doting father ... even among the outsized characters who make up the property developing fraternity, Gerald Ronson is remarkable. Emily Wright found out just how remarkable
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CommentGive it a chance
The ODA is taking lots of flak for its sustainable development policy. But Jennie Price, outgoing WRAP supremo and incoming Sport England chief, thinks we should cut them some slack
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CommentHansom Romantic interlude
The mating season is here again, so let’s enjoy the gorgeous sight of architects displaying to clients while headhunters feather their nests and Ken Livingstone bangs heads with the French
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FeaturesIs Foster on the eve of dominance or decline?
Britain’s greatest architectural practice is planning a massive expansion. But what does it mean for the man who founded the business, the global brand and, of course, the buildings?
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CommentPassing notes
YouTube is the lunchtime detention of the online world – filled with pranks, giggles and health and safety violations. Alex Smith can hardly bear to look ...
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NewsGladedale to adopt single brand as profit rockets 50%
Housebuilder sets sights on place in top 10 and predicts that turnover will hit £680m
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FeaturesSorry, but these rules don’t work
Quantity surveyors are piling pressure on the Home Office to rethink the laws that are keeping foreign workers out of the UK – and sending some badly needed ones back home.
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NewsKelly to toughen standards in private rented sector
But critics argue that the introduction of a ‘level playing field’ could put off many investors
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Morrisons drops NG Bailey after YouTube stunts
Supermarket ‘steps back’ from 30-year relationship after workers’ pranks are shown on internet
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Olympic body puts 2012 contract tenders online
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has put the tendering process for 2,000 Olympic contracts online.