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CommentEvery little helps
How refreshing to see somebody point out the exodus of staff from Tesco’s property division at last. I spent several years as a consultant for Tesco, working almost exclusively on its developments, and saw a number of changes over the years. In the past ten years it became more “ruthlessly ...
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Poaching QSs
There is a clear shortage of well-trained QSs today, as the list of any agency will illustrate. Last week, after trying to get my equity partner to defect, an agency asked if he knew anyone else in the firm interested in moving.
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A dead loss
I was disappointed to read the article about the Dead Sea project (23 February).
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Spitting image
The artist who painted the intrepid Mr Bingham this week needs his hands breaking!
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Modern life is rubbish
I was delighted to read the demolition of modern methods of construction (MMC) by Sir Digby Jones. The practice of bureaucrats deciding what is modern and what isn’t without criteria or supporting science is wasteful.
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A risky game
It isn’t just crane drivers who find themselves under pressure to “play the game and take risks to save time”. Just a few weeks ago an acquaintance who drives diggers was saying much the same thing.
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Birds eye view
I think your report (23 February) on the ban on building near warblers is biased and incorrect in omitting the fact that English Nature was reacting to a EU directive when it recommended building restrictions.
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CommentIn the detail
Can you identify this building to win a £25 drinks voucher and a special mystery prize worth £95?
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FeaturesThe digi-box
Want a three-storey extension to a grade II-listed building in less than a day? Or a house that’s been digitally manufactured to be as easy to assemble as an Airfix model? Martin Spring visits two projects that are taking off-site manufacture to the next level
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Rok seeks more acquisitions and bigger margins
Garvis Snook, chief executive of Rok, is on the hunt for more acquisitions, and has set ambitious targets for margins after the contractor posted record results.
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WSP profit soars to £28m
International consultant WSP will focus on growth in the energy market in the coming year after posting a pre-tax profit of £28m for the full year.
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Mears to take over eldery care group for £22m
Mears is preparing to buy a firm in the elderly care services sector for £22m, after announcing a double-digit rise in pre-tax profit.
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Stock market slump wipes millions off industry share values
Record profits and upbeat forecasts have not been enough to protect construction companies from the stock market slump that has affected share prices around the world.
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NewsA pool fit for champions
Contractor Willmott Dixon has won a £15m contract to build a 50m swimming pool in Corby, Northamptonshire.
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Erinaceous makes £4.4m provision against fraud
Property services group Erinaceous has put aside £4.4m to cover an alleged fraud that was discovered at its City of London office last March.
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NewsZaha in Hungary
Zaha Hadid has designed this mixed-use building for Szervita Square in the historic centre of Budapest in Hungary.
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NewsSight for shore eyes
Client Peel Holdings has revealed plans for a £5.5bn development on Liverpool’s waterfront – a world heritage site.
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Jarvis points to Network Rail delays after £22m loss
Jarvis said on Wednesday that it expected to make a £22m loss after tax for the year ending 31 March.
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Carillion profit rises 48%
There were mixed fortunes at UK contractors this week as Carillion and Balfour Beatty posted full-year results.