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AYH appoints five directors
Major restructure sees construction and property consultant create new director group and eight sector heads
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NewsFire brigade issues stark warning to high-rise sites
Manchester fire chief warns industry that water cannot be pumped higher than 60m
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Treasury review cuts OGC staff by half
The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) is to lose half its staff as a result of an overhaul announced by the Treasury this weeky.
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NewsM&E firm sues Laing O’Rourke over Coventry stadium
Haden Young demands £3.5m to cover acceleration costs on troubled Coventry City project
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NewsCurrie & Brown spat resolved
Angus McLean, the former chairman of Currie & Brown, has withdrawn his claim of unfair dismissal in the run-up to an employment tribunal hearing this week.
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NewsWiddecombe’s simple solution
Making the news For Ann Widdecombe urban regeneration starts with blowing up the big estates
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CommentMore fuel to the fire
I was quoted in a news article last week (12 January) on the serious fire at the timber-frame construction site in Colindale, north London. I think several statements in the story require clarification.
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Not a question of materials
A fire strategy can only work effectively if passive fire protection measures (structural steelwork protection, fire-resistant paints, fire-resistant glazing, and so on) are built into the structure.
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Age concern
I read with great interest both the letter written by a reader (6 October, page 38) and your blog on section 106 restraints in the retirement sector.
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Fit for the Olympics
I must take issue with Steve Rudd’s letter (12 January) regarding compensation events under the NEC3 contract. His comments only serve to perpetuate a fallacy that I have heard many times before.
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CommentThe Scottish no-water diving champion
Thanks to Alan McConkey of loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey for this one. Alan writes: “This was taken in Glasgow in December 2006.
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FeaturesIf at first you don’t succeed ...
Lift has had trouble taking off in England. But that hasn’t deterred the Scottish executive from dusting off the healthcare initiative, giving it a few design tweaks, and seeing whether it will fly.
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Aukett to step up expansion
Architect Aukett Fitzroy Robinson said this week that it was to step up its merger and acquisition programme as it revealed a solid set of annual results.
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14% drop in profit for Wolseley
Materials group Wolseley has suffered a drop in profit after being hit by the slowdown in the US housing market and a series of one-off costs.
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Peabody sues builder for £300,000 after fire
The Peabody Trust is suing construction company Walter Llewellyn & Sons for more than £300,000 after a fire broke out in a block of flats.
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New blow to National Construction College
The National Construction College (NCC) has failed to secure funding for necessary renewal work despite last-ditch talks with west Norfolk council.
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NewsLondon, open city
Peninsula Square in Greenwich is one of 120 public spaces in London on show at an exhibition at the Building Centre in Store Street in central London.
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Tesco to sell affordable flats
Tesco is to pioneer a scheme offering affordable homes to key workers in south London.
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Government names KPMG man nuclear cost adviser
Tim Stone, the chairman of accountant KPMG’s global infrastructure and projects group, has been appointed senior government adviser on nuclear decommissioning costs.