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NewsThe art of scaffolding
This creatively assembled scaffolding looks more like an exhibit in the Tate than a safety platform
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NewsMcAlpine to charge up to £400m for Olympic stadium
Contractor expected to hike price from the £280m given in London’s original bid
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CommentWhat’s fair is fair
If you follow the gold rush to Dubai, what are your chances of surviving a contractual dispute with the client? Well, about the same as in Dorking ...
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FeaturesThis professor has been brought to you by ...
If your lecturer spends more time with private firms than with you, should you a) Complain, b) Be glad they’re keeping up with the latest thinking, or c) Get them to wangle you a job?
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FeaturesGreen ticks all round
Health and safety Sonia Soltani reports on how the BCSA is coming to the rescue of small contractors and explains why the Steel Construction Institute’s Trojan Horse is a welcome gift
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Roof collapses at 2010 Winter Olympics stadium
The roof on the main stadium for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Canada collapsed under a layer of snow last week.
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FeaturesWho’s going to drive this?
There is only one place in Britain where crane operators are trained: the National Construction College in Norfolk. Now a decision by the local council has thwarted plans to prevent it sliding into dereliction. Sarah Richardson and Angela Monaghan look at what, if anything, can be done to retrieve the ...
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CommentInto the swing
Industry manoeuvres gather pace this week as young men stride into the spotlight, old hands consider new work, architects fly to Tokyo to find mates and the BPF falls for Al Gore
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CommentJames Brown
WEB WATCH - Your spirit lives on, as Alex Smith gets down to a dance video about low-energy light bulbs, then jumps up, turns around and offers some sage legal advice from Fenwick Elliott. Oh baby ...
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CommentLife less ordinary
This strange time of year, when our everyday existence pauses for a week, makes us look more closely at who we are, where we live and the work that we do
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NewsWillmott Dixon embarks on four-year expansion drive
Chief operating officer aims to boost turnover by more than two-thirds and double staff numbers
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Taking it personally
This was an appeal by Abdullah Al-Anzi (“the Doctor”) from a decision of the Central London County Court in December 2005, whereby the trial judge ordered that the Doctor was personally liable for a sum in respect of building and architectural work carried out by the respondents, Nasser Abadi (“Abadi”) ...
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NewsHousebuilders accused of lagging behind in London
Report shows firms had permission to build an extra 127,800 homes at the end of last year
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CommentAbout that Olympic stadium deal ...
According to J Parrish, the director of sport at Arup, creating a large stadium is like putting together a giant jigsaw puzzle.
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McAlpine to charge up to £400m for Olympic stadium
Contractor expected to hike price from the £280m given in London’s original bid
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NewsMultiplex loses first round of Mott MacDonald case
Summary hearing at the High Court clears the way for a full-scale trial in the spring
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CommentBitter fighting on the home front
Forget road rage – it’s during disputes between homeowners and builders that the claws really come out. Fortunately, there is a way to make sure that this doesn’t happen
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NewsKensington set to rethink ‘locals only’ policy
A London council has signalled that it is to backtrack on proposals to prevent developers from selling homes to people from outside the borough, writes David Blackman.
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NewsUK bosses prosper at Bilfinger
German contractor Bilfinger Berger has promoted Martin Pugh to head its UK and Ireland concessions/PPP business as part of a management shake-up.