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NewsCountryside puts Accordia up for sale
Countryside Properties, the housebuilder, is to sell the remainder of its award-winning Accordia site in Cambridge after the departure of Kajima, its contractor on the PFI-led housing project
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NewsMerseyside police go to war against rogue security firms
Co-ordinated crackdown after campaign of arson and intimidation by ‘protection racket’ gangs
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NewsChiltern rail tunnel collapse dents profit at John Laing
Interim profit drops 11% to £12.3m after collapse closes line for seven weeks
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CLM prepares its Olympic delivery team
CLM, the consortium that won the battle to become the Olympic delivery partner on Wednesday, has appointed a 60-strong team to begin working on the delivery of the construction programme for the 2012 Games.
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FeaturesEIC’s new strategy pays off
SME focus — The M&E contractor that has made a bold leap into the education and leisure sectors
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Bucknall Austin project manage first military court
Seven soldiers will be tried at Bulford military court near Salisbury in two weeks’ time
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NewsMerseyside police go to war against rogue security firms
Co-ordinated crackdown after campaign of arson and intimidation by ‘protection racket’ gangs
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YRM in the running for Sir Elton’s gallery
Superstar seeks new designer for photo gallery after rejecting initial proposals
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NewsYRM in the running for Sir Elton’s gallery
Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish have gone back to the drawing board for their planned gallery for John’s photographic collection
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Kirkwood joins Driver Group as non-executive director
Former chief executive of Schofield Lothian will be developing business opportunities at dispute resoultion specialist
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Irish contractors must look abroad to grow, says minister
Ireland’s Micheál Martin says domestic market is “simply too small” for ambitious companies
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SMC Group looks to expand into Europe
Quoted architect SMC Group has revealed that it is in talks to buy a European practice as it posted a 42% rise in pre-tax profit.
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A learning experience
Barron and Smith Architects reflects on the lessons it has learned designing three schools to high environmental standards
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NewsReform the regs: Update
When Building began its campaign to sort out the impossible mess that built environment regulation had become, it received immediate support from practically everyone who had to comply with it, enforce it or devise it. Thomas Lane explains what happened next …
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Regulations round-up
An update of the latest changes and legislation in the world of building regs...
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FeaturesDr Feelgood
Northern Ireland is spending £2.7bn on hospitals. But it’s not just the cash that has British firms interested. It’s Health Estates boss John Cole and his fervent belief that good design makes sick people better.
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CommentThe way the money goes
The insistence that a contract be ‘in writing’ before it can be adjudicated is transferring millions of pounds from one industry to another. Guess which ones they are …
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CommentThe victims of crime
When £20,000 worth of windows was stolen from a site, the contractor was landed with a six-week delay. So was the delay subject to an extension of time? If not, who was going to pay for the knock-on costs? Our panel of experts ponder the options…
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CommentNow thats what I call service
Debate about the draft CIC Consultants’ Contract has focused on the conditions section, but the real innovation is in the integrated services
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CommentFreedom to roam
Policy pointers — It’s tough for globetrotting firms to secure affordable professional indemnity insurance, but without it you could be exposed to crippling liabilities.