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In the name of the law
Your article on the opportunities created by the Olympics (27 January) was welcome, particularly Matt Nichols' view that "what was needed was a co-ordinated approach and a commitment from the industry at the outset to adhere to, and practise, integrated working".
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CommentTaking a short cut
Here's one of the main contractor's tradesman walking between sets of scaffold five storeys up.
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FeaturesLIFT fiasco
The government's LIFT programme was set up five years ago to help him. In fact it's made things worse. So how has LIFT gone so wrong?
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FeaturesPickets and pockets
Heathrow Terminal 5 was supposed to mark a new phase in modern industrial relations. And as the trades compete ever more fiercely to wring money out of their employers, it seems that, unfortunately, it has. Olympic Delivery Authority please take note …
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FeaturesVoyage to the centre of the earthship
If you've ever idly wondered what the most sustainable building it's possible to build looks like, wonder no more. It has been constructed near Brighton, and it uses some very odd materials …
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Market forecast: Cause for caution
In its quarterly look at market trends, Davis Langdon reports on a fall in output that has led to cautious forecasts for 2006. Plus how the pre-Budget report affects the industry and the latest materials prices overleaf
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FeaturesHot topic: The pre-Budget report
In his pre-Budget report, the chancellor outlined proposals for housing supply and property investment. Davis Langdon examines the impact on UK construction
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CommentNow we know
After months of screaming headlines, legal grandstanding and bar-room speculation we finally found out for sure on Monday what many had assumed for some time: Wembley stadium may not be ready in time for its showcase FA Cup Final game in May.
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NewsGovernment to overhaul ailing NHS LIFT programme
Heavily criticised strategy to be adapted for ‘one-stop' services as government cuts £3-5bn from PFI spending
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Australian analysts take a sunnier view of Multiplex
Multiplex is expected to survive, despite its £70m loss on the stadium and being only 70% likely to complete it in time for the FA Cup Final on 13 May.
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Multiplex issues £38m writ
Multiplex has served a second legal action for £38m, this time against Dorman Long Engineering, the parent company of its former steelwork contractor, Cleveland Bridge UK.
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NewsFresh crisis at Wembley as key subcontractor quits
Multiplex's chances of finishing stadium in time for FA Cup Final hit by AR Security's walk-out over payment
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EU procurement rules bite
Company directors with criminal convictions will be excluded from bidding for public-sector work under new European procurement rules.
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Higgins denies scrapping tenders to woo Bechtel
David Higgins, chief executive of the Olympic Delivery Authority, has denied that the project manager role for the 2012 Olympics is being re-tendered with the aim of persuading American engineer Bechtel to bid.
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NewsA carry-on in Croydon
Croydon council has ruled out the Croydon Gateway scheme proposed by Stanhope and Schroders and designed by Foster and Partners.
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NewsWorld Bank to tender Indonesia
The World Bank is planning to appoint a project manager to mastermind the reconstruction of Indonesia in the wake of the 2004 tsunami, writes Sarah Richardson.
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Minister admits Building Regulations need overhaul
Housing minister Yvette Cooper gave a further indication last week the government is responding to Building's successful campaign to reform the Building Regulations.
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TrustMark is operational
Construction minister Alun Michael this week launched TrustMark, a joint project backed by consumer protection groups and 25 trade bodies.
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OFT to use phone taps in battle against cartels
The Office of Fair Trading has begun using secret service-style techniques to spy on contractors suspected of cartel activity.