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NewsHome repossessions up 76%
Number of properties taken into possession in first half of 2006 hits 8140
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NewsBAM lands £74m Solihull schools project
BAM PPP, part of Dutch construction company Royal BAM Group, to design and build four secondary schools
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FK Roofing Services sues two companies
FK Roofing sues Birse Construction and GE Frankona Reinsurance over Innova park damages
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NewsBanana skins are so last century
Bill Mellor spotted this temporary pipework crossing a pavement in St Petersburg, Russia
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NewsPondering life's big questions...
... such as 'What am I doing here?' or 'What would happen if I took a step that way?'
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NewsThere's never a bad time to prove you can touch your toes...
David Lines snapped this flexible DIY enthusiast opposite Kew Gardens. I'm sure that ledge must be wider than it looks...
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NewsNow, where did I put that concrete?
Thanks to Stuart Bond for sendng us this insight into Cypriot materials handling...
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NewsCurrie & Brown sacked three defecting directors
Trio dismissed after employer discovered they were planning to move to Sinclair Knight Mertz
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CommentTaking a toll
Industrial training boards are one of the few bodies that can compulsorily take your money. The annual levies may not be universally popular but calls for alternative ways to finance training should be resisted
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CommentRisk? All yours, mate
Construction’s understanding of risk is becoming ever more sophisticated in these post-Latham days. Alas, when it comes to risk allocation in procurement, things are rather more primitive
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NewsEntwistle: ‘Jarvis not to blame for Potters Bar’
Richard Entwistle responds to Court of Appeal judge’s decision not launch a public inquiry
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NewsMultiplex begins legal action against WNSL and Honeywell
Contractor begins £200m battle with client and takes subcontractor to court to claw back time
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2012 Olympic panel listens to final presentations
An Olympic Delivery Authority panel this week heard the final presentations from teams bidding to clinch the delivery partner role for the 2012 Olympics.
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A right to know
The first defendant, Alldown was engaged to carry out certain demolition and excavation works for the claimant, Shinedean’s premises. The excavation works caused the wall of an adjoining property to collapse. Alldown notified its Insurer, AXA of the collapsed wall in September 2002. Shinedean paid the owner of the ...
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NewsHSE: Poor health more prevalent in construction
Statistics published today by the Health and Safety Executive reveal higher rates of work-related ill health than the all-industry average
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NewsODA sets out sustainability agenda for Olympic park
Delivery body publishes 12 objectives based on the themes of climate change, waste, biodiversity, inclusion and healthy living
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NewsAWG to sell Morrison support services arm
Source says that AWG will demerge Morrison's facility and utility businesses and sell them off as separate entities
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CommentBlood on the tracks
Last year the criminal court fined Balfour Beatty £10m after it pleaded guilty to its part in the Hatfield rail disaster. Then last month the Court of Appeal lopped £2.5m off the penalty. Here’s why …
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AWG to sell Morrison support services arm
Utilities company AWG is set to sell subsidiary Morrison’s £600m-turnover support services division.
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AJC Contractors vs Harris Calnan Construction
AJC asks the High Court to enforce the adjudicator’s decision