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CommentWonders & blunders
Euan McEwan applauds the contextual subtlety of the Glasgow School of Art and decries a brutal misfit in rural Bedfordshire
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FeaturesRelax – it could be so much worse
Nick Leeson learned a lot about stress when he lost £862m, went on the run and ended up a Singapore jail. Now he’s sharing his coping strategies in a new book and executive workshops. Nick Jones introduced him to the famously relaxed Stef Stefanou, and felt his own blood pressure ...
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FeaturesSchools focus
A high school in north London is demonstrating how well a construction GCSE can work
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Multiplex reshuffles management team
Multiplex has reshuffled its management team in an attempt to silence critics who called for more transparency in the wake of the £48m loss on Wembley stadium.
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Amec lands £245m contract for two nuclear reactors
Support services group Amec has expanded its nuclear business by winning a £245m contract in Canada.
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Bovis chooses Scottish head
Bovis Lend Lease has promoted Gordon Anderson to head its Scottish business.
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Bovis Lend Lease grabs September top spot
Contractor’s £510m of work last month pushes it up to second in annual league, above Laing O’Rourke
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NewsData New-build completions in September
Completions and private registrations have held up well over the past 12 months and daily sales are ahead
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NewsRICS slams ODPM’s 20% planning gain tax
Ministers hope their proposed planning gain supplement, which has been given a roasting by a RICS report, will capture about one-fifth of the uplift in value generated by development.
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Strike threat over pensions
Seventy thousand construction workers employed by councils could strike if talks with the government fail to resolve a row over pensions.
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JCT digital contracts to cut legal costs
Lawyers have predicted that the JCT’s digital contracts, due to launch at the end of next month, will cut construction firms’ legal costs.
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NewsShort-distance learning
This special needs primary school in Islington, designed by architect SMC Corstorphine & Wright, is part of a mixed-use development.
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NewsFair Exchange
Architect Chapman Taylor’s redevelopment work on the Manchester Arndale Centre was revealed yesterday.
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Bovis to build London’s largest student halls
Contractor teams up with Blackstone and First Base to convert two 14-storey towers in King’s Cross
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FeaturesSpecialist costs: Landscaping
In our latest specialist market overview, Gardiner & Theobald’s Joe Burns examines the current UK landscaping sector, including current hot topics and typical costs – plus an expert offers his view of the scene …
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NewsReform the Regs
Today, Building launches a campaign to persuade the government to rethink the way it does regulation. Over the next few weeks we explain what has gone wrong, how it is hampering the industry and how we believe it can be fixed. We hope that you’ll tell us your stories, and ...