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FeaturesExploited youth
A number of leading architectural firms are not paying students to work up to 60-hour weeks yet are happy to let them draw up important competition entries, while graduates are being offered hard-work, low-pay deals just for the kudos of being employed by a major practice. Illustration by Scott Garrett
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NewsCurzon's future in doubt after receivers called in
Fit-out firm calls in Ernst & Young after series of setbacks including the £25m refurbishment of a Mayfair hotel.
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NewsBolt blamed for Holyrood's hanging beam
The beam that collapsed in the Scottish Parliament was due to a faulty bolt according to report.
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DGP International
An article in our legal column (13 January 2006, "Having it large") referred to the case between Shawton Engineering and DGP International.
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NewsGovernment beefs up delayed sustainable code
Publicly funded homes will be built to new EcoHomes standard until Code for Sustainable Homes is introduced.
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NewsOxford University hits animal extremists with injunction
University of Oxford gains temporary injunction to stop noisy demonstrations near biomed building.
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Kelly launches £7bn+ scheme to rebuild primary schools
Worst 900 schools to be demolished under 16-year Primary Capital Programme.
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Planning granted for Stanton Cross scheme
Bovis Homes to start work on key part of Milton Keynes growth area in 2007.
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NewsWelsh Assembly springs a leak
Builders recalled to Cardiff just days after official opening ceremony following leak in roof.
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Wolseley acquires four more firms for £63m
Bolt-on acquisitions bring total spending by materials firm to £571m since August.
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Alfred McAlpine secures £90m electricity contracts
Four-year extension worth more than £20m per annum to support services group.
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Trevor Gamble appointed Construction Plant Certification Scheme chairman
Drive to qualify workforce by 2010 continues with new leader.
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Clearview Homes faces £300,000 claim
Property developers Clearview Homes is facing a legal battle in a row over access to land.
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£26m eco-development begins in Nottingham
Luxury and sustainability come together on the banks of the river Trent.
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Construction firms among best employers
Sunday Times list of 100 best small firms to work for contains ten construction companies.
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NewsBarts gets green light
Department of Health gives £1bn Barts and Royal London PFI hospital go-ahead after agreeing cost-cutting measures.
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NewsBalfour Beatty increases profit 25%
Pre-tax profit for 2005 grew to £134m after construction division recovered strongly in second half of 2005.
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NewsCarillion turnover tops £2bn
Underlying profits increase to £55.5m as support services firm embarks on reorganisation after Mowlem acquisition.
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NewsThe closing door
The paranoia over security in America didn't just spoil our blogger's daytrip to the Statue of Liberty, it is also making life difficult for international firms trying to enter the growing PPP market.