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NewsNuclear too risky says sustainable watchdog
Sustainable Development Commission cites long-term waste, security risks and costs as major disadvantages of nuclear power.
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NewsKingspan posts record profit
Products giant says modern methods of construction helped increase profit by 40% to £92.5m.
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NewsMichael Heseltine returns to the inner cities
Tories launch urban design taskforce headed up by man who drove urban renewal in the 1980s.
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NewsWSP profit rises by 28%
Construction group's results ahead of expecations as turnover increases by £71m to £374m for 2005.
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NewsForty in running for Olympic delivery prize
Over 40 companies are in the race to be the Olympic delivery partner according to the Independent on Sunday.
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CORGI man to head up CSCS scheme
CORGI director Brian Adams is expected to take up the role in May 2006.
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Costain appoints Anthony Bickerstaff as new finance director
Current Taylor Woodrow finance director also has experience heading up PFI projects.
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Willmott Dixon scoops school prize in Macclesfield
Contractor is awarded £14.9m contract to built secondary school as part of framework with Cheshire County Council.
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Costain takes over at tunnel collapse Tesco
Jackson Civil Engineering are taken off scheme by Tesco as result of last summer's tunnel collapse on the site.
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Church Commissioners sue over Indian restaurant fire
The Church Commissioners for England have sparked off a £1m legal battle over a restaurant fire blamed on a cleaning company.
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Cambridge College goes to court over dry rot
One of the colleges at Cambridge University has launched a legal battle against its tenants Barclays Bank in a row over dry rot.
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FeaturesFlight path to Dubai
Nicole Waterman wanted big-project experience in a new environment, and found just what she wanted in Dubai.
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NewsCarillion regroups for future as £4bn megacontractor
Company puts finishing touches to Mowlem deal as chief executive John McDonough draws up fresh structure.
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NewsBouygues UK expands into social housing
Contractor Bouygues UK plans to double the size of its business by 2010 by targeting PFI contracts in social housing.
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NewsMace may switch teams for Olympic bid
Consultant Mace could pull out of its consortium with cost consultant Davis Langdon and team up with a contractor for its Olympic delivery partner bid.
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CommentDynamic tension …
Our thanks to Martin Thorp of Thorp Consultancy in Edenbridge, Kent, for this photo, taken at the Amber Fort near Jaipur in India last year.
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Tripped up
This was an application against an order made in the County Court dismissing the claimant's claim and directing that judgment be entered for the defendants. The claimant alleged that she had been injured when she fell after catching her foot against a raised flagstone in her back garden. She claimed ...
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NewsHSE inspects beam collapse at Holyrood
Members of original project team aid inspection, after beam slips from its mountings in main debating chamber.
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Brownfield strategy targets commercial developers
The national brownfield land strategy to be published by English Partnerships will include, for the first time, targets to force commercial developers to regenerate previously developed sites.