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FeaturesOn top of the world
Wednesday, 6 July, 12.49: A moment that will leave an indelible mark on the city of London. Against the odds the UK’s capital won the right to host the 2012 Olympics. For bid leader Lord Coe, it was a personal triumph to match his two 1500 m Olympic gold medals ...
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FeaturesKill or cure?
As fewer and fewer contractors are willing to pay £4m for the chance to win a £100m PFI hospital, the government is being forced to decide between single-bid tenders and increasingly painful delays …
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CommentAn unsafe case
The Appeal Court has cleared two men of guilt over the death of a boy who fell into a septic tank. But why were they prosecuted under safety legislation anyway?
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Arrested development
The respondent had been issued a stop notice dated 13 September 2003 requiring him to cease certain works that were being carried out on land that he owned. The stop notice provided that it would take effect on 22 September 2003. On 23 September 2003, a planning enforcement officer visited ...
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NewsConstruction quick off the blocks after Olympic triumph
Strategic Forum to set up liaison group to iron out problems as contractors position themselves to win work.
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Industry shares soar as decision is announced
The London 2012 victory has provided a much-needed economic boost to the construction industry, even though there are some concerns about capacity and the vast amount of capital required to deliver the games.
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Guy Hands in frame to buy Fairclough Homes
Chief executive of private equity company Terra Firma set to put bid in for housebuilder.
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NewsPrescott to bring Rogers back into centre of policy debate
John Prescott to host dinner with Richard Rogers and his urban taskforce on eve of Core Cities conference
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Wembley to be Londons green exemplar
London mayor Ken Livingstone is to test his plans to make London the most sustainable city in the world in regeneration areas next to Wembley stadium and at Elephant & Castle.
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300 jobs face axe as Burnley engineer fails
Civil engineer RC Group is forced into administration as work dries up for small civils firms in North-west
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HOK wins 75m Shell Centre job
Architect HOK International has won a sought-after commission to design the £75m redevelopment of the Shell Centre on London’s South Bank.
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FeaturesThe bridge to Kibera
These Kenyan children may have a school to go to, but without clean water and sanitation they will soon have to leave. They are among 700,000 dwellers in Africa’s biggest slum, and they are desperate for the construction industry’s help. Paul Jowitt explains how it can be given
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FeaturesSchool project
Mitie has just opened its first two construction skills centres for 14-16 year olds
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NewsPedley bows out as chief executive of Redrow
Paul Pedley has stepped down as chief executive of quoted housebuilder Redrow to commit more time to the House Builders Federation.
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Kier has some good news and some bad news
Greater profitability in the construction division at Kier will help to offset a slowdown in work at its housing arm, said the firm.
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Montpellier back in black
Montpellier posted a small profit for the six months to 31 March this year after turning in a £6.9m loss for the year to 30 September 2004.
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NewsMDA chairman set to prove himself after 2002 buyout
Despite controversy over his buyout and restructure of cost consultant, Charles Johnston is bullish about future
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An engineering solution
With a little bit of law and technology we can use standard electrical appliances to a) reduce carbon emissions by millions of tons and b) make money …