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FeaturesOut of the shadows
The internal life of NG Bailey, the UK's largest M&E firm, has always been a dark secret. Now chief executive Mark Andrews has given its first interview, and in it he talks (fairly) frankly about past troubles and future plans.
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FeaturesCould you live here?
Well, somebody is going to - these extraordinary houses, designed by top architects for an idyllic Cotswolds location, have all just won planning permission.
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CommentThis one won't fly
The latest edition of the NEC professional services contract came out in June but has been all but ignored. The reasons for this are not hard to understand
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The greater good
The treatment of Sir Roy Meadows, the paediatrician who gave evidence in the case of Sally Clarke, raises larger issues about how we protect the judicial process
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It's tough at the top
Company directors are envied for their status and salary, but soon they could be subject to a wave of legal claims with no guarantee their insurance will cover them
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CommentLost in the labyrinth?
Tax tips: Want to know about tax breaks? Malcolm Nichols from accountant Menzies kicks off a series on organising your finances by charting a way through the maze that is VAT
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FeaturesUnderwood, to Leonard, to Deacon … and it's Edwards!
As you may have noticed, it's Six Nations time, a riot of colour, national pride and surreptitious eye-gouging. What's it got to do with construction? Well, it just so happens that some very big names have brought their formidable talents to the industry. Building headed down to Twickers to hear ...
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Features10 years younger (how to transform a decrepit sink estate into an urban utopia in a single decade)
An evolving 10-year masterplan including parkland, mews houses and glass-fronted apartments and culminating in a 20-storey eco-tower: has Birmingham found the definitive way of transforming urban sink estates?
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Projects update: Health and safety
A round-up of what's new in the world of health and safety, from teaching modules to prevent children injuring themselves in quarries to paying a safety bonus to operatives
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FeaturesHow to be a staggering success
It's that time of the year again - when the industry decamps to the south of France for a vigorous mix of business and pleasure … Josh Brooks and George Hay asked five attendees to name the highlights, and the pitfalls, of MIPIM 2006
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CommentWonders & blunders
Two dockside buildings, both of them famous film locations - but one's a hit and the other's a turkey.
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The best seat in China
Her neighbours might not agree with her, but watching Beijing grow ever skywards has been great armchair entertainment for one of Building's graduate panelists
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Tesco reconsiders Gerrards Cross
Tesco has asked Costain to conduct a review of its troubled £25m Gerrards Cross project after the dismissal of original contractor Jackson Civil Engineering.
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Corgi man takes the helm at CSCS
Corgi director Brian Adams has been appointed the first chief executive of the CSCS scheme.
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NewsPotter's place
London-based contractor Killby & Gayford has completed a £5.2m refurbishment of the Methodist Central Hall in Westminster.
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NewsNew Strategic Forum boss to narrow focus on key issues
James Wates will use chairmanship to reduce the body's remit in order to prevent it losing influence
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NewsVictor Victoria
Planning permission has been granted for this mixed-use residential block at Wilton Plaza in Victoria, central London, being developed by Land Securities.
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Cheque, mate
In February 2004 I had a £100 bet with Dennis Lenard, the then new chief executive of Constructing Excellence.