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Minister backs specialists in row over fair payments
Subcontractors elated over the DTI's proposed changes to the Construction Act; contractors call plans a ‘burden'
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Amec forms alliance to take on nuclear clean-up
Contractor Amec has formed an alliance with the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and nuclear decommissioning specialist CH2M Hill to pitch for work in the UK's £56bn nuclear clean-up market.
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NewsCaught in a famous shadow
Developer Land Securities has secured planning permission for its 93,000 m2 One New Change office and retail unit next to St Paul's in the City of London.
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Buro Happold to double size of US workforce to 120
Engineer to open larger officer in New York as it moves to reduce dependence on UK market
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Cyril Sweett forecasts 30% rise in profit to £4.3m
Consultant Cyril Sweett has predicted that pre-tax profit will increase 30% to £4.3m in the year to March.
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Reshuffle at Miller Homes
Miller Group, the Scottish housebuilder, contractor and commercial developer, has restructured its housebuilding business after its £264m acquisition of Fairclough Homes last September.
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NewsSouth-east assembly backs planning tax
Regional planners in the South east have backed government steps to tax development land.
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NewsHousing minister Cooper in row over shared ownership
Yvette Cooper tells MPs that plans to increase number of households with equity stake will go ahead
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In imminent danger
The defendant, Canary Wharf took out a project insurance policy with the claimant insurance company, Gerling for the construction of several buildings at Canary Wharf. During construction there was a serious accident involving a collapsed tower crane. Following the accident, Canary Wharf decided to use a different method to erect ...
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NewsClose comes closer
Planning inspectors have overturned a decision by a west London council to refuse planning permission for a lakeside residential scheme.
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FeaturesSpecialist cost update: Structures
In the first of our specialist updates, the expert team at Gardiner & Theobald take a look at current trends and costs in the piling, concrete frame and structural steelwork markets
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FeaturesSpecialist costs: Concrete frames
Ian Purton reports on the impact of the new Eurocodes, the increase in post-tensioned flooring and recent cost changes in the sector
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FeaturesSpecialist costs: Structural steelwork
The Chinese construction market and the Eurocrats in Brussels are having an effect on the steelwork sector, reports David Cane
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CommentShot by both sides
The latest edition of the New Engineering Contract has come under fire from employers and contractors, but it is the project manager that ought to worry
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Big bang theory
We all know we should have disaster recovery procedures in place, but it takes an event like the Buncefield explosion to make them a priority
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CommentMr Jackson's justice
Up until now, PFI contracts have contained clauses intended to separate contractors from their statutory rights. This is not lawful
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CommentLoss leader
Marks & Spencer has won a tax case allowing it to use losses made by Europe subsidiaries to cut its UK tax bill. So what does that mean for construction firms?
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CommentIf there must be sport …
If we really have to have beach volleyball and synchronised swimming in our capital, can we get our architects to make sure that they're staged in style?