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Alfred McAlpine JV wins £125m hospital contract
Joint venture will deliver construction services for Ochre PFI at Oxford Churchill Hospital.
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BAA plans huge expansion of Budapest airport
BAA takes 75% stake in business and will run airport for 75 years.
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NewsWork starts on world’s tallest TV Tower
Ground breaking ceremony marks start of construction on Chinese TV tower designed by Arup and IBA.
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NewsIndustry figures queue up for roles on Olympic board
Key players in the construction industry are gearing up to battle for places on the Olympics Delivery Authority board.
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NewsT5 civil engineering workers go on strike
About 850 workers begin strikes over demands for an extra £1/hour bonus payment from main contractor Laing O’Rourke.
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NewsFive firms set to share £1bn Aldermaston revamp
Hundreds of engineers to receive special training to design upgraded nuclear weapons facilities.
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CommentState-of-the-art stupidity
Thanks to our readers for contributing this gallery of health and safety blunders from around the world...
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Unphased
In 2002 a plan to regenerate Hastings and Bexhill was approved. The proposals were for a mixed development that would proceed in two phases. Phase 1 included the submission of a detailed planning application for infrastructure proposals, and associated surface water attenuation measures, for part of the site. Phase 2 ...
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NewsFive firms set to share £1bn Aldermaston revamp
Hundreds of engineers to receive special training to design upgraded nuclear weapons facilities
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Carillion seals £1.1bn hospital deal
Portsmouth PPP scheme is one of UK's largest hospital projects
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Westbury shareholders to vote on £643m takeover
Investors to get 560p per share in Persimmon bid
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Morrison quits schools race as AWG gears up for sale
Contractor pulls out of bidding for Belfast schools as it emerges parent company may sell the business.
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NewsFoster to design third World Trade Center tower
Building will be one of New York's first "green" skyscrapers
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Pilkington rejects second Japanese takeover bid
Glass firm spurns £2bn approach from its biggest shareholder
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Construction slowdown would rock Irish economy, experts warn
State economists say Ireland must reduce dependence on construction
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Another construction firms quits fuel depot blaze site
Banner Holdings moves staff to Midlands after explosion near Hertfordshire offices
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CommentA night to regret
What happened to my mate Trevor after the Christmas party? He seemed so chatty, so relaxed. And a few hours later he was banged up in a police cell …
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Studying the form
This year the JCT caused quite a stir when it decided to revamp its entire suite of contracts (see Building, 24 June), but it’s the changes to the design contracts – Design and Build Contract and the Intermediate Contract with Design – that have created most interest.