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NewsStrategic Forum issues ultimatum to CSCS owners
Construction body says it will step in unless unions and CITB-ConstructionSkills resolve dispute
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Another executive takes flight from Jarvis
The managing director of the plant division of Jarvis has become the latest member of senior management to quit
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Skills scholarship scheme to get under way this autumn
Students applying for courses in construction and the built environment will be offered scholarships under a £1m package funded CITB-ConstructionSkills and construction firms.
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Inland Revenue turns screw
The Inland Revenue has sent out 15,000 letters to construction companies in a renewed tax crackdown on contractors.
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NewsElephant goes into action
The design by Space Craft Architects for a mixed-use scheme on a brownfield site near Elephant & Castle, south London, has received planning permission.
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NewsHolyrood fiasco provokes overhaul at Davis Langdon
Senior partner Rob Smith says it is taking broader approach on schemes to avoid jobs going ‘haywire’
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NewsKeeping up with Nigel: the manic quest for re-election
On the campaign trail in Edinburgh South, complete with loadhailer and ‘Nigel Griffiths Calling’ cards
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CAD technicians’ pay rise win
CAD technicians enjoyed the biggest pay rises in the construction industry last year, according to a salary survey of more than 6000 positions by Hays Construction & Property
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Prefab factory planned for Cambridgeshire
A factory for manufacturing prefabricated housing units is being planned for Cambridgeshire to ease the housing crisis in the East of England.
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NewsHampshire riviera
Contractor Morrison has begun work on this high-rise residential scheme on the foreshore at Gosport in Hampshire for Taylor Woodrow Developments.
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NewsRogers sets up lobby group of industry’s biggest hitters
New advisory group within Strategic Forum of ‘powerful leading businessmen’ to wield greater political influence
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Multiplex bails out of £175m project in Barnsley
Multiplex has pulled out of a £175m leisure and retail project in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, after a disagreement with its design partners.
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MPs likely to launch inquiry into payment practices
A parliamentary committee is set to conduct an inquiry into payment practices in construction after the publication of a National Audit Office report.
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NewsEast Bank job
Planning consent has been granted to Carey Jones Architects for this residential development in the East Bank area of Leeds city centre.
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‘Protected views’ guidance could hit landmark schemes
Planning guidance issued by mayor’s office to protect London monuments could restrict size of new buildings
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FeaturesThe verdict.
Tony Blair has often said that he wants his legacy to be public sector reform. Key to this is the building of new schools and hospitals. But is Labour succeeding?
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The manifestos.
Who’s pledging to build the most childcare centres, ‘turnaround’ schools, walk-in health centres and community hospitals? Here are the manifestos in a nutshell …
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The survey.
The government has been committed to the use of the PFI to deliver its grand ambitions for health and education, but as this recent survey by the RICS shows, many surveyors believe the procurement route is actually more expensive and long-winded than the traditional method
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The comment.
Franklin + Andrews managing director Andrew Williams looks back at how private procurement methods have fared under Labour, and considers what the future might bring
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CommentBeat that!
Gillian Birkby writes in response to Building’s challenge to name the most disastrous project of all time. This Moroccan palace had problems with delays, disputes, deaths and torture