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A question of trusts
Following the release of the education white paper, it appears that the government is indeed serious about education.
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FeaturesThe Xinhui factor
Could shipping modules from China be a cheap solution for prefab housing? Joint venture Verbus thinks so, and has invested £1m devising a system to win over developers at next week’s launch. Katie Puckett follows a prototype on its journey from Xinhui to Salisbury
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FeaturesThe fall of Paris
For the first time, Building tells the extraordinary story of how Paris Moayedi, the man who dazzled the construction world for the best part of a decade, lost control of his own company.We reveal the boardroom splits, the desperate financial manoeuvres, the public relations disasters and the boardroom coups that ...
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FeaturesJust the job: Saira Is-Haq at the NHBC
Trainee building surveyor Saira Is-Haq talks about being the only Asian - and woman - on her course
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CommentWonders & blunders
Gardener Alan Titchmarsh finds more than a well-kept lawn to admire on Richmond Green – but would like to dig up the concrete jungle
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FeaturesTurin triumphs
The next Winter Olympics don’t take place until February, but have Italy’s design teams already won gold? In the second of our features on making the most of the Games, we look at how Turin’s facilities are promising to be a success.
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Managing director quits Hochtief’s PFI arm
Phillip Cooper, the former boss of failed contractor Ballast, has quit as managing director of Hochtief’s PFI division.
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Saint-Gobain raises bid for UK plasterboard company
Saint-Gobain, the French materials group, is expected to increase its bid for UK plasterboard maker BPB to £3.8bn.
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New boss for Bucknall Austin
Bucknall Austin, the construction and property consultant, has recruited Simon Birchall from Faithful & Gould to be its managing director.
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Yorkshire proposes Northern Way housing boom
Yorkshire planners are proposing to significantly increase housing provision in the region’s big cities to comply with the government’s Northern Way initiative.
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FeaturesThe old romantic
He may no longer be the carefree youth who proposed to his wife a week after they met, but Keith Miller’s more considered approach to business looks set to see the Miller Group pass the £1bn-turnover mark.
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NewsA Swankey design
This £265m PFI hospital redevelopment has been designed by architect Swanke Hayden Connell.
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Council blocks Brighton tower
Architect Wilkinson Eyre is set to appeal against Brighton council’s decision to block plans for a £175m mixed-use development at Brighton Marina.
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JCT under fire for digital con
Construction lawyers have criticised the JCT for delaying the release of its digital contracts.
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NewsMarks and angles
Architect Make has revealed this image of its plans to revamp the former Marks & Spencer HQ on Baker Street, central London.