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Defining undefined
I read Ann Minogue’s article regarding defined and undefined provisional sums with interest (3 December, page 49).
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Industry ill-prepared for disasters
A report published this week has claimed construction companies are ill-prepared to cope with a disaster such as a bomb explosion
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Wanted: Contractors to work in Palestine
The Palestinian Authority is trying to encourage contractors in the UK to consider working in the region, which has been beset by troubles because of the conflict with Israel.
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NewsNorthern heights
Developer City Loft Developments and CTP St James have unveiled plans for a landmark £52m regeneration scheme in Sheffield.
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NewsOn the waterfront
Robert Adam Architects and engineer Alan Baxter & Associates have developed a revised masterplan for the 32 ha Western Harbour regeneration scheme on Edinburgh’s waterfront in Leith.
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Foster, Rogers and Arup vie for Dublin rugby stadium
UK firms join the scrum for Ireland’s Lansdowne Road ground against HOK Sport and SKM Anthony Hunts
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FeaturesGoing great guns
What with all the fuss over Wembley, you could be forgiven for forgetting that a certain other north London stadium is under construction. We went to the new Highbury to check the state of play
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FeaturesThe Arnolfini wedding
Bristol’s famous marriage of art gallery, 1970s office and Victorian warehouse has been comprehensively redesigned by Snell Associates … We found out how it was done
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FeaturesCanterbury tale
Architect Rivington Street Studio has turned a run-of-the-mill repair and maintenance job into an elegant refurbishment for a faded campus of the Kent Institute of Art & Design.
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Safe crackers
In a follow-up to the safety summit, Building invited a panel of safety experts to join an online debate about the issues it highlighted. This is what they had to say
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Switch to LLP status a great success, declares EC Harris
Consultant’s profit nearly doubles as it announces first annual results since move to limited liability partnership
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Jarvis boss quits rather than move to York
Jarvis’ financial director Alistair Rae, who was involved in the financial restructuring that pulled the support services group back from the brink of collapse, has left the company.
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Prescott produces master strategy for Thames Gateway
ODPM document sets out pre-election delivery plan as Livingstone announces arrival of Crossrail
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Paddington hospital hits further delays
A government decision on the future of a £800m PFI hospital planned for Paddington, west London, is expected to be put back until well after the general election expected in May
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Carillion profit matches expectations at £55m
Contractor Carillion reported a pre-tax profit of £55m in preliminary results released this week, in line with expectations.
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RRP loses job next door
Architect Richard Rogers Partnership has lost a competition to masterplan its own back yard in west London.
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NewsUrban jungle
Urban jungleSouthwark council has released images of the Elephant & Castle redevelopment, designed by Make Architects. The images illustrate the scale, form and ambition of the regeneration project, but leave scope for design detail to be added once a development partner is appointed. The council began its search for a ...
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UK flooring boss faces jail in Russian copyright case
OfficeScape International investigated for installing ‘counterfeit’ raised flooring in breach of Russian patent laws
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Crisis meeting held to decide future of CSCS
The continuing battle for control of industry skills card scheme CSCS has taken a fresh twist after a crisis meeting last week between its competing stakeholders.
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CIC warns of Euro rule chaos
Proposed changes to the rules that govern firms working in the single European market could cause chaos for British construction companies