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CommentOpen mike: This is unacceptable
Legal disputes in construction are as important as those in any other industry, so why do our firms have to use the tradesman’s entrance to the courts?
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Features2004 revisited
It was a different year for different people. For many it was a lengthy punch-up. For others a sleigh ride through a forest pursued by wolves. For one or two, it was a chance to emulate Napoleon at Austerlitz. So, use the next 10 pages to jog your memory, after ...
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Councils given 13 weeks to process planning applications
Keith Hill announces range of measures to help planners including extra £1m for Planning Inspectorate.
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NewsTravis Perkins buys DIY merchant Wickes for 950m
The building merchant beats rivals to acquire UK’s second largest building supplies company.
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NewsBaggeridge boosts brick profits despite slip in demand
Higher brick prices help push profits by 30% as sales volumes drop in softening market.
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Ex-rail boss unveils £13.2bn rival to Crossrail
The ambitious rail scheme would take passengers further than Crossrail but opponents say the original London rail scheme must not be scrapped.
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NewsWilson Bowden optimistic despite slowdown
Wilson Bowden says end of year results will be in line with expectations and that it will complete 5,000 homes in 2004.
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NewsRoyal property investment wins planning approval
Prince Charles has won planning approval for a £3m manor house, but he neither he or his sons will be living there.
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Scotland to accept refugees qualifications
New scheme in Scotland will help refugees' convert construction qualifications to their UK equivalents.
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NewsMorgan Sindall confident of strong results
Contractor is buoyed by growth in affordable housing and the acquisition of three new construction divisions from Benson.
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NewsSuperlink plan set to extend Crossrail's reach
News of a possible extention to the proposed Crossrail scheme and the latest on the proposed takeover of building supplies group Novar.
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Aggregate Industries predicts rock-solid results
Aggregate says that significant increases in hydrocarbon costs and cement prices will not undermine end of year results.
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Jarvis sells Tubelines according to report
Stage one of Jarvis's survival plan is reported to have taken place with sale of stake in Tubelines.
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Industry demands joined-up policy-making from Whitehall
RIBA, RICS and CIC write to government to complain about fragmented responsibility for industry.
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Multiplexs Australian boss breaks silence over Wembley
Noel Henderson insists Wembley Stadium will be ready for 2006 FA cup final and attacks sacked steel firm.
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NewsMultiplex plans to double UK turnover to £800m
Australian contractor sets out ambitious plans to win market share – without acquiring any of its rivals
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CommentHold that axe
The architecture school at Cambridge is a world-class institution renowned for the calibre of its ex-students (ahem). Only the Brits could think of shutting it down
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FeaturesTalking up a storm
Wates chief Paul Drechsler has been hired to shake up the century-old family business. And he just loves to natter about it. He tells Angela Monaghan all about framework deals, services, Dublin, PFI schools, his workers … and Eric Clapton.
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A recipe for disaster
If danger is your bread and death your butter, you might be attracted by contracts containing fitness for purpose obligations. Otherwise, steer clear
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FeaturesWhat a carve-up!
Construction is responsible for one-fifth of Britain’s output and affects huge swaths of government policy – so why has Whitehall divided it over eight departments?