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Former ODPM adviser calls for halt to new regulations
Paul Everall, the man who oversaw the introduction of Part P and Part B, says there is ‘too much regulation’
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Industry fatalities reach three-year high
Seventy-two workers died in the construction industry in the past year, the highest number for three years, according to a report revealed this week.
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CommentA culture of collusion
It’s disappointing to see the reputation of the industry taking a battering again. That, inevitably, is the consequence of what the Office of Fair Trading is finding about anti-competitive practices in the construction sector.
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The golden Quartermile
Laing O’Rourke Scotland has won the contract for the £350m Quartermile redevelopment of the former Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. The firm will begin construction work on the first phases of the 19 acre site in the next few weeks. The initial contract is worth in the region of £50m. Quartermile will ...
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On-site renewable energy
A report has cast doubt on the government’s policy of encouraging the generation of on-site renewable energy.
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Pressure on for more prisons
The prison service has asked local authorities to identify sites for prisons in greater London as the government moves to accommodate record prison numbers.Planning consultant Paul Dickinson and Associates has been commissioned by the service to liaise with local authorities and it is understood that the firm is working with ...
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Farrell team furious as Weymouth bid is rejected
Council opts for rival bid for £90m waterfront scheme, despite initially backing Urban Catalyst–Terry Farrell team
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T&G man claims he was forced off Wembley site
A union official at the Wembley national stadium project has claimed he was sacked from the site, and has begun grievance procedures.
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Amicus names construction boss
The M&E union Amicus has appointed Bob Pagan, already a senior official, to head its construction division. He will replace Paul Corby who took voluntary redundancy in May.
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Architect jailed for manslaughter of wife
Millionaire architect Michael Morton was jailed for seven years at the Old Bailey this week after he was found responsible for the death of his wife.
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NewsEye of the needle
Developer Hammerson has been granted planning permission for a 20,600 m2 office building at 60 Threadneedle Street, London EC2.
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Bid rejected by CABE set to win £60,000 house contest
Richard Rogers understood to be on list of winners, despite being shunned by design watchdog.
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Lords committee backs Bolkestein directive
A House of Lords report has backed the controversial European Union services directive. The construction industry had lobbied against the directive on the grounds that it threatened working conditions.The Lords’ committee on the European single market has issued a report backing the proposal, commonly known as the Bolkestein directive, which ...
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North London prepares to meet threat of Stratford City
The four most northerly boroughs of London are talking to the London Development Agency in an attempt to upgrade their retail centres to meet competition from the Stratford City development.
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Music Box may start to play
The £50m “Music Box” project for the BBC, designed by Foreign Office Architects, may be about to move forward after a six-month delay.
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Birmingham tornado causes design rethink
Industry experts have warned that building design may need to be rethought to take greater account of extreme weather after last week’s tornado in Birmingham.
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Up above the streets and house
Foster and Partners has released images of the Troika development, its first luxury residential scheme in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur.