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European split over worker protection from sun exposure
Conservatives and liberals reject calls for mandatory risk evaluation. Plus the rest of the weekend's news.
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OFT launches inquiry into housebuilding
Investigation sparked by complaints about shoddy workmanship on new-build homes.
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Amec awarded £100m contracts by leading chemical companies
Contractor lands long-term asset support contracts by Innovene and Huntsman Chemicals.
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Poor window insulation wastes £370m a year
Energy Saving Trust study also reveals that substandard glazing also emits 3.5 million tonnes of CO2.
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NewsTreasury asks Whitehall to fund £1bn Olympic shortfall
Treasury asks spending departments to search their budgets for contributions to £3.7bn cost of Games.
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Urban Splash set to land its first contract in London
Manchester developer has been shortlisted to redevelop rundown Packington Estate in Islington, north London.
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Wembley drafts in extra M&E workers
Phoenix Electrical takes on extra workers to help meet completion deadline.
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NewsMiliband considers scrapping one of four growth areas
Communities minister’s stocktake also includes proposal to cut the number of Thames Gateway bodies
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Laing set to cash in on rising value of PFI stakes
PFI specialist plans to raise fresh funds for investment by selling stakes to institutional investors
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Treasury asks Whitehall to fund 1bn Olympic shortfall
Treasury asks spending departments to search their budgets for contributions to £3.7bn cost of Games
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NewsCostains order book reaches 1.9bn for 2005
Costain has secured a £1.9bn forward order book so far in 2005, the contractor said today.
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A public challenge
In 1997 Thanet District Council granted outline planning permission for a business park in Ramsgate. The developer had not provided an environmental impact assessment with his planning application nor did the council seem to require one. There was no evidence to indicate what, if any, consideration the council gave to ...
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NewsAlan Lovell to step down as Jarvis boss
Alan Lovell, chief executive of embattled support services group Jarvis, is to stand down next March just months after a major refinancing of the group, writes George Hay.
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Wembley drafts in extra M&E workers
Extra M&E workers are to be drafted onto the Wembley stadium project as contractors on the scheme attempt to meet its deadline for completion
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NewsMidas boss plans 15% growth in next five years
Ambitious new chief executive Alan Hope says contractor can hit £300m turnover by 2010
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NewsUrban Splash set to land its first contract in London
Manchester developer has been shortlisted to redevelop rundown Packington Estate in Islington, north London
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Industry in talks to speed up PFI hospitals
The Department of Health is in talks with leading PFI professionals to find ways of speeding up the agreement of contract variations at large hospital scheme.
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Confederation threatens to walk out of CIS tax talks
Construction Confederation leads calls to pull out of Revenue negotiations unless April deadline is dropped
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Eco-city to be model for China
Consultant Arup’s masterplan for an entirely sustainable city near Shanghai could be used as a model to be rolled out across China.
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Industry wastes 3bn a year through poor logistics
Construction Products Association survey claims that workers lose 10% of each day waiting for materials