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NewsHSE exposes poor glass handling practice
HSE warns the cladding and glazing sectors to improve safety after person is injured by falling glass.
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Invensys sells building system business for £82m
Invensys sells building management systems business in Europe and the Middle East to Schneider Electric.
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Taylor Woodrow wins £20m East London line deal
Transport for London awards contractor refurbishment and bridge replacement contract.
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Carillion lands £38m Canadian roads deal
TWD, Carillion Canada's road maintenance joint venture, named preferred bidder for Ontario contract.
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KPIs reveal poor record on cost and time
Constructing Excellence statistics show that on cost predictability, construction cost and construction time standards have either remained static or declined.
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Cemex sells RMC US operation
Taiheiyo Cement buys RMC's concrete and aggregate business in Arizona for £8.7m.
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33 make longlist for 60,000 home competition
Group will be whittled down further in second stage of the government's Design for Manufacture competition.
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Peter Commins appointed chairman of CC
The managing director of Pettifer Construction succeeds Roy Wakeman as chairman of the Construction Confederation.
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NewsSt Pauls set for new neighbour
Land Securities want to build a £200m shopping mall and office complex by Jean Nouvel next to St Paul’s Cathedral.
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Attack of the clone towns
Think tank calls on ODPM to force developers to include independents shops in their developments.
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BAA taxiing for T6
BAA plans to build sixth terminal at Heathrow, which could result in demolition of 700 homes.
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NewsProfit jumps 81% at Hyder
Increase in work in Austrlia and Middle East offsets slowdown in UK water sector caused by regulator’s review.
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NewsWembley subcontractors seek 20m from Multiplex
National stadium team issues claims to cover the cost of disruption caused by Cleveland Bridge dispute.
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Domestic dispute
Mr Cartwright was an adjudicator in respect of a dispute between Miss Lydia Fay and Colonial Preservation & Construction Ltd regarding a JCT Building Contract. He had been appointed by the RICS and had issued his terms and conditions to the parties. He apportioned his fee on a 50/50 ...
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Arcadis to acquire AYH
International consultancy Arcadis is set to snap up UK QS and project manager for £16m.
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Dubai projects threatened by rising material costs
Report by consultant Davis Langdon suggests excessive demand means prices are set to continue to increase.
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Research blames employers attitudes for poor health
Survey reveals employer complacency on occupational health as HSE figures show no progress since summit.
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Housebuilders lobby for year’s delay to Part L tests
Home Builders Federation seeks time to develop simplified method for meeting air-tightness requirements.
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FeaturesJust the job
John Montague exchanged life at a billion-pound turnover contractor for a career in charitably funded ‘social enterprise’.
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Appointments
ContractorGeoffrey Osborne has appointed Rod Peck operations manager for its South Midlands homes division.HousebuildersAffordable housing provider Lovell has recruited Siân Byrne as business development manager for Wales.Warren O’Callaghan has been appointed part exchange manager at Fairclough Homes’ northern home counties division based at St Albans, Hertfordshire.Gary Belcher has joined Northampton-based ...