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The rise and rise of consultation
Jon Rouse sensibly sees the pursuit of consensus through interminable consultation as a failure of nerve among those politically or professionally charged with planning (30 September). This serves as an apology from the man who established the corrosive influence of the unelected CABE.
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Key Mowlem boss quits as takeover rumours hot up
European firms said to be in the running for contractor as Liming jumps ship for Carillion
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NewsMetronet parachutes in Atkins director Ainsworth
Millennium Dome project director Bernard Ainsworth is seconded from Atkins to be head of civils and stations
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What’s it worth?
The claimants were trustees of a settlement. They owned a property comprising a number of shops and flats. The primary purpose of the trust was to provide income rather than capital growth.The claimants sought to obtain vacant possession of the individual flats with a view to re-letting them on short-term ...
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NFB to set up lobby group to delay energy regulations
Trade body adds pressure to government, saying software to calculate Part L energy ratings is not ready.
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Davis Langdon results reveal senior partner’s pay
In an unprecedented move for a consultant, Rob Smith’s £507,000 salary is disclosed – along with 37% profit
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Wembley: Multiplex faces new £25m loss
Multiplex faces a further £25m loss on Wembley stadium after it revealed that talks to agree a fixed price contract with steel subcontractor Hollandia might stall.
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Costain monitors presence in Iran amid political unrest
Contractor ‘monitoring the situation’ on £950m gas project, as tensions mount between Tehran and the West.
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NewsDavis Langdon results reveal senior partner’s pay
In an unprecedented move for a consultant, Rob Smith’s £507,000 salary is disclosed – along with 37% profit
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Bovis runs 12 weeks late on PFI hospital
Bovis Lend Lease has handed over the first phase of its £380m Manchester PFI hospital three months late after technical problems on site.
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NewsFears that schools rules will increase risk of Legionnaires’
Consultants warn that design rules that lead to the use of mechanical ventilation could endanger children’s health
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Paddington hospital a step closer
Five high-profile architects have made it on to the shortlist to redesign the controversial St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, west London.
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Costain monitors presence in Iran amid political unrest
Contractor ‘monitoring the situation’ on £950m gas project, as tensions mount between Tehran and the West
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NFB to set up lobby group to delay energy regulations
Trade body adds pressure to government, saying software to calculate Part L energy ratings is not ready
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Brick Awards 2005
All the winners of this years trophies including why this building won cambridge university a double first
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CommentOpen Mike: Wrong turnings
David Trench, the project director on the Millennium Dome, knows from experience what happens when people stray too far from a project’s initial raison d’être
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CommentLook to the skies
We need to forget about cheap houses and luxury riverside apartments and start building high quality high rise, says the latest column from our graduate panel
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CommentBehind the veil
This is a murky tale of one man, three companies and a lot of fly-tipping. It also illustrates how the courts will look at who truly controls a company …
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CommentDouble your risk
A fitter’s mate who stepped on some ductwork in a Tyneside factory inadvertently overturned 200 years of legal tradition – and greatly increased contractors’ liability