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FeaturesThe men from the east
Last May, the European Union took on 10 new states, including eastern European countries whose high-quality workers were seen as the solution to the UK’s labour shortages.
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CommentWonders & blunders
Amanda Lamb is dazzled by the multicoloured shell of a museum of dead animals, and turned off by an extinct shopping centre
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NewsInquiry into failure to build
The National Audit Office and Audit Commission are conducting an inquiry into housebuilding in the UK
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Data - Planning approvals in April
Activity is strongest in Scotland and East Anglia while London and Northern Ireland are in the doldrums
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Bovis veteran leaves after removal from BBC contract
Stalwart takes gardening leave then quits after his replacement on £400m project that he had led
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Cost cutting at Mott MacDonald’s QS division
Consultant Mott MacDonald has embarked on a cost-cutting round that could lead to job losses at Franklin + Andrews, its QS and project management business.
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CommentSo, Alun Michael
He may not be the high-profile champion that the industry craved, but the appointment of Alun Michael to preside over construction is better news than many had expected.
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Miliband runs the rule over policies and plans at ODPM
But focus of stocktaking will be policies rather than bodies that deliver them, say departmental civil servants
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NewsPublic and private do battle for pilot social housing grant
Developers and housing associations have bid more than £1.7bn for the Housing Corporation’s £200m pilot programme to open up social housing grant to private sector bidders.
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NewsMichael: I’ll be your voice in Whitehall
Construction minister pledges to cut bureaucracy and unite departments
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NewsViva Victoria
Architect Sheppard Robson has been granted planning consent for this nine-storey office development in front of Victoria station in London.
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Alsop loses A1 plan to former directors
Architect Will Alsop has been dropped from a masterplanning scheme in north London after a firm run by two of his former protégés was given the job
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Jarvis commercial director quits in volatile share week
Gordon Ray has quit as commercial director at Jarvis. Ray, who took over the role when Rob Johnson left last August, has joined Australian contractor and developer Multiplex.
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HSE lays early Olympic plans
The Health and Safety Executive is in talks with Crossrail and Olympic bid officials in a move to gain early input on the projects’ safety standards.
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Treasury drafts contractors to advise on capacity crisis
Expert bodies are likely to be set up in each government department to anticipate construction bottlenecks
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Planning begins for new nuclear generation
An industry working group has been set up to examine the implications of the construction of a new generation of nuclear power stations.
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NewsAtkins flies high
Consultant Atkins China has won an international competition for an airport complex in Yinchuan, the capital of the province of Ningxia.
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NewsIndustry applauds bill on corporate manslaughter
Bill to reduce red tape also welcomedCIC warns against scapegoating firms on corporate killing
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NewsSpa council pursues former minister Griffiths
Councillors close to the Bath Spa project are questioning the intervention of former construction minister Nigel Griffiths in the scheme earlier this year.