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Government offers cash to avert skills crisis
The government has announced that it will cover half of the cost of training for key skills qualifications in sectors such as construction. The move is intended to avert a skills crisis that could undermine the Olympic programme.
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RIBA lobbies for 2012 urban design body
The RIBA is lobbying the government to set up a body to champion urban design in the Olympic zone.
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Court battle adds to Jarvis’ woes
Jarvis, the heavily indebted support services company, received more bad news this week after it was ordered by the Technology and Construction Court to pay £800,000 to an Indian rail engineer
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Liverpool council rethinks demolition plan
Hundreds of houses facing demolition in Liverpool could escape the bulldozer after the council made concessions to local opposition.
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NewsReflected glory
This gleaming £29m hub for Liverpool University’s engineering department has been designed by Sheppard Robson.
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NewsEnglish Partnerships sets sights on infrastructure investment
Chair and chief executive herald a new chapter for regeneration agency, as income from land sales doubles
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CommentWonders & blunders
Just when you thought the tennis madness was over, Alan Mills serves two London landmarks, one by Wren, the other by Foster
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A cool summer
Despite predictions of some growth in the short term, Experian Business Strategies says the outlook is fairly dull for the construction industry – and sunnier times are not expected until 2007
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NewsAftermath of terrorist bombs
Several contractors, including Bovis, closed their sites, while consultant EC Harris turned itself into a first-aid centre
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Amec sacks construction boss
Support services group Amec has fired Steve Bowcott, managing director of its construction services business, for what the company described as “substantial breaches of business conduct”.
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CommentA close watch
More than 50 people killed and hundreds more injured, traumatised or grieving.
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NewsRail bosses escape manslaughter charge for Hatfield crash
Judge throws out charges against Balfour Beatty and Railtrack executives.
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Bovis expects six-month profit to slump by 1m
Housebuilder warns of a 16% drop in sales for first half of 2005.
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Birse profit dives after legal problems
Legal and restructuring costs and delayed contracts causes Birse pre-tax profit to fall to £270,000.
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Nuclear contamination fear at Olympic site
Building work could be held up as critics call for investigation.
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Planning Inspectorate clears appeals backlog
£1m cash injection helps restructured Inspectorate get to grips with planning appeals.
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Costs: Prefabricated structural panels
Prefabricated structural panels are increasingly specified as an alternative to traditional site construction. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans considers the whole-life-cost implications
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FeaturesSpecifier Products
In this off-site special, a panel-framed home that’s ultra-energy efficient, all-in-one shower pods and how car parks can help solve the housing crisis. Plus the latest on the industry’s movers and shakers
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FeaturesOff-site manufacture
This week, we look at the startling way this bingo hall renovation was designed and how an off-site solution was found for an elegant cedar-framed family house in Oxford. Plus advice on specifying steel frames and all the latest products