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Bovis resolves foreign labour dispute at BBC site
Contractor holds emergency talks after labour agencies threaten to sue UCATT over unfair treatment allegations.
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OGC hires director to overhaul procurement
The Office of Government Commerce has appointed a construction director to manage its overhaul of public sector procurement.
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NewsTwo vie for stock exchange job
The shortlist to redevelop the former home of the London Stock Exchange is understood to have been whittled down to Bovis Lend Lease and Sir Robert McAlpine.
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NewsBuilding readers back Conservatives in survey
Conservative Party takes 3.5% more votes than Labour, despite support for government’s construction policies
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Sri Lankan conflict blocks tsunami reconstruction
British firms ‘frustrated’ by funding dispute between government and Tamil Tigers in north and east of country
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NewsBuilding readers back Conservatives in survey
Conservative Party takes 3.5% more votes than Labour, despite support for government’s construction policies.
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FeaturesThe quiet american
The winner of this year’s Building Award for Chief Executive of the Year is Charles Banks, boss of materials firm Wolseley – a man whose calm manner belies his amazing track record and aggressive hunt for acquisitions.
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Head for the hills
This month, Experian Business Strategies predicts that construction growth will continue its slowdown – and explains why it’s better to be working in Yorkshire or the North than London
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FMB reports weak growth in 2005 workloads
Workload in the building industry is experiencing its slowest growth for six years, according to a Federation of Master Builders survey.
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Kier snatches top spot in March league table
Twenty-seven contracts worth £302m push contractor to pole position, ahead of Carillion and Laing O’Rourke
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CommentKick out the jams
The boss of Lend Lease’s European operations gives Britain’s next government some useful advice on how to keep its election promises
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NewsUrban guru plans US-style regeneration pilot
Prince Charles’ American urban design adviser wants to use an ODPM-backed regeneration initiative to demonstrate how a planning technique established in the US can improve the quality of life in Britain’s cities.
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CommentLet’s go shopping
The ‘Tesco law’ reforms would enable construction consultancies to become one-stop-shops, offering their clients legal advice. But will they do it?
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CommentA tense situation
Can the party defending an adjudication give new answers after proceedings have begun? Well, it seems that depends on the language used in the question …
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An old battleground
The hardy perennial of liquidated damages popped up again in a recent court action, which turned on whether the clause was a penalty, and unenforceable, or not