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NewsSMC to become UK’s second quoted architect
Stewart McColl, the chief executive of architect SMC Group, is planning to float the company on the alternative investment market for £25m
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Redrow secures 90% reservations on £55,000 homes
Housebuilder Redrow this week secured 90% reservations from first-time buyers for its range of cheap houses, which have a starting price of £55,000.
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Brewery redevelopment takes HBG to top in April
£100m mixed-use project for Scottish & Newcastle crowns triumphant month for contractor
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CommentOur silver jubilee
Since 1980, there have been six general elections and continuous revolution in our industry. The new government must keep up the pace of change
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FeaturesGet Luder: Owen Luder’s fight to save Gateshead carpark
From the archive: Back in 2005 Building joined the architect as he tried to save his brutallist car park, made famous by the film Get Carter, from demolition
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FeaturesKate’s expectations
When Kate Barker’s report into housing undersupply was published last year, it was greeted with intense public and industry interest – after which nothing much seemed to happen. We found out whether the author was disappointed with her reception
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Comment28 days later
We all know that the key selling point of adjudication is its 28-day time limit. But that’s no good if the rules don’t agree on when the clock starts ticking
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A multi-million decision
The case of Carillion vs Devonport involved enforcing an adjudicator’s decision over a whopping £12.3m – no wonder the matter went all the way to the High Court
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CommentWho’s suing whom
Legal disputes crop up everywhere from Oxfordshire residential sites to Surrey church halls, as this month’s roundup of High Court writs demonstrates. Plus, our regular dispatch from Brussels
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CommentThe Danieli debate
Small builder Alan Danieli touched a nerve a few weeks ago when he wrote about ‘cowboy clients’. Here he thanks readers for their advice and support, while suggestions keep coming in …
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CommentYou do have a choice
Nick Henchie offers a lawyer’s appraisal of the options for contractors wanting to avoid small claims litigation
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Best Practice, best brand
I write with regard to the ever-changing branding of the crusade that is currently known as Constructing Excellence, was Rethinking Construction, grew out of Sir John Egan’s report, and began as Latham’s Constructing the Team.
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A more constructive exchange …
We, as committee members of The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) in the South-east, have read the recent exchanges about women in construction on the letters pages of Building with some dismay.
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‘Tesco law’ is already online
Andrew Hemsley, in his discussion on the future of legal services (29 April, page 55), is already out of date.
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Socs’ appeal
I was glad to see that the campaign has finally been launched for my RIBA gold medal for my work on adult erotic emporium Hustler Hollywood in Soho (6 May, page 33). I’ve been campaigning for years. Socrates Miltiadou, Papa Architects
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T5 pay rate ‘won’t hit market’
Soaring electricians’ pay rates at Heathrow Terminal 5 have not pushed up wages in the rest of the M&E market according to research carried out for Building