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Clarity counts
An employee of BT Fleet Ltd had been injured in the company workshop while lifting a tyre onto a tyre-changing machine. A health and safety inspector named Mr McKenna visited the site and issued an improvement notice under section 21 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The ...
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Another executive takes flight from Jarvis
The managing director of the plant division of Jarvis has become the latest member of senior management to quit.
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Schools & hospitals: Election Battleground no2
Ambitious programmes of school and hospital building have been cornerstones of the Labour governments education and health policies. Building casts a critical eye over how successful those multibillion-pound programmes have been, looks at the key manifesto pledges of the three main parties and finds out what surveyors think of the ...
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It’s who you know
Want to further your career? Young Entrepreneurs in Property has a networking solution
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FeaturesCost model: Theatres
Davis Langdon looks at the design and value drivers, operational considerations, procurement issues and of course costs associated with theatre new-build and refurbishment
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FeaturesGoodbye, Mr Chapman
Sir Sydney Chapman, the only qualified architect in the House of Commons and the man behind the controversial Portcullis House project, retired from parliament last week after 30 years as a Conservative MP – but not before enjoying a final cuppa in the Commons tearoom
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PFI experts in conflict over how to tackle bid costs
RICS report sparks debate over whether government should pay back bid costs to shortlisted firms
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Bellway shares up 18p despite poor market
Shares in housebuilder Bellway shot up 18.5p on Tuesday when it announced a big hike in its interim dividend and a strong pre-tax profit.
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Stock market ignores housebuilders’ profits
Figures from the close of trading on London’s stock market last week revealed the extent to which share prices in the housing sector fail to reflect companies’ profitability
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WSP takes over Middle Eastern engineer
Quoted building consultant WSP has expanded its international business with the acquisition of a Middle Eastern engineering company.
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CommentCome in for a chat …
Our CAD blogger files another report from the world of short-term contract employment – except that this time she finds herself temporarily between jobs
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New homes freeze spreads across the North-west
Firms struggle to find sites for large private developments as government prioritises housing renewal areas
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NewsDraft version of PPG3 under sustained fire
The version of PPG3 that the government aims to bring in will delay the planning process and wreck attempts to accelerate housebuilding, say respondents to the guidance.
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Data: New-build completions in March
Completions are up in Scotland and the North but are dropping in London and Merseyside
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FeaturesWill Alsop
To lose three major projects, 50 staff and go into receivership in one year could finish many an architect, but for this man it’s simply a new beginning. He talks to us about his plans for the renamed Alsop & Partners.
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FeaturesLondon’s strength
The capital may be lagging – according to the bookies – in its bid to win the 2012 Games, but it has a secret weapon in the powerful designs for its brand new Olympic venues
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CommentPeter’s friends
Come on, admit it – you love hearing about the birth of another industry lobby group.