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Ken Gillespie appointed boss of Morrison's Services arm
Morrison Construction appoints company man as head of its Services division.
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NewsMouchel Parkman snaps up rail specialist ServiGroup
Support services group acquires ServiGroup for at least £15m to enhance position in rail sector.
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Corporate manslaughter bill set for new parliament
The Queen’s speech proposes bills to streamline regulation, reduce housing costs and introduce corporate manslaughter.
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NewsInterserve chairman to step down
Mike Bottjer has announced that he will step down as chairman of the support services group.
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Connaught grows profit by 14%
Acquisitions boost housing support group Connaught’s turnover to £114m as order book increases to £1.3bn.
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Features
Costs: Sealant joints
Sealant joints may be the weakest link in a facade. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans runs through key whole-life performance and costs issues for sealant options
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FeaturesPaints, sealants and finishes
How the EU is doing away with high-gloss paints, and later on we have the newest products, who makes what and a look at the bottom line when the paint’s dry
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NewsNorman Haste steps down as Crossrail chief
CTRL says that Haste will stay on until a successor is found in the summer.
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900m water contract reaches financial close
Costain, Aitkins and Galliford Try will deliver water and infrastructure works for Unitied Utilities in North West England.
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NewsFirst timer buyers flock to Redrow's £50,000 homes
First time buyers queue round the block for Redrows' answer to English Partnership's £60,000 challenge.
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Ennstone raises a further £5.74m in Johnston sale
Disposal of NorAM brings total amount raised from sale of Johnston businesses to £26.64m.
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NewsTroubled Bath Spa to stay closed for another year
Project manager Capita Symonds set to complete repairs by next Easter after taking over from Mowlem.
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Roofer blew whistle on cartel after blackmail threat
Roofing firm Briggs exposed the illicit cartel it was involved in to OFT after being blackmailed over its activities.
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Comment
Is that decision final?
Scrabster entered into a contract with Mowlem in respect of the construction of a new breakwater quay and associated works as part of a new ferry terminal. The contract was subject to the ICE Conditions of Contract, fifth edition.Certain disputes arose and an adjudication was commenced. The adjudicator’s decision went ...
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Free to adjudicate
This was an appeal from the decision of HHJ Havery of 25 June 2004 in which he determined four issues relating to the enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision. The judge found that an oral instruction was evidenced in writing by the minutes of a meeting dated 15 September and ...
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RIBA lobbies hard for top-up tuition fee exemptions
Architectural body fears that charges for five-year degree will freeze out all but the affluent from the profession.
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FeaturesThe China trip
China is in the process of building the biggest economy in the world at a pace that is hard to bend your head around – this is a country where planning approval can take a few hours and a town containing 11 universities can be built in a couple of ...