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Anti-corruption code to fight bribery and fraud in industry
Professionals in the construction industry will be put under pressure to comply with the guidelines in an anti-corruption code that was issued this week.
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NewsCouncil calls for Griffiths to resign over Bath Spa row
Furious Bath councillors write to construction minister’s boss Patricia Hewitt with claims of ‘improper’ action
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Civil engineer Geoffrey Osborne dies aged 81
Geoffrey Osborne, founder of the civil engineering and building contracting company that bears his name, has died after a long illness at the aged of 81.
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Public sector wastes £2.6bn yearly
More than £2bn of taxpayer’s money is wasted each year because of poor management of public sector construction projects, according to a National Audit Office report
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M&E trade bodies propose mandatory training levy
Two decades after ditching the CITB, the M&E sector considers its own levy to boost skills
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FeaturesBolkestein’s monster
Just when you thought it was safe to use Continental contractors … A hideous European directive has begun a bloodthirsty rampage that could have a devastating effect on the UK construction industry.
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FeaturesIdeal for swimming pools
Paints should do exactly what they say on the tin. But in the celebrated case of Bath Spa, they didn't - and the result was a public disaster for everyone involved. We report on what went wrong
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FeaturesNever mind the gherkin here’s the Geyser
Jean Nouvel’s Torre Agbar in Barcelona may be smaller than Foster and Partners’ Swiss Re, but it’s more vibrant, colourful – and basic. Martin Spring compares the two
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CommentWonders & blunders
This week Alain de Botton contrasts a playful estate north of Amsterdam with new housing in this country
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FeaturesWhole-life costs: Primary schools
The first of our quarterly articles on whole-life costs focuses on primary schools. David Weight of Currie & Brown outlines typical expenditure on a basic single-storey building, then analyses the additional capital, energy and repair and maintenance costs of a further two building types
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Education
Essential information this week for all those specifying a school, college or university, including up-to-the-minute accessories and fittings, tips on whole-life costing, and how much those head-flushing, girls-weeping toilet cubicles are going to cost you. But first we have the coolest college atrium on the planet
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FeaturesLock, Stock, and two cordless powertools…
Vinnie’s got at 18-volt combi drill driver, and he ain’t afraid to use it.
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NewsIndustry gives homebuyers' budget cautious welcome
There is widespread approval for the rise in the stamp duty threshold and for Gordon Brown’s plan to refurbish primary schools.
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NewsBrussels threatens to take government to court over Holyrood fiasco
Commission says that tendering process for Scottish Parliament broke European rules.
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NewsAlfred McAlpine scrapes marginal profit
Exceptional charges all but wipeout profits, but shares rally for the construction and support services firm.
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Interserve and SEC win 400 million contract
MoD award contract to manage key sites in the South east of England.
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Costs: School toilets
Jamie Oliver is sorting out the nation’s school kitchens, but what about the toilets? Peter Mayer of Building Performance Group sums up the issues on choice of material and long-term durability