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Inquiry finds sabotage ‘highly unlikely’ at Potters Bar
The rail faults that led to the Potters Bar crash, which killed seven people in May 2002, were “highly unlikely” to be the result of sabotage, an independent inquiry has ruled.
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NewsIndustry attacks CDM revisions
Industry experts have criticised the HSE’s proposed revisions to the CDM Regulations, claiming they do not properly clarify the responsibility of clients
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NewsPurple glaze
An £18m health centre in Hounslow, Middlesex, with Willmott Dixon Construction as design-and-build contractor, Penoyre & Prasad as architect and Caxton FM as facilities manager, is the first project of a local improvement finance trust (LIFT) company set up in west London.
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Diplomatic triumph
Rem Koolhaas’ Rotterdam practice, Office for Metropolitan Architecture, has won the top European architectural award for its Dutch embassy in Berlin, completed last year.
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Clients face wave of upfront payment demands
Specialists set to take action unless Construction Act review protects them against insolvent employers
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Scotland gains its own architectural watchdog
Scotland’s version of CABE, Architecture & Design Scotland, was launched this week, and will target the design of PPP projects.
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Jams cost small firms £181m
Poor transport infrastructure is costing small construction firms £181m a year in lost productivity and profits, according to research published this week.
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NewsRICS to host Olympic summit for project managers
Event at the Royal Albert Hall next week to show project managers have the ability to deliver 2012 games
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Tories promise to scrap Home Information Packs
Conservatives tell estate agents that sellers’ packs will be binned if they win the election.
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NewsWork begins on new Brunel Gateway building
Health and Social Care building to be complete within 15 months.
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Britains first seven-star hotel set for Southampton
Developers plan the ultimate in luxury and heritage preservation on the south coast.
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NewsCorus cuts nearly 100 Teesside jobs
Steel manufacturer slashes workforce at Lackenby in Teesside by almost 20%.
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Challenging rail market fails to derail Atkins
Atkins issues upbeat trading statement and announces the replacement of John Weight by Andrew Lazala at Metornet.
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Lezala leaves Jarvis for Metronet
Jarvis chief operating officer Andrew Lezala will join Metronet as chief executive officer in June 2005.
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NewsWork starts on Cambridge college for offsite construction
New £2.5m college designed by Annand & Mustoe will tackle housing skills shortage in Cambridge region.
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FairBriar on verge of MBO
Chairman Kevin McCabe and two shareholders are preparing an offer according to housebuilder.
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NewsMowlem vows to fight Bath decision
Mowlem accuses Bath council of being unprofessional and underhand after council boots contractor off troubled scheme.
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NewsPoor roads cost small construction firms £181m
Survey suggests that traffic congestion affects productivity and profits of small construction firms.
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Morgan Sindall upbeat about 2005 prospects
Chief executive John Morgan will tell shareholders that the contractor has made "a good start" to 2005.
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NewsConstruction growth fell to 3.5% in 2004
RICS figures reveal construction output rose in 2004, but growth is down on 2003.