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Costain strengthens presence in northern Iraq
Contractor Costain has beefed up its presence in northern Iraq as it looks to bid for a £1bn-a-year reconstruction programme in Kurdistan.
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Local lowdown
The continued boom in London Docklands means the area is attracting construction staff as well as City suits. Robert Smith of Hays Montrose reports
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NewsBroker's notes: Everybody hurts
For goodness sake! Interest rates rose 0.25% – that's all! You would think from the way the market has reacted that it was the end of the world as we know it for housebuilders.
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Orders decline 4% in 12 months to March
The number of fresh construction orders in the year to March dropped 4% on the previous 12 months, according to latest government statistics.
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A hard road ahead for civils
The fall in contracts from the Highways Agency has led to widespread gloom in the civil engineering sector. And there may be worse to come …
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Comment
10 years on
The review of the Construction Act is not going to be Son of Constructing the Team – there aren't enough hours in the day – but it will be timely
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CommentDiary of an architectural practice, aged 4½ months
This month staff at Make have careered from the sublimely fit to the ridiculously unhealthy, with a marathon effort and an impromptu doughnut-athon
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CommentMarketwatch: retirement housing
In 2001 there were 9.4 million people aged 65 or above in the UK, a 51% increase from 1951.
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Comment*Cosying up ...
Why you should get chummy with the rapidly expanding Pegasus Retirement Homes
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*Tips on protecting your business from terrorism
The government's security advisors, MI5, recently published advice on putting security measures in place to protect against terrorism as well as crime. Here's the top, er, 11 …
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FeaturesHere comes rab
A crowd of iconic office schemes is being planned for the City of London. Bennetts Associates' New Street Square is the latest to be unveiled …
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A sharp reminder
The publication this week of the National Audit Office's report into health and safety on building sites has done the industry a favour.
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Permanent fixes
The Institution of Chemical Engineers has a model form that seems to eliminate disputes. So should any of it be adopted by the construction industry?
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Task group calls for eco-codes
One-tenth of materials used in a new building should be recycled or reclaimed, says the government's Sustainable Buildings Task Group.
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Denise Chevin takes over the reins at Building
Denise Chevin is the new editor of Building. She takes over from Adrian Barrick who has been promoted to publisher.
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Task group calls for eco-codes
One-tenth of materials used in a new building should be recycled or reclaimed, says the government's Sustainable Buildings Task Group.
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News91 days to go …
Work started this week on raising the steel arches of Santiago Calatrava's design for the refurbishment of the Olympic stadium in Athens. The start of the installation of the 18,000-tonne roof came days before the International Olympic Committee said Greece would be ready to host the Games. Denis Oswald, ...