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    Window dressing at the RICS

    2004-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Your otherwise excellent leader (2 April, page 3) calls on the RICS to "make its members happy that they are receiving the service they deserve for a mere 32% hike in their fees".

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    Peabody distrust

    2004-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Regarding the benefits the Peabody Trust has offered the industry (12 March, pages 18-22).

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    Rubber chicken: Foster & Fox present …

    2004-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Our intrepid correspondent makes the arduous ascent of the gherkin and meets the great and the good – including a certain architect and Swiss Re vice president

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    Workshop

    2004-05-07T00:00:00Z

    This week, a super-sensitive fire door handle for all those time-to-make-a-sharp-exit moments, a technicolour range of plastics that would turn Joseph green, and the hottest news straight from the factories

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    It's getting hot out there …

    2004-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Thinking of working abroad but not sure where to look for work? We offer a rundown this year's hottest destinations, where UK-trained construction professionals are definitely in demand …

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    Singleton vs empty-nester

    2004-05-07T00:00:00Z

    There are two types of people who are really suited to working abroad. Which one are you – or should you stay put?

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    Ways to go

    2004-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Are you considering working abroad? Daniel Griggs heads up the international division at global recruitment consultancy Beresford Blake Thomas. Here, he offers some top tips

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    Just the job

    2004-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Dubai is a great location for both work and play – and with its massive construction boom the opportunities are endless, quantity surveyor Fergus Rossiter tells Building

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    Nearing the finish line

    2004-05-07T00:00:00Z

    This week, workers in Athens started to put the steel and glass roof on Calatrava’s Olympic stadium – and in the nick of time. But will all the venues be ready for this summer’s games?

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    M&E firm SEC aims to double over next five years

    2004-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Top-10 M&E group Southern Electrical Contracting aims for top spot through organic growth and acquisitions

  • Comment

    Site-time reading

    2004-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Keith Pickavance reviews Hamish Lal's guide to winning your delay and disruption case

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    Tony no mates

    2004-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Say hello to Tony. Tony is a prime minister. But Tony is sad, because even though he has lots of money and the kit for lovely new schools and hospitals, all his friends are too busy to help him to put them together. So Tony might not be ...

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    Gherkin, interior

    2004-04-30T00:00:00Z

    As the first Swiss Re office workers jostle for the best desks in Foster and Partners' cigar-shaped tower, Martin Spring takes a trip to the top and discovers the design tricks that make it the only green skyscraper in London.

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    Government to halve major hospital build programme

    2004-04-30T00:00:00Z

    DoH will limit schemes to just six over next year as industry runs out of wherewithal to build large facilities

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    How to build a model community

    2004-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Two reports have tried to provide assembly instructions for the ideal sustainable community. We find out if they work.

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    Blood and treasure

    2004-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Firms who took part in the foot-and-mouth massacre were treated like pirates when they presented their bill. This is how they eventually got their gold

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    Higher wages transform workers' fortunes

    2004-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Construction work begins to lose 'dirty hands' image as wage growth once again beats national average

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    No 10 supports creation of taskforce to tackle retention

    2004-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Agenda for change endorsed by construction minister Nigel Griffiths and chief secretary to Treasury Paul Boateng

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    Rok boss announces record orders of £275m

    2004-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Rok chairman Bob Carlton-Porter has announced record orders of £275m, including a 10-year partnership with developer South Somerset Homes for more than 1250 homes.

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    New arrival set to help Jarvis move on

    2004-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Troubled contractor Jarvis, which this week accepted liability for the Potters Bar rail crash in May 2002, is about to bring in a former chief executive of the Highways Agency to reinforce its management