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NewsBovis’ £40m profit boosts parent Lend Lease
Contractor Bovis generated more than half the profit of its Australian parent, developer Lend Lease, in the six months to 31 December
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Rok results bear brunt of conservatory business closure
The results of listed contractor Rok will take a £1.6m hit this year after it closed Spaceage, a subsidiary based in Poole, Dorset.
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Wolseley’s shopping spree
Building materials specialist Wolseley has bought four distribution businesses in Europe and America for £33m.
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Transco awards £1.6bn gas work to five major players
National Grid Transco this week boosted contractors Balfour Beatty, Amec, Morgan Sindall, Skanska and McNicholas by placing orders for a £1.6bn gas replacement works programme.
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CommentThe value of values
Just like in any job interview, first (and second and third) impressions count with your clients. It’s crucial that your customers can see what you stand for
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FeaturesHome improvement
The three ugly sisters of Marsham Street are dead – and a much prettier successor has risen from their ashes. We assess the new Farrell-designed home of the Home Office
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FeaturesExplosive situations
Discovering old war rooms, tackling six-metre-thick concrete walls, blowing up buildings in the middle of London and racing against time … Well, at least this project wasn’t dull
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NewsTurner & Townsend plans ambitious global expansion
New head of international division sets five-year growth target, including ventures in the Middle East
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FeaturesThe messenger
Construction’s safety record never looks worse than in the living room of a bereaved family. Alan Ritchie knows – he’s been there too many times. The new general secretary of UCATT tells us about his plans to make employers and government listen.
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Europe’s catwalk
Norman, Zaha, Daniel, Cesar and many more of world architecture’s signature brands are flocking to Italy to put their stamp on the design capital of Europe
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CommentJust not good enough
What verdict should the Health and Safety Executive pass on the construction industry at next week’s summit?
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CommentNo quick fix
Reports that Lafarge may have supplied faulty cement raise a host of problems for suppliers and contractors that face legal claims – or want to pass them on
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CommentStop having fun
In Scotland, parties can no longer indulge in games of ambushing courts with fresh evidence. An eminently sensible idea, and one that should apply to adjudication
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Who do you think you are?
If you are signing a contract as part of a consortium, it’s vital to identify all of the contracting parties. A recent case reveals the dangers of not doing so
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CommentFat-cat scapegoats
The public appetite for tougher corporate killing penalties is being fed by a private member’s bill – which excludes the government from its scope
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No more heroes, please
I am writing to comment on an advertisement in the 28 January issue (page 66). Under the banner “Unsung heroes”, there is a picture of a worker sitting high in the air on a steel beam. From the picture there is no clear means of fall protection, although he is ...
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A federal feud
Colin Harding (Letters, 11 February, page 39) is often blunt but always, in my opinion, right in his criticism of our industry’s federations and the plight in which we “small builders” constantly find ourselves.
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Sub standards
The time of the year has once again passed when chartered surveyors look at the subscription demands and wonder why they remain members of the RICS (answers on a postcard – I can’t fathom it).