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OCG warns against suicidal PFI bids
Whitehall’s man in charge of public sector procurement has warned the construction industry that it must stop underpricing bids for government refurbishment contracts if companies are to avoid financial ruin
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NewsFarrell: Cities should be fast, dense and fun
Cities across the globe have the potential to reinvent themselves in radical new forms, but planners, architects and governments seldom harness these possibilities, architect Sir Terry Farrell has claimed.
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CommentOpen mike: This is unacceptable
Legal disputes in construction are as important as those in any other industry, so why do our firms have to use the tradesman’s entrance to the courts?
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Features2004 revisited
It was a different year for different people. For many it was a lengthy punch-up. For others a sleigh ride through a forest pursued by wolves. For one or two, it was a chance to emulate Napoleon at Austerlitz. So, use the next 10 pages to jog your memory, after ...
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Councils given 13 weeks to process planning applications
Keith Hill announces range of measures to help planners including extra £1m for Planning Inspectorate.
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NewsTravis Perkins buys DIY merchant Wickes for 950m
The building merchant beats rivals to acquire UK’s second largest building supplies company.
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NewsBaggeridge boosts brick profits despite slip in demand
Higher brick prices help push profits by 30% as sales volumes drop in softening market.
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Ex-rail boss unveils £13.2bn rival to Crossrail
The ambitious rail scheme would take passengers further than Crossrail but opponents say the original London rail scheme must not be scrapped.
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NewsWilson Bowden optimistic despite slowdown
Wilson Bowden says end of year results will be in line with expectations and that it will complete 5,000 homes in 2004.
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NewsRoyal property investment wins planning approval
Prince Charles has won planning approval for a £3m manor house, but he neither he or his sons will be living there.
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Scotland to accept refugees qualifications
New scheme in Scotland will help refugees' convert construction qualifications to their UK equivalents.
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NewsMorgan Sindall confident of strong results
Contractor is buoyed by growth in affordable housing and the acquisition of three new construction divisions from Benson.
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NewsSuperlink plan set to extend Crossrail's reach
News of a possible extention to the proposed Crossrail scheme and the latest on the proposed takeover of building supplies group Novar.
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Aggregate Industries predicts rock-solid results
Aggregate says that significant increases in hydrocarbon costs and cement prices will not undermine end of year results.
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Jarvis sells Tubelines according to report
Stage one of Jarvis's survival plan is reported to have taken place with sale of stake in Tubelines.
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Industry demands joined-up policy-making from Whitehall
RIBA, RICS and CIC write to government to complain about fragmented responsibility for industry.
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Multiplexs Australian boss breaks silence over Wembley
Noel Henderson insists Wembley Stadium will be ready for 2006 FA cup final and attacks sacked steel firm.
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NewsMultiplex plans to double UK turnover to £800m
Australian contractor sets out ambitious plans to win market share – without acquiring any of its rivals
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CommentHold that axe
The architecture school at Cambridge is a world-class institution renowned for the calibre of its ex-students (ahem). Only the Brits could think of shutting it down
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FeaturesTalking up a storm
Wates chief Paul Drechsler has been hired to shake up the century-old family business. And he just loves to natter about it. He tells Angela Monaghan all about framework deals, services, Dublin, PFI schools, his workers … and Eric Clapton.