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Complaint over conflict of interests sparks CABE probe
Government investigates architectural watchdog after allegations from a South Kensington resident
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NewsSecond crane accident on Wembley site
Health and safety inspectors are carrying out another investigation on the Wembley stadium project in north-west London after a second accident involving a crane occurred on the site on Monday.
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Basra stories
On the anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom, we visited UK firms working in the south of the country and discovered that everyday life for contractors involves death threats, spiralling security costs, kidnapping, shortages of power and water – and a great deal of raw sewage
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FeaturesHere the twister comes
The Thames Barrier, designed to be raised once every five years, is being raised 10 times a year. We will know when we are drowning because there will be a programme about it on television, and it will be repeated three times … Building presents this week's extracts from CABE/RIBA's ...
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A message from Broker
I'm away on holiday this week, dear readers, so you'll just have to follow your own hunches until I get back. Garçon, encore du Chateau d'Yquem, s'il vous plait!
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Carillion is Sunday Times' most responsible contractor
Carillion is the leading firm in the construction sector to make a positive impact on society, according to The Sunday Times.
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Waterman predicts growth
Multidisciplinary consultant Waterman has predicted an upsurge in commercial work.
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Ah, bitter chill it was!
The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold. The hare limp'd trembling through the frozen grass, and silent were the joiners in their uncompleted toilet …
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FeaturesTake school to the kids
Traditionally, training workers to NVQ level has meant adapting to an inflexible college timetable only to have them learning very generalised subjects. But now firms are training staff on site — and it's proving much more efficient
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What's in it for me?
On-site training is ideal for small firms, says Gordon Harris, boss of Advanced Roofing in Derbyshire
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FeaturesUnited front
Many companies are attracting new workers into the industry by offering training on site. We look at the initiative on one project by social housing contractor United House
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Just the job
Training manager Jayne Sloan is responsible for getting construction workers through the NVQ programme. She explains why it is rewarding work
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David Curry
The sight of pensioners rebelling against council tax hikes has unsettled the government and prompted a search for alternatives. So who will end up paying?
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FeaturesOn the ground
The construction of new homes and infrastructure projects is essential if normality is to return to southern Iraq. Building went on patrol with the Royal Artillery to visit to some key construction projects under way around Basra
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Same again
Remember that movie in which Bill Murray was trapped in an endlessly looping nightmare?
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One step beyond …
A new resolution process has gone where adjudication feared to tread – into the imbroglios of international disputes
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Mediation is a busted flush
It has become received wisdom that mediation is always the best way to resolve a dispute. This is false, and it's getting falser – as some judges have realised
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NewsBrown announces Construction Act reforms in Budget
The Chancellor told the House of Commons in his budget speech on Wednesday that the government will reform the Construction Act to close loopholes in payment procedures
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Costain turnaround is complete
Contractor Costain will be in a position to offer a dividend to its shareholders next year for the first time since the 1990s.