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A taste of union medicine
I was interested to read in your above article (22 October, page 10) that the TUC is stepping up pressure on the government to press ahead with its manifesto commitment to introduce corporate manslaughter legislation.
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Piling on the agony
I read your piling special (15 October 2004, page 64) and found it lacking in up-to-date information in key areas.
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FeaturesDealing with libya
The moment when Tony Blair shook hands with Muammar Gadaffi, bygones were officially bygones and an entire country was opened up for British firms to exploit. But what are the realities of doing business in Libya? We visited the former pariah state to find out
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Kajima UK boss Barker says sayonara after five years
UK director of Japanese contracting giant cites personal reasons – not £2m pre-tax losses – for stepping down
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Atkins plans move into Libyan market
Consultant Atkins is planning to open an office in Libya by next summer.
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CommentLet’s talk about sex
In these days of chronic skills shortages, any initiative to double construction’s pool of potential recruits is welcome.
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NewsMultiplex admits Wembley has fallen behind schedule
Contractor abandons 32-month construction programme – but will be ready for the 2006 FA Cup Final
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NewsAlsop hit by second departure
Troubled architect Will Alsop was hit by another blow this week when a second key director quit to set up his own practice,
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Skanska UK announces order book of £2.5bn
The UK arm of Swedish contractor Skanksa has £2.5bn in its order book, including projects that are at preferred bidder stage, it reported in a company statement.
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Balfour’s £400m Dubai mall
Balfour Beatty has won a £400m contract to build the world’s biggest shopping centre in Dubai.
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Building materials tycoon Lord Hanson dies at 82
Lord Hanson, founder of building materials group Hanson, has died aged 82.
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Contractors get the jitters over Procure21 programme
Pearce may leave NHS Estates programme as framework contractors complain about not getting enough work
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Major departures imminent at Jarvis PFI arm
The former Skanska director brought in to take over the PFI arm of Jarvis in the summer is expected to leave before the end of the year.
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NewsCABE under attack at select committee hearing
Design watchdog on the defensive after critical submissions over conflicts of interest and accountability
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NewsTowering feat
This 900-tonne tower designed by the Richard Rogers Partnership was the subject of a dramatic feat of engineering last week when airport operator BAA moved it almost 2 km across the runways at Heathrow Airport. The conical structure will form the top section of the traffic control centre. It was ...
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Foster’s City Hall starts to crack
Glass panels at City Hall, the headquarters of the Greater London Authority near Tower Bridge, have started cracking two years after it was completed, leading the GLA to call for an explanation from suppliers,
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NewsJowell hedges bets on casino bill
Culture secretary Tessa Jowell has conceded that the number of casinos built in the UK could be capped, after fears that a rise in problem gambling would outweigh the regeneration benefits of developments
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Civil engineers? Are they more polite then?
Three-quarters of the UK population do not know what civil engineering is, according to an Institution of Civil Engineers survey published this week.
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NewsReinventing the wheel
Reinventing the wheelA circular steel roof structure that is just like a bicycle wheel except that it is 50 m in diameter was dropped into position over a sports pavilion in London’s Regent’s Park last week. The £3.3m pavilion was designed by David Morley Architects. The two-storey structure will contain ...