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Employers beware
Tony Bingham's report on the case of Rupert Morgan Building Services vs Jervis and Jervis is fine as far as it goes (5 December, page 49).
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HSE inspectors threaten strike over pay row
Safety regulator has until today to grant 2.6% pay claim or union will begin disputes procedure
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NewsOut of the ashes …
Coventry has reclaimed its city centre near to the cathedral with Millennium Square, the centrepiece of the £50m Phoenix Initiative, which combines architecture, landscaping and public artworks. The square has a spiral pedestrian bridge designed by artist Alexander Beleschenko and structural engineer Dewhurst Macfarlane, light bars set into the paving ...
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NewsShake-up moves Carillion away from roots
Carillion has taken another step towards reinventing itself as a services provider after a new-year restructuring, announced by chief executive John McDonough
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NewsGood year for Dunlop
Regeneration specialist Urban Splash and architect Shed KM have received planning permission for their revamp of the Fort Dunlop building next to the M6 in Birmingham. The building, which has been vacant for 20 year, is to be fitted with a 50 m electric blue "spine", round portico windows, shops, ...
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Millennium Village cladding contractor goes bust
One of the main subcontractors on the £250m Greenwich Millennium Village project has gone into voluntary liquidation.
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NewsMore evidence emerges of construction's suicide risk
Researchers at Leeds University find that 16% of all suicides in the city are committed by construction workers
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Ballast's subcontractors look to the courts
A group of subcontractors owed £5m as a result of the failure of Ballast UK will appoint lawyers next week to advise them on how to get their money back.
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Battle for UCATT job heats up
The political battle to succeed George Brumwell as general secretary of construction union UCATT is to begin next week, when the union's executive committee announces plans for the election process.
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Work floods in to US M&E company
Specialist contractor Emcor has landed a slew of contracts, the largest of which is a £20m deal to provide M&E services to the Broadgreen hospital in Liverpool for Norwest Holst.
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NewsWinner grabs all
Building was this week named weekly magazine of the year at the CMP Information awards, held at Le Meridien Grosvenor House Hotel in central London. CMP Information publishes a range of business-to-business magazines in sectors as diverse as the music industry and farming. It acquired Building in the summer of ...
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CSCS calls in consultant to plan expansion of skills card
Outgoing chairman sets up overhaul of identification scheme as elections for new chairman loom
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HSE report allays fears over car park collapse
THE health and Safety Executive has alleviated fears that car parks built in the 1960s may be unsafe. The move comes after the partial collapse of Pipers Row car park in Wolverhampton in March 1997.
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NewsSmooth crossing
Transport for London has unveiled plans for the £425m Thames Gateway Bridge, designed by Marks Barfield Architects, which is to span the Thames between Gallion's Reach and Thamesmead. TfL estimates that improved access could create the potential for up to 26,000 jobs in the Gateway. The river is 650 m ...
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Call to protect homebuyers
Inspector Home, a housing standards pressure group, is to submit a 5000-name petition to the House of Commons to demand that new homes be covered by statutory consumer protection law
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Six in race for £100m Valencia stadium
A shortlist of six has been drawn up to design a £100m football stadium for Spanish football team Valencia.
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NewsSouthern sun-traps
BPTW architects has designed a residential development overlooking Southwark Park in Rotherhithe, south-east London, which is due to be completed in the spring. Developed by Higgins Homes, eight apartments and six town houses will be close to local shopping and leisure amenities and Surrey Quays Tube station. The apartments will ...
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NewsGLA proposes flood plan for Thames Gateway
Environmental planners propose 'green grid' of parks and woodlands to mop up flood water
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Marks Barfield to design Wembley bridge
Architect Marks Barfield, the firm behind the London Eye, is to design a pedestrian bridge to link the Wembley national stadium with the upgraded Stadium Station.
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WYG's £4.3m Irish purchase
Listed consultant White Young Green has enlarged its presence in Ireland with the purchase of project manager Denis Rooney Associates for £4.3m.