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Five tips for complying with the DDA
By today, organisations that deal with the public should have complied with the Disability Discrimination Act by making their services accessible to people with disabilities. What constitutes a fully DDA-compliant building has yet to be decided, as this will be determined by a body of case law. In the meantime, ...
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FeaturesFire evacuation
An unusual approach was needed to get the University of Hertfordshire’s de Havilland campus building to conform with Part B of the Building Regulations, which deals with fire safety.
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FeaturesOpening homes, hearts and minds
Graham Bizley says that allowing Open House visitors into his home was an eye-opener.
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Seven vie to redevelop Tate St Ives art gallery
Original architect on shortlist to extend Tate St Ives and turn town into a year-round resort
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New boss for Equion FM
Tim Grier takes charge of John Laing's FM arm and promises to increase turnover to £25m.
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Whizzy WYG increases profit by 20% as chairman steps down
Acquisition trail pays off for White Young Green as profit rises to £6.9m and turnover hits £90m.
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NewsDisabled denied access on high street as DDA law looms
Survey reveals that thousands of businesses will fail to comply with a new law requiring the removal of physical barriers to disabled.
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Hyde quits Jarvis
Jarvis chief executive Kevin Hyde stands down after disastrous financial year.
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RMI work helps keep BSS profit on track
BSS says government spending was helping to counteract commercial dip as eight more PTS branches are opened.
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Seven in frame for New Islington
Conran and Partners, de Rijke Marsh and shedkm are among the architects on the competition shortlist for a 29-acre Millennium Community in East Manchester.
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Prescott promises £60,000 homes in South East
Surplus public land will be developed to provide young people with up to 10,000 affordable homes from as little as £60,000.
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Carillion JV scoops £50m health treatment centre
Carillion’s joint venture firm Patient Choice Partners wins preferred bidder status for £50m treatment centre in Essex
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Wolseley UK sales hit £2bn
Strong housing market helps builders' merchant Wolseley achieve record UK turnover while world-wide sales pass £10bn mark
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Five dead in Dubai airport collapse
"Multiple" casualties after wall collapse on Laing O'Rourke new terminal job
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FeaturesWhy the public loves an engineer
Open Site proved a roaring success for the projects that opened their doors to an inquisitive public, says Matt Dawson, relationship development manager at the Association of Consulting Engineers.
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FeaturesBoris walks with the dinosaurs
Boris Johnson pays tribute to air conditioning at the HVAC's bash at the Natural History museum.
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Joint ventures help push Pochin profit to £5m
Profit rises to £5m despite slow start to the year in contracting and construction services.
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NewsCITB plans industry-wide apprenticeship scheme
Construction bodies get on board to develop initiative that could entice school-leavers away from university
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Inland revenue probes IT provider BIW
The Inland Revenue is investigating IT project services provider BIW Technologies over tax credits it received on research and development.
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Moayedi makes shock return to construction
Ex-Jarvis boss buys waste treatment specialist to exploit boom in reclaiming contaminated brownfield land.