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  • News

    Prince Charles joins bidders for Ashford masterplan

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    Prince's Foundation joins shortlist of five, raising prospect of a 31,000-home Poundbury in Kent growth area.

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    Bilfinger Berger withdraws bid for Ballast

    2003-11-07T00:00:00Z

    German contractor Bilfinger Berger has withdrawn its bid for the PFI and facilities management arm of failed contractor Ballast, leaving outsourcing specialist Mapeley as the clear frontrunner

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    Watchdog seeks QS to explain Holyrood debacle

    2003-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Audit Scotland tenders for consultant to help it find reasons for parliament's disastrous cost overrun.

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    Rail sector 'naive and immature'

    2003-11-07T00:00:00Z

    A leading QS has warned that the rail industry needs to radically change how it works with consultants and contractors if it is to deliver improvements to the network

  • News

    Spiderman faces legal action over Taywood crane protest

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    Fathers' rights activist has halted work on firm's Tower Bridge site by living on top of crane dressed as superhero.

  • News

    Interior wins best of best in Specialist Contractor Awards

    2003-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Building's first ever awards for specialist contractors have been won by Interior Services Group.

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    Fairview sued for £538,000 over brick job

    2003-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Housebuilder Fairview New Homes is being sued for £538,000 by a subcontractor on a project in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.

  • Features

    Local lowdown

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    Our regional series continues as Robert Smith of recruitment consultant Hays Montrose checks out job prospects in and around the M3/M4 corridor

  • Comment

    Getting from A to B

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    The government can't work out why construction isn't delivering the schools and hospitals it promised the public. Actually, it's not that hard to see why

  • Comment

    Smear campaign

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    A reader writes: Tony Clarke tells the story of how low morale led a site worker to express his feelings

  • Comment

    Trickey's situations

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    The diary of a Devonshire property manager

  • News

    Broker's notes

    2003-11-07T00:00:00Z

    When luxury houses took a dive

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    Conn Wilson is UK's highest-earning OAP

    2003-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Conn Wilson, a member of the family that co-owned Wilson Connolly until September, has been named Britain's highest-earning pensioner in The Sunday Times' Top 500 paylist.

  • News

    Skanska seals £620m Bart's hospital deal

    2003-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Contractor Skanska confirmed in its quarterly results that it had won the £620m St Bartholomew's hospital PFI contract, as revealed in Building last week.

  • News

    Materials firms count reasons to be fearful

    2003-11-07T00:00:00Z

    In the latest in a series of monthly articles assessing the short-term prospects of the industry, we considers how things are looking for the increasingly volatile building materials sector

  • News

    My take

    2003-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Buying Ballast's northern division

  • Features

    Hired guns

    2003-11-07T00:00:00Z

    A successful career in construction doesn't have to be restricted to years of loyal service in one company. In fact, as we find out, more people are now jumping from firm to firm as freelancers – opting for better rates of pay, more free time and greater flexibility

  • Features

    Winner takes all

    2003-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Giving up your job to become a freelancer will always involve some risk, especially if you are under 30. But as Amanda Hales, a 29-year-old QS, testifies the gamble can definitely pay off

  • Features

    A lone rider's rights

    2003-11-07T00:00:00Z

    If you are considering becoming self-employed you must be aware of contractual, tax and legal implications

  • Comment

    Hansom

    2003-11-07T00:00:00Z

    This week, politics gets in the way of a perfectly good lunch, Network Rail gets a kick in the couplings and yet more on the battle of the biscuits