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FeaturesSecurity
Designing buildings to resist the worst effects of a terrorist bomb blast is becoming a key part of the specification process. Arup Security Consulting specialises in this type of work and has just won Security Consultant of the Year at the Security Excellence Awards 2004. It was also one of ...
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NewsRedrow warns of housing slowdown
Housebuilder's AGM statement says that house buyers are taking longer to buy properties.
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NewsLeading industry bodies to merge
Constructing Excellence and Collaborating for the Built Environment could form new body by April 2005.
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Exorcising the ghost town
Blitzed by the Luftwaffe, scarred by 1960s tower blocks, and abandoned by industry under Thatcher – Coventry has had its share of suffering. But now £4bn of regeneration is giving the city back its lifeblood
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FeaturesConstruction gets cuddly
Buster the Bear is the latest soft toy to wear a hard hat while Janet the Joiner connects with the Under 5s.
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FeaturesKing of the caption
Martin King's witty entry scooped top prize in Hansom's steam train caption competition.
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NewsLottery “a catalyst for regeneration”
The Henley Report into the first the lottery says that it has contributed hundreds of millions to the built environment.
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Construction growth rate slows as optimism slips
Survey reveals that industry growth slowed slightly last month while optimism about future business fell to a three-year low.
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RMC chief in line for 2.6m redundancy
Cemex’s takeover of RMC could see David Munro pick up a £2.6m pay-off only a year after he become chief executive.
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Hilton raises stakes with Blackpool super casino
British hotel group says it will only go-ahead if government limits number of super casinos to five.
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Skanska profits up by 65%
A lower turnover and better margins boosts Skanska's profit for first nine months of 2004.
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NewsLords clash looms for Prescott Housing Bill
In our round-up of the weekend newspapers Prescott heads for a clash with the Lords and thatched homes come under threat from the European Commission.
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Museum rebuilds section of Berlin Wall
A segment of the Berlin Wall is rebuilt to mark the deaths of those who attempted to flee from Communist Europe.
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NewsFriends of the Earth slams Blair road award
A650 Bingley Relief Road is criticised for destroying site of special scientific interest.
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FeaturesShuttleworth shuffled
Foster and Partners almost photoshops ex-colleague Ken Shuttleworth out of a team photograph.
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NewsCrisis at Alsop as directors sell 40% stake
Investment by venture capitalist R Capital keeps architect afloat.
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Who’s in control?
The defendant contractor secured a contract to decorate the exterior of a building. The claimant was a painter and decorator in partnership with his father and they were instructed by the defendant to carry out the work. The work required the use of scaffolding, but no ladder was provided by ...