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NewsWillmott Dixon and Countryside scoop top housebuilding awards
The cream of the housebuilding industry was recognised at the Building Homes Quality Awards on Wednesday
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Stick to schedule, Kier boss tells PFI clients
Kier chairman Colin Busby has called on the public sector to meet its own deadlines in the PFI bidding process, following a series of delays
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NewsPart L draft calls for draconian rises in U-values – and energy-efficient kettles
Leaked proposals to overhaul energy provisions of the Building Regulations reveals swinging changes to combat global warming
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Industry faces animal rights threat
A former Scotland Yard special branch detective has warned the construction industry to brace itself for a campaign of intimidation from violent animal rights activists
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NewsHSE has warm words, but no money, for roving reps
Health and Safety Executive has no plans for national roll-out of successful worker safety advisers scheme.
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Mabey & Johnson sues top insurers over bridge repairs
Engineer takes insurance companies to court to recover costs for work on bridges in Africa and the Americas.
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Three vie for Liverpool scheme
Three contractors are bidding to oversee a £750m mixed-use scheme in the centre of Liverpool, which is scheduled to open before the city becomes the European capital of culture in 2008
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Bovis does the double to top August leagues
Five wins worth £158m take company to top of monthly table and extend its lead over the year.
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Work the room
Are you a wallflower at corporate bashes? Frances Kay, founder of business introductions agency Acumentoo, explains how to network effectively
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NewsGalliford aims for 2% profit margin
Galliford Try's construction division aims to increase its profit margin to 2% within three years, reversing a year of losses.
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CPA makes fresh call to cut VAT on repairs
VAT on domestic repair, maintenance and improvement work ought to be reduced to 5%, according to a report commissioned by the Construction Products Association.
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The yuppies will save us
Not so long ago, it seemed many UK cities would be better off as farmland. Now, thanks to retail therapy and loft living, we are seeing a great transformation
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BigBoy666 vs Ladeeezman
The chat room isn't just a place for lonely hearts and insomniacs. It can be used for online mediation – avoiding the costs of hotel rooms and full-time lawyers
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CommentRubber chicken: Chickens, sheep and Cowes
Construction’s regatta in Cowes is a great opportunity to get sunstroke, eat raw meat and be tucked up in bed by 9pm with your landlady’s carrot cake
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FeaturesMr Blobby strikes again.
Will Alsop is back – and this time he's fitted his trademark giant pods on legs into the classical Victoria House in London. The planners bought it but will the tenants?
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Come and get me, copper
Any British architect with an ounce of street cred wouldn't dream of cladding their building in anything else – not without getting their collar felt by the style police …
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NewsMuseum in the sand
Bovis Lend Lease has emerged as one of 15 bidders to oversee the building of the £220m Grand Egyptian Museum near the pyramids of Giza and Cairo. The appointment is expected to be as a project manager or construction manager. Bids are due in next month, and the project is ...
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NewsBonny on the Clyde
A University of Glasgow faculty building on Eldon Street reopened this week. The St Andrew's building has been given a fresh contemporary facade and a new interior by Scottish architect RMJM. The facade incorporates a sweeping expanse of glass and picture windows, and coloured lighting has been installed to lend ...