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Charity begins at home
No, I do not agree the industry should be funding migrant workers for skills training (30 July, page 15). Do British tradesmen get the same treatment if we work on the Continent? Maybe it’s about time Britain stopped being such a “bleeding heart” and actually concentrated on solving our own ...
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Ships that pass on the motorway
As a regular passer of the RAC control centres at Bristol and Walsall (30 July, page 34), perhaps someone could enlighten me about the obviously nautical inspiration in the designs. The centre at Bristol screams Noah’s Ark (when not attracting divine thunderbolts, causing the computer system to shut down!) and ...
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FeaturesBlobs vs blocks
As the latest slanging match over iconic buildings between two high-profile architects reaches stalemate, Building decided to step in as referee. And so, desperate to get out into the sunshine, we did a little vox-pop research to put the matter to rest …
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Move over Paula …
… it’s time for some new Olympic heroes. As the games get off the blocks in Athens, Building decided six nations deserved gold medals for excellence in their specialist field of construction. William Wiles awarded points for stamina, speed, agility, strength, technique and synchronicity.
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The reinvention of tradition
Britain’s treasured stock of antique Georgian and Victorian housing was all built using single-skin walls. Now it could be about to make a dramatic return.
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NewsRok hires BA brand expert to boost customer service
Airline’s head of branding joins contractor to improve relations with supply chain and customers
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NewsLlewelyn and Watkins Gray form PFI alliance
Architects Llewelyn-Davies and Watkins Gray International have formed a strategic alliance to pitch for health and education PFI work.
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When will you pay me?
The plight of Spectrum, the fit-out contractor that called in the administrators last week, illustrates why passions are running so high on the subject of payment (see news).
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NewsSpectrum Projects falls victim to London office slump
Fit-out firm calls in administrator after decline in commercial market in the capital cuts turnover by 20%
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Laing O’Rourke steel fixer falls to death
A steel fixer employed by Laing O’Rourke died on Monday after falling 10.5 m down a lift shaft on a London construction site
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Developers queue up as Sainsbury’s sells Thames site
Developers are lining up to bid for a Sainsbury’s site in Southwark, south London, after the retailer decided to sell the site.
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Latham group deadlocked
An industry group that is reviewing the payment clauses of the Construction Act has failed to reach agreement.
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NewsWelton leaves Balfour Beatty after eight years at helm
Chief operating officer Ian Tyler to take over the reins on 1 January after five-month handover period
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Eureka!
Eureka!Coinciding with the start of the 2004 Athens Olympics today, steel contractor Cleveland Bridge has completed its work on Rion-Antirion in Greece. The bridge links the Peloponnese and mainland Greece across the Gulf of Corinth. Its length is 2252 m, 286 m longer that the Golden Gate bridge in San ...
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Lend Lease strikes £4.3bn merger deal
Lend Lease, the Australian parent of Bovis, has agreed a £4.3bn merger with developer General Property Trust after it put an additional £192m on the table last Friday.
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Stars race for Olympic pool
Star architects Zaha Hadid and Ken Shuttleworth have been shortlisted to design a swimming pool for the London 2012 Olympic games
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Kiwis lure UK workers to plug
A construction boom in New Zealand has lead to demand for British workers.
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Your friendly nick
Your friendly nickA police station set behind a welcoming canopy has been completed at Trowbridge in Wiltshire. Designed by Aaron Evans Architects of Bath, the gently curving canopy is supported on a pair of slender steel trees and encloses a civic space. This gives it a street presence lacking in ...
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NewsFive bid for £34m revamp of landmark London church
Contractors line up for Eric Parry-designed extension and restoration of St Martin-in-the-Fields in Trafalgar Square
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CABE and RIBA foresee era of ‘virtual schools’
School buildings could be replaced by virtual education within 20 years, according to a report by CABE and the RIBA.