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CommentAim for the head
David Blunkett's corporate manslaughter bill may satisfy public demand to see bad managers punished, but it looks like it is going to apply to a great many people
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NewsIndustrial strife threatens at Heathrow T5
Industrial unrest is brewing among Laing O'Rourke's workers at Heathrow Terminal 5, despite their enjoyment of one of the highest pay deals in British construction history.
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Interserve to lop off loss-making arms
Support services group Interserve has announced that it is closing three non-core businesses that were forecast to make an operating loss of £5m.
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Halcrow makes ambitious plans for post-war Iraq
Consulting engineer, which has won contracts in the region, hopes to set up 200-strong division by 2006.
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NewsConstructing Excellence faces early funding test
Government's new Egan body is said to have DTI backing, but doubts remain over who will pay for it.
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NewsChelsfield poaches LandSec boss
John Anderson, director of Land Securities Properties and former managing director of Bovis Lend Lease Europe, has joined Chelsfield as director of construction – as predicted in Building in May
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Industry backs Building's Chop the Charge drive
Survey of construction firms finds 85% believe vehicles should deliver to London sites without £5 daily fee.
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NewsWhatever happened to Peabody's prefab?
Britain's largest factory-assembled affordable housing project, the Peabody Trust's Raines Dairy in north London, was handed over this week
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Local lowdown
Yorkshire's job hotspot is Hull, where developments are on the increase and a skills shortage is pushing pay upwards.
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Morgan Sindall storms to top with work worth £124m
Contractor ends quiet spell by winning most work in June; Laing was hard on its heels with jobs worth £116m.
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The case against Kaufman
Gerald Kaufman has fought a campaign against London's Olympic bid that is as lengthy is it has been lonely. Here's why he should now give up the struggle
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CommentWonders & blunders
Michael Ankers reflects on two faces of construction – one beaming from ear to ear, the other snarling like a sheep-killing dog
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FeaturesSeaside rocks
Britain's seedy seaside towns are about to get tons and tons of regeneration cash, a dozen or so world-class architects and some schemes that will knock your socks off.
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Government hires top consultants for communities plan
The government is laying the foundations for its sustainable communities plan by setting up schemes in two of the four areas earmarked for development.
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Government abandons small-scale PFIs
The government has ruled out backing any future PFI projects valued below £20m, as the cost of the bidding process makes them uneconomic.
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Laing lands £350m Dubai airport …
A Laing O'Rourke joint venture has beaten off three rivals, including Balfour Beatty, to win a £350m airport contract in Dubai
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NewsDriving them up the wall
Architectural and sculptural designer Gerry Judah designed this giant wall display for last weekend's Festival of Speed at Goodwood, Sussex. Three Ford GT40 racers, famous for winning first, second and third prizes at Le Mans in 1966, were hung from a 36 m high, 28 m wide structure built out ...
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NewsThe age of aquariums
Plans for the £1.5bn Silvertown Quays redevelopment in east London have been boosted by a £25m cash injection from the Bank of Scotland. This will fund the project through the planning stages. Proposals for the scheme include 3500 homes, 500,000 ft2 of retail and leisure facilities and Europe's largest aquarium, ...