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Fledgling minister sings from a Brownian hymn book
It's easy to see why one Fleet Street diarist described Nigel Griffiths as a "pocket Gordon Brown".
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Gerbeau too busy to help Olympic bid
Former Millennium Dome boss Pierre-Yves Gerbeau has changed his mind about helping with London's bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games.
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NewsPRP to take control of £300m Ocean Estate
Architect PRP has been appointed consultant on the redevelopment of the £300m Ocean Estate in Tower Hamlets, east London.
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NewsOn top Down Under
An office development in New Zealand has won, by public vote, the People Choice Award 2003, organised by the RICS. The winning building, named C: Drive, was up against worldwide competition. The development was built for ASB Bank's technology and software operations. The design creates a cutting-edge office by exposing ...
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Masterplanner sought for £1bn Bath revamp
One of Europe's largest regeneration projects, the Western Riverside scheme in Bath, took a step forward this week after project manager EC Harris invited expressions of interest from masterplannners.
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Safety: HSE listens to industry's comments
The Health and Safety Executive has developed an action plan to overhaul the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations after industry consultation.
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NewsHooray for Hoxton
Hackney council has granted planning permission for the redevelopment of 168 Pitfield Street in Hoxton, north-east London. Architect Stock Woolstencroft will design the scheme for Capital and Provident Regeneration. The £8m programme will include the renovation of the 1870s school that stands on the site. It will also provide 50 ...
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Prescott offers housebuilders silver and gold
Deputy prime minister John Prescott this week launched a quality benchmark for housing.
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BSI retreats in Barbour row
Barbour Index, the information provider to the construction industry, has been given a licence to provide online data by the British Standards Institute after a complaint to the Office of Fair Trading.
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Carillion sues hospital for £1.6m over size of floors
Contractor Carillion has sued a London hospital trust for £1.6m in a row over cleaning services.
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NewsBuilding in the round
The Capita Building at Carlisle's Kingsmoor Business Park in Cumbria – which will open later this month – was designed, engineered and project-managed by Capita Property Consultancy. The two-storey building provides 57,000 ft2 of open-plan space in two arms splaying from a central reception area. The building is clad ...
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Contractor Sunley Turriff goes into administration
Main business Lilley Construction sold as going concern after Cheshire-based parent group runs out of money.
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NewsC&M set to pounce on Headway
Commercial and residential developer Country & Metropolitan aims to start takeover talks with rival developer Headway
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Birse pays price for stadium disaster
Contractor Birse has announced an 82% drop in pre-tax profit for the 12 months to 30 April, compared with the previous year.
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UK output down 11% on 2002, says DTI
Further signs of a market downturn have emerged with the release of government figures showing a fall in construction orders.
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Cad illustrations
For any male employer who's a little unsure about how to manage women, here's some helpful advice from the Womenback2work website.
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No Wow now
St Paul's is a constant reminder that we no longer produce the kind of jaw-dropping buildings that characterise 17th-century London and modern Los Angeles
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Job losses
The applicant, Mr Dunnachie, had been threatened and humiliated by his manager over a period of some months, such that he had become extremely distressed and was absent from work for at least three weeks owing to stress. Mr Dunnachie resigned and obtained a new position without a ...
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Plugging the gaps
Wednesday’s skills white paper aims to nail the construction industry’s skills shortage once and for all – starting with a national forum to distribute training funds where you want them to go