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  • News

    Gains to remain Mowlem boss for one more year

    2004-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Chief executive will stand for re-election despite appointment of chief operating officer this week

  • Comment

    Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

    2004-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Ann Minogue welcomes us to the tedious, futile, wasteful, aggressive, pointless, hypocritical, irrelevant, bullying, baffling and pretentious world of her top 10 pet hates

  • Features

    Slated

    2004-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Jonathan Adams of Percy Thomas Architects has been accused of spending £100m on a giant, shell-less mollusc. Here he takes us around his Wales Millennium Centre and explains why the critics don't know their gastropods from their elbows.

  • News

    Mace aims to treble QS division

    2004-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Contractor Mace intends to more than treble the size of its cost consultancy arm by 2006

  • Comment

    Picking the ponies

    2004-05-14T00:00:00Z

    The people who hire adjudicators want intelligent, nimble beasts that cover the ground at a gallop while safely leaping legal hurdles. But how can they get them?

  • News

    Strike threat at T5

    2004-05-14T00:00:00Z

    BAA and employers fear that sectional dispute over pay could spread if electricians refuse to cross picket lines

  • News

    Europe's public projects delayed by language barrier

    2004-05-14T00:00:00Z

    European tender system is stalled by requirement to translate projects into languages of new member states

  • News

    Babcock closes in on Peterhouse deal

    2004-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Support services group Babcock International is close to completing its £95m acquisition of rival Peterhouse.

  • Comment

    The asbestos challenge

    2004-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Asbestos rules are about to be updated, and they affect all those who manage business properties. And if you don't comply, you may face criminal charges

  • News

    Plan B emerges for Paddington hospital PFI

    2004-05-14T00:00:00Z

    A Fresh plan for a £800m PFI hospital at Paddington, central London, has emerged days before a review into the beleaguered project is to be published

  • News

    Strategic forum calls summit to discuss safety fears

    2004-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Industry and HSE plan conference as National Audit Office criticises designers, inspectors and government

  • News

    RIBA's competition service to be tailored to client needs

    2004-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Taskforce draws up 10-point action plan to expand and promote service to government and client groups

  • News

    £550m estate job attracts bids

    2004-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Developers and registered social landlords are lining up to bid for the redevelopment of Kidbrooke, in south-east London, one of the capital's most notorious estates

  • News

    Alfred McAlpine abandons legal battle with Sir Robert

    2004-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Contractor drops plans to appeal against ruling over name change as it issues joint statement settling dispute

  • News

    Morgan cools on new bid

    2004-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Ex-Redrow boss Steve Morgan said that Liverpool FC's refusal to consider a deal exposed failure at management and board level.

  • News

    Property firm enters regeneration field

    2004-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Property firm MacDonald Egan has launched a development arm that will focus on delivering regeneration schemes

  • News

    Costain strengthens presence in northern Iraq

    2004-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Contractor Costain has beefed up its presence in northern Iraq as it looks to bid for a £1bn-a-year reconstruction programme in Kurdistan.

  • Features

    Local lowdown

    2004-05-14T00:00:00Z

    The continued boom in London Docklands means the area is attracting construction staff as well as City suits. Robert Smith of Hays Montrose reports

  • News

    Broker's notes: Everybody hurts

    2004-05-14T00:00:00Z

    For goodness sake! Interest rates rose 0.25% – that's all! You would think from the way the market has reacted that it was the end of the world as we know it for housebuilders.

  • News

    Orders decline 4% in 12 months to March

    2004-05-14T00:00:00Z

    The number of fresh construction orders in the year to March dropped 4% on the previous 12 months, according to latest government statistics.