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  • News

    HSE to crack down on government work

    2003-05-02T00:00:00Z

    The health and Safety Executive's construction division is to toughen up its stance on government construction projects as part of its drive to reduce fatalities and serious injuries 40% by 2004.

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    Laing O'Rourke in talks to buy Carillion's piling arm

    2003-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Contractor carries out due diligence on Carillion subsidiary – and is now on lookout for cladding firm.

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    Rogers hails Piano tower as 'great 21st-century design'

    2003-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Architect says former partner's 306 m London Bridge Tower is the best designed building he has ever seen.

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    Southampton to get £160m refurbishment

    2003-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Southampton is to get a £160m makeover after the city council's decision to approve plans for three key developments in the city centre.

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    Four compete for 20 ha Isle of Wight masterplan

    2003-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Isle of Wight council shortlists four architects for 600-home estate intended to set standard for local design.

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    O'Rourke outshines Laing in 2003 Rich List

    2003-05-02T00:00:00Z

    The O'Rourke family has eclipsed the Shepherds, the McAlpines and the Laings in The Sunday Times 2003 Rich List.

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    Site death victim 'worked without certification'

    2003-05-02T00:00:00Z

    A John Doyle Construction site foreman who died on a housing project in south-west London had insufficient documents to act as a banksman, an inquest heard this week.

  • Features

    Redundancy survival kit

    2003-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Facing the prospect of losing your job? Michael Archer, partner at solicitor Beale & Company, tells you what to do if the worst happens

  • Features

    Tender price forecast: All good, bar London

    2003-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Tender prices and workload are to continue to grow in the country as a whole, despite the consequences of the invasion of Iraq. But, as we point out, the outlook is not so good in the capital, where an ailing office market has caused a slump in work output.

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    C&M hunts for rival in South-east

    2003-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Country & Metropolitan is aiming to acquire a rival housebuilder by the end of the year

  • Comment

    Our other prime minister

    2003-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Blair may be disenchanted with Brown, but he is stuck with him. As the Budget showed, the chancellor has complete control over the domestic agenda

  • Comment

    Hansom

    2003-05-02T00:00:00Z

    This week, squatting birds, pampered bats, committed contractors, genial developers – and an architect that is demolishing itself

  • Features

    Mike Coleman

    2003-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Project managers have a unique opportunity to influence change in the industry, are they making the most of it?

  • Features

    A Disney classic

    2003-05-02T00:00:00Z

    It would have been the first 'Bilbao' if not for years of delays. But now, finally, Frank Gehry has come home to La-La Land with his suitably fantastical Walt Disney Concert Hall

  • Comment

    Court is your last resort

    2003-05-02T00:00:00Z

    The relaunch of the Court of Appeal mediation scheme is a clear sign that the UK's senior judiciary wants litigation to be used only when there is no other way

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    Let the seller beware

    2003-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Another housing project more or less finished, so it's pints all round while we wait for the money. Sadly, new mortgage rules mean it may be a long wait …

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    A stinging rebuke

    2003-05-02T00:00:00Z

    I am sorry about the delay in sending in this letter but I have only just been catching up on my reading of Building.

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    Let's build in Gordon's garden!

    2003-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Having just read Gordon Isgrove's argument in your Homes supplement arguing for more building on greenfield sites, I feel the need to ask if Gordon was scared by a tree when young.

  • News

    Gensler wins Deutsche Bank HQ

    2003-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Property company Helical Bar and architect Gensler have been appointed by Deutsche Bank to redevelop Ropemaker Place in the City of London

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    Cue Q

    2003-05-02T00:00:00Z

    The mixed-use Q building in Stratford, east London, has been completed. It was designed by Buckley Gray for Imperial Developments, and includes 27 one and two-bedroom apartments, all with external terraces. Four floors of apartments sit above a restaurant and bar.The building uses a combination of timber, glass, ...