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DTI: Construction wage inflation set to soar
Annual report on industry says that skills shortage will lead to huge wage hikes, leading to increased project costs and prices.
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Conservation officer's lot not a happy one
A campaign to help beleaguered conservation officers in local authorities was launched last week by English Heritage with government backing.The campaign follows the first survey of England’s 700 local authority conservation officers. It found that they were overstretched, under-resourced and undervalued. The survey was commissioned by EH and the ...
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FeaturesHigher, further and richer
There are fantastic opportunities for construction firms in the tertiary education market, but, of course, universities are hard to get into and demand high quality work. In fact, you may want to take notes
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A suspect package?
ERP software systems, which promise a total solution to administering a company, have been successful in some industries, but construction's experience of them has not been entirely happy – as Atkins will testify. We assess the pros and cons.
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Dumb or what?
The drive to deliver high-value, high-quality design is being hampered by a class system that prevents architects and engineers from talking to specialists as equals
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FeaturesTending to zero
There is a suspicion in the industry that contractors are fatalists. That is, they make the right noises on health and safety, but privately believe that fatal accidents come with the job. But now Bovis Lend Lease has put in place a global strategy to reduce site deaths to almost ...
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NewsBritish firms may shun contracts in post-war Iraq
Contractors express worries over reaction of staff and insurers if they win reconstruction work.
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Industry beats FTSE average after start of war on Iraq
Construction and building materials shares remain strong – in contrast to all-share index's roller-coaster ride.
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NewsMcCarthy brothers take on father
Brothers Spencer and Clinton McCarthy aim to challenge the dominance of McCarthy & Stone, the company that belongs to their father John, in the retirement housing market
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CommentGet your retaliation in first
Contractual documentation fosters an atmosphere of trust and co-operation between parties in which fairness and mutual … oh, lordy, who am I kidding?
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Bovis to axe 40 staff after review of market prospects
Contractor reveals redundancy plans in the same week that QS EC Harris decides to close Glasgow office.
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Foster takes home £6m as profit halves
Lord Foster was paid £6.1m by Foster and Partners in the 2001/2 financial year, despite the fact that the practice's pre-tax profit more than halved in the same period, according to the latest annual results posted at Companies House.
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NewsUS to keep plum Iraq contracts
British construction companies will not win any major contracts to rebuild Iraq because of strict US government procurement guidelines
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NewsChancellor puts his man in charge of PFI policy
Treasury unit is given enlarged brief and extra resources to push through public buildings before next election.
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Prefab housing factory to supply Thames Gateway
Live-In Quarters' off-site plant in east London is to provide 5000 steel-framed modular homes for Barking Reach.
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Research may help industry to win charge exemption
Government-backed research report says industry must improve logistics or keep paying full congestion charge.
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Amey shareholders clamour for sale of group
Leading shareholders of beleaguered support services group Amey are calling for the sale of the company after the announcement on Wednesday of a pre-tax loss of £129.5m in 2002.
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Homes comfort
Whenever housebuilders meet nowadays, they can be seen staring intently at one another and muttering, "this is going to be an interesting year". Never ones to talk down business, what they are really saying is: life is pretty damn difficult. The industry is facing more demands than ever before, with ...
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All in the Finish
In a month's time the Council of Mortgage Lenders is bringing in a new rule that means homeowners only get their mortgage when the home is complete. Josephine Smit reports on the impact it will have on housebuilders' deadlines