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    Beijing booms

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    With £20bn of preparation for the 2008 Olympics alone – not to mention all the spin-off developments – the capital of China has exploded into activity. Our man in Beijing has this report

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    Boss of the year

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Balfour Beatty's impressive rise over the years has been down largely to the talents of one man: Mike Welton. Little wonder, then, that he wowed the judges at Tuesday's Building Awards and came out clutching the accolade for inaugural chief executive of the year, sponsored by KPMG. We assess his ...

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    Mouchel Parkman pins growth hopes on rail and gas

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Merged support services group set to bid for three gas contracts and London Underground signalling work

  • Comment

    Legal twister

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    This is a game in which players pretend to be appeal court judges and then try to get themselves into ludicrous positions. Here's how it's done

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    NHS plans to slash size of Paddington PFI hospital

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Government pressure to reduce costs of £827m Paddington Health Campus may lead to scaled down scheme

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    Has Aukett finally found the plot?

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    In the aftermath of the Spanish putsch at the UK's only listed architect, we report on how the new chief executive is setting out a European vision – with the backing of the shareholders

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    Babtie staff agree to pensions cut

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Edinburgh-based consulting engineer Babtie has slashed its pension deficit by £19m to £12m after altering its final salary scheme

  • Comment

    Kate's impossible dream

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Kate Barker damned the construction industry in her report to the government. But she doesn't understand the facts whereof she speaks. So here they are

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    Bovis and UCATT lock horns over labour at Holyrood

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    UCATT regional secretary alleges exploitation of immigrant workers on Scottish parliament – Bovis denies claims

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    Countryside to lose £7m in profit

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Developer Countryside Properties has issued a profit warning after being hit by a drop in demand for upmarket housing.

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    Another Jarvis suitor gets cold feet

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Another potential buyer of support services group Jarvis has decided against a bid

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    Flagship Hackney leisure centre faces two-year closure

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Mayor tells residents that 39 defects found at Clissold leisure centre may take longer to correct than first thought

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    Architect gets three years for £3.5m charity fraud

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Court told that designer and two quantity surveyors submitted claims for work that was not carried out

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    New school to teach planners to deliver more homes

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Egan skills review recommends training centre to teach officials to work in partnership with private sector

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    Shock verdict on container port

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Plans for a £400m container port in Southampton were this week rejected by the government after a planning inquiry

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    Four vie for £40m Berkeley job

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Four construction managers are in the running for a £40m mixed-use scheme for Berkeley Homes in west London

  • Features

    New world city

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Beijing feature introduction

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    Long day's journey …

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Paul Andreu's National Theatre project in Beijing has at times been a tortuous drama beset by delays and controversy. As the curtain rises for the final act, we go behind the scenes and talks to one of the main players

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    The thoughts of chairman martin

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Design consultant Martin Iles is in an ideal position to understand China's building revolution. So here's his manifesto for landing contracts in the People's Republic – and it's all about replacing bourgeois individualism with collective struggle

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    Orient express

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    It takes skill and effort to get started, but once you do you're on a fast-track to success. We talk to recruiter Ed Twaite about the Chinese job market