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FeaturesDanger money
There has been a spate of bomb attacks on British employees in Iraq, and the costs of protection is going through the roof. With the situation rapidly deteriorating, we uncover the harsh reality of working life in the shadow of the gun …
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On swallowing the bait
A cheque arrives in final settlement of your claim. Trouble is, it's missing a nought on the end. Should you rip it up – or cash it and pursue the balance?
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NewsBarker threatens shoddy housebuilders with OFT
Housing review offers streamlined planning in return for improved customer standards and land tax
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NewsContractors declare success in shift to support services
Amec and Alfred McAlpine announce profit increases thanks to move away from traditional construction
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NewsBill for Scots parliament will come to £500m, predicts construction minister
Griffiths expects cost of building to rise a further £70m before it is completed and lays much of the blame on the civil servants in charge of the project
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ISG founding director bows out
Contractor ISG's founding director Ivan Millar is to retire at the end of June. He will continue at the firm on a part-time basis for up to two years
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RICS boss admits crisis
The president of RICS admitted this week that there was dissatisfaction over last year's 32% increase to membership subscriptions
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Civil service dispersal 'could cut terror threat in London'
Author of report on regeneration says moving civil servants out of capital could reduce risk around Whitehall
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NewsFoster loses third man to Make
A key Foster and Partners architect has defected to Make, the practice set up at the end of last year by Ken Shuttleworth, Lord Foster's former right-hand man
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Complaint over conflict of interests sparks CABE probe
Government investigates architectural watchdog after allegations from a South Kensington resident
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NewsSecond crane accident on Wembley site
Health and safety inspectors are carrying out another investigation on the Wembley stadium project in north-west London after a second accident involving a crane occurred on the site on Monday.
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Basra stories
On the anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom, we visited UK firms working in the south of the country and discovered that everyday life for contractors involves death threats, spiralling security costs, kidnapping, shortages of power and water – and a great deal of raw sewage
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FeaturesHere the twister comes
The Thames Barrier, designed to be raised once every five years, is being raised 10 times a year. We will know when we are drowning because there will be a programme about it on television, and it will be repeated three times … Building presents this week's extracts from CABE/RIBA's ...
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A message from Broker
I'm away on holiday this week, dear readers, so you'll just have to follow your own hunches until I get back. Garçon, encore du Chateau d'Yquem, s'il vous plait!
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Carillion is Sunday Times' most responsible contractor
Carillion is the leading firm in the construction sector to make a positive impact on society, according to The Sunday Times.
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Waterman predicts growth
Multidisciplinary consultant Waterman has predicted an upsurge in commercial work.
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Ah, bitter chill it was!
The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold. The hare limp'd trembling through the frozen grass, and silent were the joiners in their uncompleted toilet …
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FeaturesTake school to the kids
Traditionally, training workers to NVQ level has meant adapting to an inflexible college timetable only to have them learning very generalised subjects. But now firms are training staff on site — and it's proving much more efficient
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What's in it for me?
On-site training is ideal for small firms, says Gordon Harris, boss of Advanced Roofing in Derbyshire
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FeaturesUnited front
Many companies are attracting new workers into the industry by offering training on site. We look at the initiative on one project by social housing contractor United House