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Wanted: Staff for 70-hour week in Iraqi desert
Recruitment consultant Beresford Blake Thomas is looking for Arabic-speaking construction workers prepared to put in regular 70-hour weeks in the middle of the desert in Iraq.
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Immigration requires regulation
The Morecambe Bay tragedy has swung the spotlight back onto illegal immigrants in construction.
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Playing by the rules
The Princess Royal Sports Arena in Boston, Lincolnshire, is a wooden wonder. Constructed entirely from timber, the sports centre looks like an ark awaiting a flood on its site at the edge of the North Sea. One of the most remarkable things about the arena is that architect BGP McGonaghy ...
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FeaturesIt's wood all the way
Finding a way to protect Boston's athletes from the bitter Lincolnshire winds created a hurdle for the team building a sports arena. But local supplier Finnforest had a natural solution, as Alex Smith discovered
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'Not likely to be a common occurrence'
Anyone thinking of trotting off to the TCC to resolve their dispute ought to read this amazing Appeal Court judgment before they do …
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Missing the point
Judges would prefer disputes to end up in mediation rather than court – but frogmarching both parties to the table will only undermine the process
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FeaturesBenchmark costs
How much you spend on a school sports hall naturally depends on the project and its specification. Paul Moore of multidisciplinary consultant EC Harris breaks down the benchmark costs of 10 recent schemes to give you a guide
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NewsCan do better
Schools standards minister David Miliband this week named the 14 local authorities that will spearhead the government's Building Schools for the Future plan, which aims to rebuild or refurbish every secondary school in England. In the first wave, due to start in 2005/06, £2.2bn will be shared between 180 schools ...
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NewsSuite Thames …
The £100m regeneration scheme at King's Quay, overlooking the Royal Albert Basin in London's Thames Gateway, is about to go on site. Architect Jestico + Whiles, working with developer Furlong City, has established an urban quarter around the 1882 grade II*-listed Gallions Hotel. More than 440 homes and a hotel ...
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James Barham sells Rialto Homes to Fairview
James Barham, who has a personal fortune of £71m, has sold his housebuilding business to property firm Fairview.
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Setback for schools scheme
The government's £5.1bn programme to refurbish every secondary school in the country has been hit by the resignation of the man leading it.
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Aukett directors face the axe from shareholder
Leading directors of listed architect Aukett face the axe in an extraordinary general meeting to be held next month.
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Detention centre pay row comes to boil
M&E union Amicus is to hold a meeting with more than 60 electricians working on a £45m immigration detention centre near Heathrow airport.
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NewsMPs' outrage at £757m Wembley bill
A leading parliamentary committee this week released a report into the £757m project to redevelop Wembley national football stadium.
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HSE inspectors consider action over 'pay cut'
Health and safety inspectors are to vote this week on whether to take industrial action over their pay dispute.
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Report calls for 200 mph railway network
The Commission for Integrated Transport has called for government ministers to start planning for a network of high-speed railways across the UK.