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NewsLend Lease aims to stop the rot with board shake-up
Giant Australian developer switches key personnel and merges divisions prior to announcing huge loss.
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Take this for your trouble
Can you claim for all the hassle time spent sorting out a problem caused by someone else? Well, a recent case in the Scottish courts may provide an answer
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NewsPidgley Jr unrepentant after bid for Berkeley collapses
Son of Berkeley chief says he has warchest of £1bn to scoop up another big housebuilder and take it private.
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Global downturn hits Skanska
Skanska's global turnover and profit levels fell in 2002, as the worldwide economic slowdown hit the order books of the world's largest construction firm, writes Matthew Richards.
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Dead men tell no tales
We have a death, an explosion and some suspect information. Thank the House of Lords for making it easier to prove whodunnit
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Government attacked over Constructionline
The vetting service Constructionline is proving ineffective because the government is failing to provide support, according to Peter Elston, chairman of the Construction Confederation
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NewsBoom time for fit-out, says Bluu
Construction group Connaught said this week that it had bulging order books for the fit-out and social housing divisions.
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Unions call for 64% rise in pay over three years …
… but employers offer 10% as the latest round of the national minimum wage agreement gets under way.
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NewsRogers, Hadid, Alsop, Farrell Cullinan, Grimshaw: No war
Lord Rogers spearheads architects' public opposition to attack on Iraq with march and open letter to Blair.
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HSE moves to tighten tower crane safety rules
Safety body aims to create tighter standards for testing and use following Canary Wharf tragedy in 2000.
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Confusion reigns at St Pancras
A question mark hangs over the £16m fit-out of one of the rail stations at the centre of the regeneration of the King's Cross St Pancras area, writes Sally Mesner.
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Wales wants jobs for the boyos
The Welsh assembly has called for local workers to be favoured on large projects in Wales, and has called for European rules on discrimination to be bypassed.
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No platform for racists
As an anti-racist dedicated to fighting for equality in the construction industry, I was appalled to see a four-page article in the "Business magazine of the year" dedicated to the Nazi British National Party (31 January, pages 26-29).
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No, sir, Mr President
The response of Peter Fall, president of the RICS, to the decline in entry to construction courses (7 February, page 34) was extremely disappointing.
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How could you be so foolish?
I notice in your website survey (31 January, page 42) that you list Vinci among the top 50 sites.
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A shot in the dark
The cavalier way ministers have dealt with planning reforms could mean that the promised bright new dawn in planning turns quickly into a long cold night …
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FeaturesTake the spring out of your step
Lightweight floor slabs deliver maximum ceiling heights and cost savings, but have a tendency to develop Millennium Bridge syndrome. Now a shock-absorbing solution – developed by Arup, of course – is set to put workers' feet back on firm ground.
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FMB finds new ammo for war on VAT
The Federation of Master Builders aims to use fresh evidence in its long running struggle to reduce VAT on domestic repair and maintenance.
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NewsIn Dublin's fairer city
Construction of 95 homes in the Shangan area of the Ballymun estate in Dublin is nearing completion. The £8.5m Levitt Bernstein-designed scheme is part of the first phase of the regeneration of the estate, which will involve the demolition and rebuilding of 2000 homes. The masterplan for the scheme, which ...
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NewsMy brilliant Korea
Multidisciplinary consultant Parsons Brinckerhoff has been commissioned to draw up the architectural, structural and M&E designs for this £40m Qatar Broadcasting Services Complex in Doha, Qatar. The complex will consist of two towers flanked by two three-storey structures shaped like the wings of an aeroplane. These will house ...