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Stanhope faces Croydon threat
Croydon council has urged developer Stanhope to include plans for an arena on its £400m Croydon Gateway project – or risk losing its land to compulsory purchase order powers
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Contractors 'must monitor insurers' practice'
The Construction Confederation has called for contractors to ensure that providers of employers' liability cover stick to the guidelines set by insurance bodies.
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NewsMore room at the inn
Boxmill consulting has been appointed by Grange Hotels to project-manage the extension to its five-star Grange City Hotel in Tower Hill, London. The hotel, which opened last November, has 240 bedrooms over 12 storeys, a sushi bar, health suite, whisky bar and driving range. Planning permission has already been granted ...
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NewsChristmas cancelled
Staff from contractor Kier-Nuttall and project manager Rail Link Engineering worked through Christmas Day to launch a massive steel railway bridge in York Way, London, which will eventually carry the Channel Tunnel Rail Link.The 2065-tonne bridge, which is 1 km from King's Cross station, spans 75 m and was ...
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Shuttleworth sets up shop with key Foster staff
Lord Foster may have accepted his right-hand man's resignation graciously – but will Norman be so benignant now that three of his staff have run off to join Shuttleworth's new venture?
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CommentWonders & blunders
Joan Bakewell gives rave reviews to an institutional home for books, but a north London theatre gets a scathing critique
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Building Honours List 2004
Only three people from the construction people were recognised in the 2004 Honours List, which is a meagre return when you consider that two million people work in the industry. Building is eager to redress the balance and acknowledge those unsung heroes who have made a significant contribution to the ...
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Street fighting
Leicestershire County council (LCC) charged Transco Plc (Transco) the sum of £111,500 for six separate failures to complete under-street works to gas pipes on time. Transco was required by statute to give a notice when its works were complete, and it had failed to do so, although it gave notice ...
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Has Cleaver given himself the chop?
Mansell boss Philip Cleaver has been an active part of the deal for Balfour Beatty to take over the contractor. Now he's keeping shtoom about whether he'll be sticking around to see how it works out …
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FeaturesBiscuit world cup 2003
What the building trade lacks in sporting finesse, it makes up for in cookie-munching abilities. To celebrate this gastronomic talent, we invited 16 firms to submit their entries for the Biscuit World Cup 2003 … It's crunch time
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Keep it simple, stupid
Anybody of the opinion that the law is a mammal of the genus equus asinus will be nodding their heads to this plea for common-sense adjudication rules …
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FeaturesEach year, 40,000 desperately needed homes don't get built. Who's to blame?
When Kate Barker announced the findings of her review into housing undersupply last week, housebuilders were smug that the finger was pointed at planners – until they realised they weren't getting off scot-free. So did the industry need to hear a few home truths? We found out
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NewsMace profit soars 72% in 2002
Diversification and strong overseas sales pay dividends for construction manager that has spread its wings
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Bovis loses monthly heats but wins yearly tournament
Contractor remains triumphant in annual league as its other pole position is snatched by HBG's strong month
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CommentSuspect everyone
Look, it's nothing personal but I just don't trust any of you – and you'd be mad to trust me or each other. If we could all understand this, there'd a lot less grief
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NewsDoubts emerge over future of Mansell chief executive
Philip Cleaver remains tight-lipped over rumours that he is set to leave next year after Balfour Beatty takeover
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John Sisk poised to buy Bristol contractor
Irish construction group John Sisk is on the brink of buying Bideem, a Bristol contractor with a turnover of £20m
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NewsMSPs given false Holyrood cost estimate
The real cost estimate of the Scottish parliament building was withheld from MSPs when they voted to go ahead with it in 1999, the Fraser inquiry heard this week.