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NewsBalfour Beatty swoops in to grab Mansell for £42m
Contractor beats Middle Eastern joint venture in bidding game by offering an extra £2m for the private firm.
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NewsWrecked lives
The Canary Wharf crane collapse in May 2000 killed three construction workers and bereaved three families. Last week's inquest heard their harrowing story – but offered no answers. Marguerite Lazell reports from St Pancras coroner's court
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Comment
Beware of the bats
Two recent cases in the Court of Appeal illustrate how tortuous and legalised the planning process has become – especially when animals are involved
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NewsWard Homes swallowed up as Swan Hill changes hands
Wilson Bowden prepares for South-east housebuilding drive with purchase of Kent-based Ward Homes, and Raven Mount's hostile takeover bid for Swan Hill gets green light from institutional shareholders.
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NewsSecurity crackdown for Bush visit forces site closures
Unions demand compensation for Bovis and Skanska workers as Treasury and MoD sites are cordoned off.
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Comment
Cos I say so
A recent Court of Appeal case clarifies when an adjudicator has the authority to decide his own authority and whether the parties have to go along with him
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Erinaceous set to take AIM and acquire
Building consultant and facilities manager Erinaceous Group sees its proposed AIM status as a springboard for future acquisitions.
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O'Rourke ends rumours of key boss quitting
Speculation that a regional head at Laing O'Rourke is on the brink of leaving has been knocked on the head by the disclosure that he has in fact been away from his office on a study course
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Mobile ban will hurt contractors
Contractors could face huge bills in the wake of government legislation prohibiting the use of handheld mobile phones in cars
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NewsM&E firm hits trouble after collapse of Sunley Turriff
Maxwell Stewart loses £300,000-plus and seven staff after problems on two contracts with insolvent group.
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Prescott champions body to deliver Olympic site targets
ODPM proposes giant urban development corporation to push through regeneration of key east London areas.
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NewsRafael Moneo wins over the RIBA with timeless approach
Spanish architect – a follower of form and function, not fashion – is awarded Royal Gold Medal at the age of 67.
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NewsHeseltine comes clean over decay
More than two decades of urban decay in Lewisham and the Greenwich Peninsular in south-east London was the result of a snap change of heart by former deputy prime minister Michael Heseltine
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Features
Just the job
Kenyan Sohail Alam of M&E firm CommTech only came to England five years ago – but he's already set to go global with his mechanical engineering skills
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Green ideas, grey areas
Carbon-counting websites, environmental profiles, tax breaks for investors in renewable energy… Good ideas? Well, only if they're thought up by the right people
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Featuresshh … Abalos & Herreros' dreamlike library is too good for words
The Usera Library in Madrid doesn't seem entirely real – more like a building you might encounter in a dream.
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NewsBrave new homes
To date, off-site manufacture has been more about hype than homes. But with the Housing Corporation pushing standardised housetypes, the time may be ripe for the production-line solution to revolutionise the market. We assemble the story
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Norris to be confirmed as Jarvis chairman on Tuesday
Conservative London mayoral candidate Steven Norris will be confirmed as chairman of embattled support services group Jarvis next Tuesday.