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News£500m Bristol plan gets go-ahead
The government has given the go-ahead to the £500m regeneration of the Broadmead shopping centre in Bristol city centre despite local opposition, writes Roya Nikkhah.
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NewsAmey and Carillion cling on to rail deals for another year
Network Rail temporarily extends three maintenance contracts despite taking responsibility for Reading line.
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Congestion charge to cost typical London site £50,000
Construction projects in central London to be hit after industry fails to lobby for concessions.
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Sport England seeks minder for Wembley
Wembley stadium backer Sport England is seeking a consultant to monitor the construction of the £757m project in north London.
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Skilled workers at Heathrow Terminal 5 to earn £55,000
Laing O’Rourke and construction unions reach pay agreement as BAA reveals plans to employ refugees on T5.
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Terminal 5 pay deal shocks electricians
THE LANDMARK deal agreed between Laing O’Rourke and the construction unions has transformed the position of electricians’ union Amicus in its negotiations with M&E contractors over a national pay deal for major projects.Amicus is upset about the T5 deal because it breaks the understanding that it had reached with BAA, ...
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BAA training programme aims to 'permanently improve' construction
Airports operator BAA is planning to build three training centres for workers at the £2.5bn Heathrow Terminal 5 project in west London.Carillion has been in talks with BAA officials this week to build a training facility on the T5 site that will enable workers to acquire skills and gain CSCS ...
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In the danger zone
Experience shows us that the industry's approach to risk management could be a lot more sophisticated. Here's how to face your demons – and win
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FeaturesDesigner politics
The home of the Cabinet Office, a medley of poorly connected buildings cobbled together over two centuries, was long overdue a makeover. Now, despite the building's listed status, our civil servants are striding crisp glass and steel corridors of power
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Some very bad news
The Court of Appeal tells us contractual terms must be in writing for a dispute to be adjudicated – which doesn't take any notice of how business is actually done
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Words of warning
Consultants who rely on net contribution clauses in their terms of appointment may not have the protection that they think they do. Here's why …
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FeaturesInside job
Demolishing the interior of a Victorian post office in Edinburgh while retaining its neo-renaissance facade was never going to be easy – particularly as the site is hemmed in by busy roads, a bridge and a railway station. We find out how it is being done.
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FeaturesKen Shuttleworth
He's transformed the London skyline, conceived the form of the world's largest building and his design for Ground Zero is wowing New York. So why have so few people heard of him?
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Where the sun don't shine
It always interests me how the national press likes to perpetuate the "grim oop north" stereotype.
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Help, the mastic leaches!
With reference to the Hansom piece "Dull metal jacket" about the National Centre for Popular Music in Sheffield (13 December, page 21), I believe that a response is required to explain why the building looks a "tad jaded".
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Can you take the tablets?
There were some great gizmos in your digital construction special (13 December).
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We need a new tax
The Construction Industry Scheme was an attempt to retain everything that is oppressive and antiquated in our industry. And it's about to get worse …
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Industry growth grinding to a halt, says CPA
The construction industry can expect little growth in the next two years, according to trade body the Construction Products Association.