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FeaturesNow for a feast …
Imagine what a restaurant critic would make of a Christmas visit to a bustling site canteen. Well, you don't have to: Jonathan Meades has done just that at Bovis' site at White City in west London – and found that not everything was quite to his taste. In fact, he ...
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The boys done good
Society of Construction Law So, is the Delay and Disruption Protocol all it's cracked up to be? Oh, it's much better than that (say the people who wrote it)
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For starters
Paul Slater, Adam Brooks and Eric Biggs tell Phil Clark what it was like quitting Gleeds, striking out on their own and setting up project management firm APE
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On queasy street
Construction Forecasting and Research's figures for October reveal an air of unease in the industry, particularly when you consider declining order books and dwindling economic confidence
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An age old problem returns
Companies closing final salary pension schemes to their employees may be accused of playing Scrooge, but in 2004 few firms will be able to afford such generous pension schemes
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Ex-Wilcon boss returns to housebuilding with Peabody Trust
Former Wilson Connolly director John Weir this week returned to the housebuilding industry as a consultant to housing association Peabody Trust.Weir has a six-month contract to help the trust compete with the private sector and establish itself as a provider of homes for sale. The former Wilson Connolly director won ...
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FeaturesNeil Holloway
Microsoft UK's dynamic managing director is about to offer a cornucopia of supersmart IT devices to the construction industry, and he's eager to tell Marcus Fairs all about them …
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Sauce material
Pornographic messages, Viagra ads, rampant viruses … OK, so the internet's not perfect, but it beats sifting through dusty tomes in Lincoln's Inn law library
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NewsFirst terror-proof tower in UK goes up at Canary Wharf
Barclays headquarters will contain panic rooms, anti bioterror air-conditioning and extra fire escapes.
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Amey faces City pressure to write down more assets
Analysts warn that contractor's overvaluing of US subsidiary Comax will lead to readjustments next year.
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FeaturesPaperless tiger
Singapore is going to be the first country in the world to do all its building control with intelligent object technology. Soon, checking a design against regulations will be the work of a few seconds. Victoria Madine wonders when the UK will do the same
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Don't get tangled in the web
Online procurement has the same legal requirements as paper-based contracts, but care should be taken over conditions, jurisdiction and the issue of when it is binding
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NewsSalvage from Edinburgh fire to be used in rebuilding
Demolition crews save what they can for the reconstruction of the Scottish capital's historic Cowgate district.
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NewsAmec and WSP temper profit expectations
AMEC and WSP added to the black clouds gathering over the construction and support services sectors, by issuing warnings of a deteriorating market.
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Skanska to bid for £290m Beijing subway job
Skanska has set up a joint venture with Beijing's largest contractor to bid for a £290m extension to the city's subway.
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Weir returns with Peabody Trust
Former Wilson Connolly director John Weir this week returned to the housebuilding industry as a consultant to housing association Peabody Trust.
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Contaminated land rules to be tightened
The government this week proposed changes to the Building Regulations to deal with global warming and the difficulties of developing brownfield land.
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Row over German standards
British firms are set to take Germany to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg after it announced that it intended to retain its own product standards.
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Digital Construction
Soon, we are going to have to ditch all the elaborate, expensive paraphernalia of the paper world, from fax machines to photocopiers. Here is a selection of articles from Building's guide to what's going to replace it and how it's going to change the way we do business.