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FeaturesHeart warming
After being abandoned by the public for a flashy young out-of-town mall, Sheffield's city centre is enticing them back with a number of arresting projects, the latest of which is this Pringle Richards Sharratt winter garden
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Power politics
Consider how many of the world's problems – economic, political or climatic – are linked to energy policy. Then consider going solar on the next project
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Job cuts are on the cards, warn major contractors
The commercial downturn and uncertainty in the rail sector lead Carillion and Mace to count heads.
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Lend Lease boss to head up English Partnerships
Regeneration quango English Partnerships has appointed Lend Lease boss David Higgins as its chief executive.The Australian is stepping down as Lend Lease managing director and group chief executive next year. Higgins’ departure comes after nearly 18 years with the group. He does, however, want to remain in the UK, where ...
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Interserve promotes 35-year-old to chief executive
Support services group Interserve has appointed 35-year-old Adrian Ringrose chief executive. Ringrose’s appointment will take effect on 1 July next year after six months as deputy chief executive. The decision to promote Ringrose follows the announcement in May that the roles of chairman and chief executive were to be split.Mike ...
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Galliford Try to cut jobs at weakest links
ContractoR Galliford Try intends to reduce the size of its Leeds contracting office and Kent maintenance division. Market insiders claim that these offices have been identified as weak links in the £649m group. The decision to restructure comes after the sudden departure of deputy chief executive George Marsh, who left ...
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Football fans face lock-in after bioterror attack
Building control chiefs order stadiums to detain supporters to prevent the spread of infection.
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NewsCountry & Metropolitan on the acquisition trail again
Housebuilder builds up stake in AIM-listed property firm following purchase of NorthCountry Homes in August.
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Keep it clean
A judge asked to enforce an adjudicator's decision may feel that the ruling is undermined by unfairness. So what dirty dealings might lead to this sticky situation?
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Tube PPP bidders win fight for indemnity
The government this week bowed to pressure from consortiums on the £16bn Tube public-private partnership by offering indemnities against a legal challenge.
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It's a dead cert
Non-standard collateral warranties are set to re-emerge – and as their interpretation is so unpredictable, we'll no doubt soon be begging to see the back of them
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Job cuts are on the cards, warn major contractors
The commercial downturn and uncertainty in the rail sector lead Carillion and Mace to count heads.
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35-year-old to run Interserve
Support services group Interserve has appointed 35-year-old Adrian Ringrose chief executive.
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Sound regs fall short, says report
New Building Regulations intended to improve sound insulation will actually lower standards, according to a university survey.
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Whitehall to use PFI bundles for £45bn school refurbs
Almost 4000 secondary schools across the UK to be upgraded using health department procurement method.
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Brown to axe unpopular tax card scheme by 2005
Government to cut bureaucracy by replacing CIS scheme with an internet database of workers' details.
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Whitehall's special needs
This should be interesting. Whitehall is about to undertake a crash course in A level public procurement. A notoriously dim pupil, it has been flunking basic tests for years. But political expediency demands that it achieve top marks in schools, hospitals and transport by the next election. Head teacher Gordon ...