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Rogers plans new client body as CCC calls it a day
Confederation of Construction Clients boss Zara Lamont bows out as body winds up over cash concerns.
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Connaught to go for a full listing
THE facilities management group Connaught is seeking a full listing, having grown nearly three-fold in the five years since it joined the alternative investment market.
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Give them their due
The Construction Act's payment provisions are there to promote certainty of payment: nothing should stop the payee from knowing where it stands on pay day
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Brown launches new apprenticeship drive
Chancellor Gordon Brown this week announced the creation of a new modern apprenticeship taskforce in a bid to tackle the chronic skills crisis facing the construction industry.
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NewsTube deal may drag on until after Christmas, warns Jarvis
Political wrangles likely to delay signing of landmark £16bn deal to privately finance London's Underground.
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UCATT comes out in support of the Fire Brigades Union
UCATT general secretary bolsters the firefighters' cause while calling for extra vigilance on building sites.
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Skills card may be extended in crackdown on illegal staff
Head of Construction Skills Certification Scheme to present case to Home Office for its use in other industries.
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Bishopsgate demolition delayed – yet again
London Underground has delayed demolition work at Bishopsgate Goods Yard that was due to start this week as part of the East London Line Tube extension.
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Aussie QSs accuse RICS of ‘new imperialism’
The RICS has come under fire in Australia from the country’s quantity surveyors’ institute over its allegedly expansionist policy.
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Wimpey backs down on Solihull homes plan
Wimpey Homes has bowed to government pressure and revised proposals for a 166-home development in Solihull, West Midlands.
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English Heritage to boost conservation skills
English Heritage has set up a training group to help specialist conservation contractors tackle the growing skills crisis in the sector.
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Prescott under fire
John Prescott has more to worry about right now than his deteriorating relationship with housebuilders (pages 24-25). Planning chaos is a political sideshow alongside the main drama of the firefighters' dispute and the threat – amid a London teachers' strike – of a new winter of discontent. But, although no ...
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Features
Just the job
Simon Wallace, Turner & Townsend's head of management consultancy, talks about his new role and why the next wave of consultants are likely to come from construction
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Europe here we come
Thinking of expanding into Europe? The benefits may well outweigh the risks
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Five lessons in entrepreneurship
A good idea is not enough – although it's a good start. Ingenuity and hard work are just as important as a good idea. Having said that, a simple idea can reap rich rewards. A good idea also requires persistence. If you lose heart in your idea, you won't have ...
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Bowmer & Kirkland surges ahead to steal the top spot
Midlands firm continues to astound as it beats off Sir Robert McAlpine – which hangs onto yearly pole position.
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Shanghai surprise
Shanghai surprise: London Eye architect Marks Barfield is working on plans for a wheel in Shanghai that will be 25 m bigger than its UK predecessor – and therefore the biggest in the world. It will be 160 m in diameter (see picture). Director David Marks and John Roberts, director ...
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Three in race for £50m housing job
A three-strong shortlist has been drawn up for a £50m housing scheme in Islington, north London.
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Leading edge
Leading edge: This Carey Jones-designed mixed-use development near Leeds railway station has been completed. The Princes Exchange development is made up of an office building and the refurbished art deco-style north concourse with retail and leisure facilities. There is also a short-stay car park and a multideck car park for ...