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NewsPrisons to get £3bn revamp
The Prison Service has selected a team of consultants to oversee a 10-year refurbishment programme for Britain's entire prison stock
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NewsTUC chief asks government to pay for roving safety reps
General secretary calls for government to fund national scheme and give the HSE more money to enforce it.
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Tube boss confirms plan to close entire lines
New London Underground boss Tim O'Toole has confirmed that he is considering closing entire Tube lines to carry out refurbishment.
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Casino to float off Suffolk coast
Plans are being drawn up to turn a former Second World War anti-aircraft base, located on a concrete island six miles off the Suffolk coast, into a 24-hour hotel and casino
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Thames Gateway to get land from Ministry of Defence
English Partnerships will get first refusal on land released for sale by MoD property arm Defence Estates.
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Features
Just the job
Roger Knowles has spent 30 years running construction and engineering consultant JR Knowles, but still has new ideas and the energy to trot the globe.
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FeaturesTop 250 Consultants 2003: Big hitters
This year’s consultants league table ranks the top 250 practices in the UK, then breaks it down into the top 100 architects, engineers and surveyors. But which have the class and the grace to punch above their weight? We report from the ringsideTables compiled by Martin Hewes
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Features
A chill in the air
In this month's market review, Experian Business Strategies reports that the industry's recent growth spurt is about to come to a halt, with construction activity sagging towards November
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Comment
Conspiring with fate
Many industries are inherently dangerous, and there's nothing you can do about it. But some have acquired a culture that actually ensures that accidents happen
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FeaturesBuilding Homes Quality Awards 2003
The third annual gathering of British housebuilders took place last week in Park Lane, London, to recognise the achievements of the best companies in the industry. Here's a taste of the evening's celebrations …
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Comment
The nerve of it
My case is based on complete tosh but the adjudicator looks like a nice chap and if I put in a claim for a million he may give me half. Yeah, I'd say that was fair …
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We're just fine, thanks
I was intrigued to read Andrew Gay's article on Mott MacDonald on 5 September. We agree with much of what he wrote.
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Comment
Death to the quantity surveyor
I would be interested in joining a body that could promote my profession as a construction cost consultant – however, I do not believe that an institute purely for quantity surveyors will do this (12 September, page 12).
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Give me one good reason
I am a 36-year-old building surveyor and a probationer member of the RICS.
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Tough on the tender side
His Honour Judge Thornton's attempt to talk up enthusiasm for taking on the public sector ("Enemies of the State", 29 August, page 42) only examines the tip of the iceberg.
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With bodies, less is more
It was kind of Building to suggest that I might be suitable for the role of championing construction within the RICS (15 August, page 3).
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CommentA reader writes: A state of gradual collapse
In the latest of our columns by Building readers, Gavin Clarke reveals the awful truth about the Scottish construction market – and tells us who's to blame, too