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EC Harris poaches two executives from rivals
Top-five QS EC Harris has poached two managers from rivals firms to beef up its facilities management and industrial divisions.The £125m-turnover firm has recruited Davis Langdon & Everest partner Matt Bennion and Atkins Faithful & Gould’s regional director Mark Howard.Bennion, 31, who joined EC Harris this week, has been given ...
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Rok axes 150 jobs in Llewellyn deal
Exeter-based contractor Rok this week announced that 150 jobs would be lost after its £16.25m acquisition of rival firm Llewellyn.Rok chief executive Garvis Snook said the job losses would come from administration and middle-management positions in Llewellyn. Workers at the south coast firm were told on Monday about the redundancies, ...
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Farrell director to head Swanke's London office
US architect Swanke Hayden Connell International has poached a Terry Farrell & Partners director to lead architectural design at its 100-strong London office. Doug Streeter will next month replace David Walker, who resigned as Swanke’s original design director in London this June. Streeter, who spent 24 years at Farrell, will ...
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Contractors face site quotas for ethnic minorities
CITB-sponsored report on black and Asian workers proposes site managers be set targets for racial diversity.
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Closing time
Clear contractual arrangements can save arguments over when practical completion has occurred. But be careful – an overly stingent definition can backfire
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NewsMetronet faces more delays before closure of Tube deal
Contracts will not be finalised until January rather than next month because banks fear legal action.
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NewsLaing tipped to buy Amey's PFI stakes after homes sale
Sale of Laing Homes gives group £100m for PFI acquisitions and makes Wimpey the UK's biggest housebuilder.
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FeaturesPower to the people
As a key player in Whitehall policy-making, Richard Rogers is an unlikely champion of devolved government. But, as Marcus Fairs finds out, he now thinks urban regeneration will only happen if decision are taken by the people on the ground
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Don't be nice, be fair
Partnership and trust are great, but that's not what contracts are are there to promote. They are there to make sure that people do what they say they will
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NewsBAA in talks to build council homes for T5 workers
After Terminal 5 is completed, housing will be used by Hillingdon council for residents in Heathrow area.
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Farrell director to head Swanke’s London office
US architect Swanke Hayden Connell International has poached a Terry Farrell & Partners director to lead architectural design at its 100-strong London office.
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HSE inspections cut by over half, says report
The number of Health and Safety Executive inspections in construction has fallen by more than half in the past five years, according to a new report.
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Koolhaas and Arup win £385m Beijing TV project
Television headquarters is a key element in plans for 2008 Olympics and development of business district.
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Whitehall can’t regenerate our cities, says Rogers
Urban taskforce chairman says devolvement of power, not government policy, is the key to urban regeneration.
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NSCC urges government to intervene in insurance crisis
National Specialist Contractors Council calls for government review, as situation becomes 'desperate'.
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PPPs are here to stay, Prescott tells critics
The government owes it to the electorate to continue with public–private partnerships, deputy prime minister John Prescott said this week.
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FeaturesJust the job
Niche housebuilder Nigel Styles talks to Elise Mason about what it's like to give up a secure job and face the challenges and rewards of striking out your own
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