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CPA makes fresh call to cut VAT on repairs
VAT on domestic repair, maintenance and improvement work ought to be reduced to 5%, according to a report commissioned by the Construction Products Association.
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The yuppies will save us
Not so long ago, it seemed many UK cities would be better off as farmland. Now, thanks to retail therapy and loft living, we are seeing a great transformation
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BigBoy666 vs Ladeeezman
The chat room isn't just a place for lonely hearts and insomniacs. It can be used for online mediation – avoiding the costs of hotel rooms and full-time lawyers
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CommentRubber chicken: Chickens, sheep and Cowes
Construction’s regatta in Cowes is a great opportunity to get sunstroke, eat raw meat and be tucked up in bed by 9pm with your landlady’s carrot cake
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FeaturesMr Blobby strikes again.
Will Alsop is back – and this time he's fitted his trademark giant pods on legs into the classical Victoria House in London. The planners bought it but will the tenants?
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Come and get me, copper
Any British architect with an ounce of street cred wouldn't dream of cladding their building in anything else – not without getting their collar felt by the style police …
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NewsMuseum in the sand
Bovis Lend Lease has emerged as one of 15 bidders to oversee the building of the £220m Grand Egyptian Museum near the pyramids of Giza and Cairo. The appointment is expected to be as a project manager or construction manager. Bids are due in next month, and the project is ...
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NewsBonny on the Clyde
A University of Glasgow faculty building on Eldon Street reopened this week. The St Andrew's building has been given a fresh contemporary facade and a new interior by Scottish architect RMJM. The facade incorporates a sweeping expanse of glass and picture windows, and coloured lighting has been installed to lend ...
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Network Rail grills Jarvis on derailment at King's Cross
Network Rail has warned that Jarvis faces "repercussions" after the contractor admitted a maintenance oversight may have led to a train derailment on Tuesday.
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ISG cuts off European arms
Construction and facilities management group Interior Services Group has reduced operations in France and Germany, because of the economic downturn in the countries.
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NewsGovernment hopes to stop air-conditioning in homes
The Government is considering ways to lessen the impact of domestic air-conditioning units as part of its revamp of Part L of the Building Regulations
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NewsA theatrical air
Short and Associates' Garrick theatre in Lichfield, Staffordshire, has opened for its first performance. The £5.5m, 490-seat theatre, built by Interserve, is one of the government's Movement For Innovation sites. The centre, which is naturally ventilated, has a 145-seat studio theatre, two bars, a cafe, conference facilities for business events ...
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Two firms fined £8000 for safety breaches
A Contractor and its client working on a site in Wintney, Hampshire, have been fined a total of £8000 after being found guilty of dangerous working.
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NewsInsurer takes no risks with Broadcasting House
Construction insurer GE Frankona Re has appointed Risktec Solutions, a risk management consultant, to oversee projects in which it has an interest, including the BBC's Broadcasting House in London.
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NHS Estates names Procure 21 dozen
NHS Estates, the Department of Health's design agency, has disclosed the names of the 12 contractor-led consortiums selected for the £7bn Procure 21 framework agreement.
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Foster eyes Stirling Prize II
Lord Foster could pick up his second Stirling Prize, after he was put on the shortlist of six for this year's award.
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NewsFoster awaiting take-off
The shortlisted designs for the £400m Terminal 3 project at Beijing Capital International Airport were released to the public this week. Pictured left is the submission by architect Foster and Partners, consultant Arup and Dutch airport planner NACO. The expansion will increase capacity from 27 to 60 million passengers a ...
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NewsRedrow steels itself for 50% increase in housing output
Housebuilder sets target of 6000 units, partly through steel frame venture, as it joins £100m pre-tax profit club.