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What a relief!
Insolvency law in the UK has always been very kind to banks and the crown, and very cruel to unsecured creditors. Now parliament is about redress the balance …
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180 jobs go as Taywood merges housing and property
Group claims the changes will save £30m a year by merging finance and human resources divisions.
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NewsMowlem joins PFI costs backlash
Mowlem has become the latest contractor to cut the amount of PFI deals it bids for as concerns grow over rising bid costs and project delays.
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No more surprised parties
In adjudication, the referring party must present both sides of the story. If it doesn't, the other side can shout foul – but can't suddenly come up with new arguments
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Fourth Amey boss quits after 300 jobs are axed
Programme management chief follows three senior board directors who left the PFI-troubled business.
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Strategy change bears fruit for Wilcon
Housebuilder Wilson Connolly claims its strategic shift to traditional housebuilding is already showing signs of profitability, despite a drop in the firm's pre-tax profits.
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Engineers call for enforced terror safety audits
The government is under pressure to introduce independent safety reviews for buildings as a response to last year's terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon.
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Unions slam PFI 'pirates' and their 'wrecker' bosses
Prime minister called to account in Blackpool over 'millions squandered on salary hikes for rich directors'.
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NewsSkills crisis deepens as new students shun construction
On the verge of the new academic year, not one industry-related university course has been filled.
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Prove case for premium drop, insurers tell industry
The Association of British Insurers says evidence of higher safety standards could curb skyrocketing premiums.
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Stadia scores five in non-league game
Stadium developer Stadia Management is planning to develop five non-league football grounds near London.
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Interserve shares plunge after bleak forecast
Support services group Interserve's share price plunged by one-third on Wednesday morning after the company gave its prospects a gloomy outlook for the second half of this year.
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A bit of strategic thinking
Meet Peter Rogers, the new Mr Construction. Like his predecessor Sir John Egan, he is a top client and, although not exactly one of Tony's cronies, he's in the New Labour loop. But that's where the similarity ends. Egan, who made his name at Jaguar, was always the outsider; Rogers ...
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Newcastle council embraces partnering
Newcastle council is adopting a partnering framework for its £60m annual building programme.
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NewsTurning the Roundhouse
Turning the Roundhouse: John McAslan & Partners’ designs for the £25m redevelopment of the Roundhouse arts centre and rock venue in Chalk Farm, north London, will be unveiled next week. The scheme will create a performance space for 5500 people and a creative centre aimed at children. The scheme has ...
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NewsAlimentary canal
Alimentary canal: J Sainsbury has unveiled plans for a superstore to be built in Selly Oak, Birmingham, alongside retail, residential and leisure facilities. The scheme, designed by Chetwood Associates, will be situated on the banks of the neglected Lapal canal. The development covers 40 acres and will be the biggest ...
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Rogers changes the Egan agenda
Stanhope director Peter Rogers, who replaces Sir John Egan as chairman of the strategic forum, has disagreed with two of his predecessor's key proposals.
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NewsCostain dropped £3bn PFI over cost fears
COSTAin HAS said unacceptably high bid costs and delays were behind its decision to pull out of the Jarvis-led consortium bidding for a £3bn defence PFI scheme.
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CABE scheme to explore civic architecture
architectural watchdog CABE has joined forces with the Institute for Public Policy Research, a left-of-centre think tank, to run a design competition for the redevelopment of town halls in Bradford, Stockport, and Letchworth in Hertfordshire.
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Contracts
Amec wins £48m gas jobAmec has won a £48m contract to design and build a gas compression station at Bathgate, near Edinburgh, for Transco National Transmission and Trading. Atkins called in to Liverpool …Atkins has won a three-year contract for civil engineering and transport as part of the £1.5bn regeneration ...