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Beware of bunny boilers
Getting yourself out of a failed relationship with your builders can be liberating, but be very, very careful how you do it – they could take a terrible revenge …
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NewsUCATT fears over foreign workers at Home Office
Union complains to home secretary over Bouygues' refusal to grant reps access to government HQ site.
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NewsCity speculates on next RMC boss
Rumours are circulating in the City that two frontrunners have emerged for the soon-to-be-vacant chief executive post at materials company RMC.
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Brief encounter: The battle of words
Is the new 30-page JCT Major Projects Form dangerously scanty, or fashionably lean? Our chatroom guests weigh up the contract and its implications
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NewsPrince Charles joins bidders for Ashford masterplan
Prince's Foundation joins shortlist of five, raising prospect of a 31,000-home Poundbury in Kent growth area.
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Bilfinger Berger withdraws bid for Ballast
German contractor Bilfinger Berger has withdrawn its bid for the PFI and facilities management arm of failed contractor Ballast, leaving outsourcing specialist Mapeley as the clear frontrunner
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Watchdog seeks QS to explain Holyrood debacle
Audit Scotland tenders for consultant to help it find reasons for parliament's disastrous cost overrun.
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Rail sector 'naive and immature'
A leading QS has warned that the rail industry needs to radically change how it works with consultants and contractors if it is to deliver improvements to the network
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NewsSpiderman faces legal action over Taywood crane protest
Fathers' rights activist has halted work on firm's Tower Bridge site by living on top of crane dressed as superhero.
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Interior wins best of best in Specialist Contractor Awards
Building's first ever awards for specialist contractors have been won by Interior Services Group.
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Fairview sued for £538,000 over brick job
Housebuilder Fairview New Homes is being sued for £538,000 by a subcontractor on a project in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.
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Going places
How (and why) to go freelance – plus your legal rights and tips from someone who knows
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Smear campaign
A reader writes: Tony Clarke tells the story of how low morale led a site worker to express his feelings
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Conn Wilson is UK's highest-earning OAP
Conn Wilson, a member of the family that co-owned Wilson Connolly until September, has been named Britain's highest-earning pensioner in The Sunday Times' Top 500 paylist.
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Skanska seals £620m Bart's hospital deal
Contractor Skanska confirmed in its quarterly results that it had won the £620m St Bartholomew's hospital PFI contract, as revealed in Building last week.
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Materials firms count reasons to be fearful
In the latest in a series of monthly articles assessing the short-term prospects of the industry, we considers how things are looking for the increasingly volatile building materials sector
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FeaturesHired guns
A successful career in construction doesn't have to be restricted to years of loyal service in one company. In fact, as we find out, more people are now jumping from firm to firm as freelancers – opting for better rates of pay, more free time and greater flexibility