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Once more unto the breach
Can an employer, disgruntled because of defective work, cry breach of contract and pursue damages even if the contractor has put the defect right?
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FeaturesVodafone's mobile home
One of Britain's biggest firms had to use its commercial muscle to get its new HQ built. But, says Martin Spring, Vodafone's Newbury base is not the colossus you might expect
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Three in race for Prince Charles' London pad
Three Contractors are vying for the refurbishment of Clarence House, the Queen Mother's home for the last 49 years of her life.
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NewsSafety first
Safety first: Work has started on site at this £56m PFI facility for the Health and Safety Laboratory in Buxton, Derbyshire. The development consolidates the centre’s Buxton and Sheffield laboratories and offices. The PFI contract was won by a consortium including contractors Shepherd and Interserve, the Rotch Property Group and ...
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Shake-up for NHS Estates
NHS property arm NHS Estates is to be restructured once the sale of some of its property portfolio to the private sector has been completed.
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Stratford to get new town centre
Urban design practice Urban Initiatives has been selected to draw up a development plan for Stratford town centre in east London.
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NewsGood in the SAC
Good in the SAC: The reconfiguration of the American Air Museum at Duxford, Cambridgeshire, was completed this month ahead of a visit by former US president George Bush, who will attend a rededication next month. The scheme was designed by Foster and Partners for the Imperial War Museum. The project ...
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Contracts
Balfour’s £194m Italian jobA Balfour Beatty-led consortium has won a £194m contract to electrify the first section of the Milan-Turin high-speed railway. The contract was won by an Italian rail firm Balfour Beatty bought last December.Sommerfield goes for BirseBirse has snapped up a £25m deal to build a regional distribution ...
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Contest for Exeter museum
Exeter council has launched a design competition to find an architect for the £18m extension and refurbishment of its Royal Albert Memorial Museum.
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Hundreds pitch for Irish docklands scheme
More than 350 architects have submitted pitches for a waterfront scheme in Waterford, south-east Ireland, which is expected to be worth more than £100m.
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NewsFaculty of the future
Faculty of the future: City and Islington College has submitted a planning application for the refurbishment and extension of its £12m Centre for Vocational Studies in Camden, north London. The project, designed by Wilkinson Eyre, includes the replacement of a 1960s church with a 2500 m2 four-storey block. The scheme ...
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FeaturesThe sun factor
Britain may be having one of the dreariest summers in recent memory, but it's Building's holiday issue and we've got the sun in mind. We hotfoot it through history to give you the lowdown on everything from solar architecture to sundials – plus, meet the summer-lovin' construction workers …
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Safety now at top of the agenda
The Health and Safety Executive says that nobody in the construction supply chain can duck out of responsibility for site safety.
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Citex splits into three
Citex was this week split into three parts following the sale of its facilities management business to Carillion and its Asian business to EC Harris
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Local lowdown
Continuing our regional series, Robert Smith of recruitment consultant Hays Montrose turns the spotlight on the job market in the Midlands
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NewsWhitehall told to scrutinise Arup's Olympic cost study
Government departments are examining the merits of a London bid for the 2012 Olympic Games.
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NewsSoaring premiums threaten to ruin small operators
Builders call on government to underwrite risks and restore insurers' confidence in construction sector.
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Featureswe can work it out
Major players are falling out of love with PFI, exasperated by the lengthy and costly process. Phil Clark assesses Labour's bid to woo them back – preferably in time to build key schemes before the next election.
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FeaturesThe likely lad
At just 30, Christopher Leslie is already the consummate politician. But how much does the man in charge of the Building Regulations actually know about construction? Andy Pearson finds out.
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FeaturesThe new hedonists
Far from succumbing to Islamic fundamentalism, wealthy Gulf clients are throwing up iconic hotels, casinos and paradise islands like there's no tomorrow. Victoria Madine and Martin Spring found out how British firms can slide into construction's new fast lane