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Hanging in the balance
So, do you have the right to bring in new arguments or evidence once an adjudication has started? A twist in the plot will have you on the edge of your seat …
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Jarvis gets tough on agency tax-avoidance schemes
Support service group calls on subcontractors to employ direct labour and avoid use of 'composite companies'.
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WS Atkins' profit falls by a third
WS Atkins has become the latest firm to dent City confidence in the support services sector, after revealing its pre-tax profit has plummeted by a third.
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Children of the revolution
IT was supposed to transform the construction industry. Over the past few years there have been incredible technological advances – but for every firm that's using online collaboration and intelligent objects, there are dozens that are sticking to tried-and-tested methods. So how did construction get stuck in the slow ...
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Oh, the brass!
There's an awful lot of folk upset with the CITB for having the cheek to use the training levy to discriminate against builders that use self-employed labour
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Stonehenge centre finally gets go-ahead
English Heritage finally received backing this week for its £57m Stonehenge visitors' centre, ending a 16-year wait.
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Low share price leaves Wilcon ripe for picking
Housebuilder Wilson Connolly's floundering share price has raised City speculation that it could be vulnerable to a takeover bid.
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Design changes delay Fulham Tube station refurb
Late redesigns leave Fulham Broadway unlikely to be ready for opening of £75m retail scheme above it.
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NewsMansell to close maintenance arm
Contractor Mansell is closing its loss-making maintenance arm as part of a plan to float on the stock exchange.
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Campaign for timber frame safety
Oxfordshire fire service intends to send leaflets to the residents of timber frame buildings highlighting the potential fire risks.
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Blair moves safety portfolio after Whitehall shake-up
Decision to pass control of the HSE to the Department for Work and Pensions is met with industry criticism.
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Thirty shortlisted for housing awards
Thirty housing providers have been shortlisted for the 2002 Building Homes Quality Awards. Winners of the awards, which are hosted by Building in association with the Housing Forum, will be announced at a dinner at the Meridien Grosvenor House Hotel in central London on 1 October.
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A lesson to us allThe government finally admitted this week that vocational training needed an overhaul. Skills minister Ivan Lewis said employers needed tailor-made training schemes to meet skills shortages, and pledged an overhaul of post-16 education. His comments just happened to coincide with government body the Adult Learning Inspectorate's ...
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NewsLayers of history
Layers of history: Stonehenge visitors' centre is designed to blend in with the landscape, restoring the stones' natural setting.
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AWG lawyers to issue Sir Fraser Morrison with ultimatum
The former head of Morrison Construction, Sir Fraser Morrison, is facing legal action from utilities group AWG. The firm, which bought Morrison for £262m in 2000, is trying to recoup £100m on the acquisition.It has been reported that Sir Fraser and other Morrison directors will receive letters from AWG's lawyers ...
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NewsShennan in talks over key post at Bluestone
Former Kier National boss Graham Shennan could soon join Morgan Sindall's loss-making regional contracting business Bluestone.
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NG Bailey shines in industry's poor skills report
Vocational training in building came under fire from a report published by the Adult Learning Inspectorate this week.
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Breath tester to check on-site drinking
Hertfordshire electronics firm ABI Scientific has devised a version of an alcohol breath tester to be used on site.
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NewsAll change
All change: Transport for London Cross River Partnership and the London Development Agency have asked Arup Associates to develop a transport interchange at Vauxhall Cross, south London. The centrepiece will be a bus station, with links to Vauxhall mainline and Underground stations. It will also include public facilities, such as ...
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Drop European challenge to Tube PPP, urges consortium
Tube Lines this week called for Transport for London to withdraw a petition over the part-privatisation of the Underground that has been lodged with the European Commission.