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FeaturesShadow boxer
Tory construction spokesman Robert Key is something of a country gent – but don't expect him to pull any punches Gordon Brown's latest spending spree or the industry's skills crisis.
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FeaturesThe wasteland
With 4000 ha of brownfield land, the Thames Gateway could be the answer to London's housing crisis. But in the absence of a strategic masterplan, the area's potential is being squandered.
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Ballast Nedam deputy chair heads UK arm sale team
Potential bidders for loss-making UK subsidiary Ballast are tipped to include YJL, Hochtief and HBG.
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Operating profit at Haymills falls despite rise in turnover
Business is brisk at contractor Haymills but sharp rises in insurance cover and labour costs have hit margins.
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Amey chief under pressure as key director leaves
City turns up heat on Brian Staples following premature departure of main board director Robert Osborne.
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Councils demand better deal for PFI housing
Councils running PFI housing schemes are to tell the government that the flagship projects may have to be scrapped unless funding is improved.
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NewsBBC plans five schemes – including TV centre refurb
Corporation announces construction schedule, but has still to decide project manager for Broadcasting House.
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Trio wins first 'arm's length' housing repair deal
Connaught, Frank Haslam Milan and Bullock Construction win £64m Nottinghamshire social housing contract.
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NewsCash concerns hit asylum centre
Government plans for a £35m detention centre for asylum seekers in south-west London have hit difficulties because of concerns over project insurance and rising bid costs.
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Down but not out
In this month's tracker, Construction Forecasting and Research reveals a downturn in activity levels in May – although the industry remains bouyed by a positive long-term outlook
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Rule nothing out
If you thought that adjudicators couldn't rule on professional negligence claims or award damages, take note – a recent Scottish case proves that they can
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Foresight sagas
We like to think that arbitration will always be able to challenge an adjudication decision we don't like. Well, just make sure you've got your notice of dispute sorted
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FeaturesLighting the way
A Tokyo art gallery perched atop a skyscraper needed a ground-level entrance building to lure visitors in. The architect's response – a giant glass, elliptical Japanese lantern – demanded some inspirational structural engineering.
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Appointments
Contractors Liverpool-based David McLean Contractors has appointed David McCormick supply chain manager.Housebuilders Paul Bennett has been appointed sales and marketing director of Laing Homes North Homes Counties.Brian Duckworth, chairman of Severn Trent Water, has been made non-executive director of Redrow Homes.Consultants Engineering and environmental consultant White Young Green has appointed ...
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NewsBuying in
This headquarters was designed by architect and interior designer DEGW for advertising agency J Walter Thompson in Knightsbridge Green, central London. The practice has also designed a staff restaurant for oil company BP in Moorgate in the City of London. The projects come a year after DEGW completed a management ...
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Leading by example
Public buildings must raise the bar for the whole industry in terms of design, procurement and whole-life costs if the government is to practise what it preaches
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Receivers seek quick sale for ASW
The sale of collapsed steel manufacturer ASW could be finalised during the firm's traditional summer break.
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CIB reveals shortlist for building awards
The Chartered Institute of Building this week revealed the finalists for its Building Manager of the Year awards.