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Safety: HSE listens to industry's comments
The Health and Safety Executive has developed an action plan to overhaul the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations after industry consultation.
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NewsHooray for Hoxton
Hackney council has granted planning permission for the redevelopment of 168 Pitfield Street in Hoxton, north-east London. Architect Stock Woolstencroft will design the scheme for Capital and Provident Regeneration. The £8m programme will include the renovation of the 1870s school that stands on the site. It will also provide 50 ...
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Prescott offers housebuilders silver and gold
Deputy prime minister John Prescott this week launched a quality benchmark for housing.
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BSI retreats in Barbour row
Barbour Index, the information provider to the construction industry, has been given a licence to provide online data by the British Standards Institute after a complaint to the Office of Fair Trading.
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Carillion sues hospital for £1.6m over size of floors
Contractor Carillion has sued a London hospital trust for £1.6m in a row over cleaning services.
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NewsBuilding in the round
The Capita Building at Carlisle's Kingsmoor Business Park in Cumbria – which will open later this month – was designed, engineered and project-managed by Capita Property Consultancy. The two-storey building provides 57,000 ft2 of open-plan space in two arms splaying from a central reception area. The building is clad ...
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Contractor Sunley Turriff goes into administration
Main business Lilley Construction sold as going concern after Cheshire-based parent group runs out of money.
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NewsC&M set to pounce on Headway
Commercial and residential developer Country & Metropolitan aims to start takeover talks with rival developer Headway
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Birse pays price for stadium disaster
Contractor Birse has announced an 82% drop in pre-tax profit for the 12 months to 30 April, compared with the previous year.
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UK output down 11% on 2002, says DTI
Further signs of a market downturn have emerged with the release of government figures showing a fall in construction orders.
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Cad illustrations
For any male employer who's a little unsure about how to manage women, here's some helpful advice from the Womenback2work website.
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No Wow now
St Paul's is a constant reminder that we no longer produce the kind of jaw-dropping buildings that characterise 17th-century London and modern Los Angeles
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Job losses
The applicant, Mr Dunnachie, had been threatened and humiliated by his manager over a period of some months, such that he had become extremely distressed and was absent from work for at least three weeks owing to stress. Mr Dunnachie resigned and obtained a new position without a ...
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Plugging the gaps
Wednesday’s skills white paper aims to nail the construction industry’s skills shortage once and for all – starting with a national forum to distribute training funds where you want them to go
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NewsLottery set to fund revamp of four landmark buildings
Tate Modern, the Lowry, Eden Centre and The Deep expect to be awarded cash for improvements next week.
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NewsEmcor plans to expand UK facilities management arm
US parent backs Emcor UK's pitch for 15 FM contracts and promises to fund further acquisitions in the sector.
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FeaturesThe fall guys
Falls from height caused 37 deaths on site last year, yet firms continue to ignore the risks. We find out what the industry's doing to tackle the problem – and who's to blame