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NewsRail link firms face fresh claims of labour abuse
UCATT writes to Hochtief and Murphy over working practices of Channel Tunnel Rail Link subcontractors.
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Tax rise will boost cowboys, warns industry
National Insurance and tax changes introduced in last week’s Budget will encourage bogus self-employment and the black economy, the Construction Confederation said this week.Deputy chairman Peter Elston said proposed changes to VAT for businesses with a turnover of less than £100,000 needed to be reviewed, as they would give subcontractors ...
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Industry hit by economic downturn, says report
Gloomy research from credit insurer contrasts with recent FMB figures that show a rise in workloads.
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O'Rourke is Building's personality of the year
Ray O'Rourke, Sir Frank Lampl, Carillion, Barratt and Mace were among the 18 winners of the 2002 Building Awards, the construction industry's biggest annual event.The awards were held at a gala dinner at London's Le Meridien Grosvenor House Hotel, attended by a record 1600 guests, including ministers and industry leaders.The ...
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Use Constructionline or face penalties, public sector told
New Egan report threatens public bodies with reduced funding if they fail to demonstrate best practice policies.
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Prudence's big gamble
So, what did Gordon Brown do for – or to – us in the Budget? Depending on your degree of cynicism, he either put 42 new hospitals in the post, or republicised those already sent. Either way, the good news is that a glistening 21-century NHS will boost employment through ...
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NewsBlackpool's bulge
Blackpool's bulge: KSS Sports and Leisure has designed this snow dome for a site just outside Blackpool. The 55,000 m2 scheme includes a ski village, water park and cinema. The client is Whyndyke Development Corporation. The project team includes Sinclair Knight Merz as structural engineer, WSP Environmental as environmental consultant, ...
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Debut for Laing O'Rourke
Laing O'Rourke is competing for its first major central London scheme – a £150m Richard Rogers Partnership-designed office block in Paddington.
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Artisan boss steps down after selling £1m shares
Stephen Dean, chief executive of contractor Artisan, sold 11.75 million shares in the firm this week.
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Farrell may rejoin Swiss Cottage project
A report this week suggested that architect Sir Terry Farrell may rejoin the team behind the £49m Swiss Cottage regeneration project in Camden, north London.
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Bovis to bid for £335m PFI hospital
Contractor Bovis Lend Lease is to bid for the biggest PFI hospital scheme outside London.
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EH outlines vision for Bishopsgate site
English Heritage has issued two reports outlining its vision for the redevelopment of a controversial site on the fringe of the City of London. The conservation body has recommended that a mixed-use development be built above the Bishopsgate Goods Yard site.
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Two big Gallagher schemes get go-ahead
Birmingham developer Gallagher Estates has received planning consent for two enormous brownfield housing schemes in Bedfordshire and Scotland.
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Try and HBG vie for contract
Contractors Try Construction and HBG have been shortlisted for an £18m city academy at Willesden in north-west London.
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CABE to ask contractors how it is doing
Architecture watchdog CABE has asked the chief executives of Britain’s 30 largest contractors to a meeting today to discuss design.
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Southwark schemes may be linked
The Liberal Democrats could merge the ailing Elephant & Castle and Aylesbury Estate regeneration schemes if it wins control of Southwark council in next Thursday’s local elections.
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NewsAudit office backs Portcullis procurement
The government was right to use construction management to build the £250m Portcullis House, the government spending watchdog has found.
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Contracts
£750m work for Amec ventureA consortium including Amec, Wood Group Engineering Services and Halliburton arm KBR has won a £750m contract to provide support services for oil firm Shell Expro in the North Sea.Pettifer wins £1m nursery jobWarwickshire contractor Pettifer Construction has scooped a £1m deal to extend a nursery ...
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NewsA new chapter
A new chapter: Bournemouth's millennium library opened to the public on Wednesday. The four-storey, £10.5m project comprises a 3600 m2 PFI-funded library on the top two floors and speculative retail space on the bottom two. The architect is Building Design Partnership, main contractor is Kier, QS is Northcroft and civil, ...
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NewsMaking it clear
Making it clear: London’s Victoria & Albert Museum has unveiled a £150m makeover plan, with internal refurbishments by Eva Jiricna Architects and Daniel Libeskind’s controversial Spiral extension as its first and second phases. The total transformation is planned in three phases over 10-12 years. The conceptual masterplan is by Stephen ...