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NewsJocks away
Jocks away: Skanska has won a £4m contract to fit out 79 luxury apartments in Edinburgh for Fountainbridge Developments, a joint venture between Glasgow-based developer AB Hamilton and the Bank of Scotland. The site’s shell and core are already under construction by Skanska, and the fit-out programme is scheduled to ...
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£40m housing scheme for East Midlands coalfield site
English Partnerships set to approve first ever high-density housing scheme on former coal board land.
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FeaturesYou say you want a revolution
The Scottish tourist office has got another image to put into its montage of Caledonian wonders: the Falkirk Wheel, a spectacular rotating boat lift. And as well as being a marvel of engineering and a work of art, it links the country's two greatest cities
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Citex moves into Cyprus
Multidisciplinary consultant Citex has formed a joint venture with a Cypriot company as part of a drive to grow internationally.
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HBG and Dragados fined £66,000 each
Contractors HBG and Dragados have each been fined £66,000 by the Dutch financial market watchdog for breaching the Netherlands' Securities Trade Act.
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Rescue fund set up for PFI contractors
A fund to buy stakes in problem PFI projects was set up by fund managers Innisfree and M&G last week. It is hoped that contractors will sell it stakes in projects that have run into difficulties.
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FeaturesBright sparks
Kings Avenue School in Lambeth, south London, with its vivid colours and inclusive approach to special needs education, offers Martin Spring an inspiring glimpse into a possible future of Britain's schools.
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FeaturesClient profile: British Waterways
Water, water, everywhere – and all of it the height of fashion, whether in a Titchmarshed garden or a comeback canal. Victoria Madine investigates one source of this new wave
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Beat the squeeze
Uncertain times mean it's more important than ever to maintain a positive cash flow
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How to spruce up your office this spring
Clean the windowsNatural light is good for your health. The cleaner your windows, the more your employees will benefit from the streams of golden sunlight that will pour into your office as the weather improves. Also, panes of glass covered in guano don't do much for a company's image.Change your ...
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A question of … timing
If you owe me money, and I owe you money, does it make sense to just pay the difference? Let's see how two barristers and a judge sort out this tricky problem …
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Stuck to your guns?
After you start an adjudication, can you introduce new arguments or fresh evidence? A recent decision suggests not, but clarification is needed urgently
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Lead times
Reinforced concrete frame construction is holding firm with excellent enquiry levels, reports Gardiner & Theobald overleaf, but below Mace detects a continuing downward trend in lead times this quarter
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Just the job
FaberMaunsell's Graham Howells may have been appointed head of the firm's environment division, but he still believes it's important to have a life outside work
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FeaturesAppointments
ConsultantsMechanical and electrical consulting engineer Building Services Group has appointed Tony Cassidy, previously with Cyril Sweett, to head its new M&E cost management division.Project manager Heery International has appointed Ken Hamilton senior commercial manager. Bob Heald and Martin Sinclair join as project managers.Midlands law practice Gateley Wareing has appointed David ...
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Game on: Wembley warms up for stadium and Olympic bid
Football could be finally coming home to Wembley following two postive consultants' reports and a flurry of substitutions in the boardroom of Wembley National Stadium Ltd.
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Budget round-up
Tax breaks for small firms and commitment to public spending are welcomed by the industry, but a hike in National Insurance contributions takes the shine off