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NewsClubs put stadiums on hold after ITV Digital collapse
Norwich, Portsmouth, Plymouth, Macclesfield and Sheffield United review plans after TV income disappears.
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YJL bids for Crest Nicholson contracting division
Crest chief executive tight-lipped about future of Bristol subsidiary Pearce but City says deal is in the offing.
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FeaturesAlastair Mellon
Just 37 years old and with no previous IT experience, the managing director of construction portal Asite is changing the way the industry thinks about e-procurement. Marcus Fairs found out what makes him tick – and blush.
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The loves of Lady Justice
The goddess of justice had a soft spot for consultants, and tended to take their side in tort cases. Now it seems she's found a significant other …
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FeaturesPilot error
Labour's pathfinder schemes were supposed to show what PFI could do for run-down housing estates, but after two-and-a-half years not one of the eight pilot projects has got under way. Mark Leftly finds out whether the idea will still fly …
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FeaturesParminder Mew and the temple of doom
It looked as if the Sikh community of Southall might never get its temple – let alone the biggest one outside India – until an adventurous project manager arrived to make it happen.
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FeaturesMaking history
Manufacturer Yorkon and architect Cartwright Pickard showed at Murray Grove that modular prefab could be turned into landmark design. Now the team has taken the lessons learned there and proved it can make money as well. Marcus Fairs reports from a revolution in the making
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NewsIndustry must do better, says new Egan report
Sir John Egan has hit out at the industry's lack of progress since the publication of his seminal 1998 Rethinking Construction report.
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Indecent proposals
This is a story about a householder who agreed to pay a dodgy builder cash, then tried to kick him in his assets when things went wrong. What did the judge say?
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NewsBritish Library puts M&E contracts up for grabs
Library seeks partners for multimillion-pound, five-year contracts to look after services on estate.
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NewsSlowdown is easing skills crisis, says Barratt boss
Cautious developers and the end of big projects have relieved pressure on wages, says Frank Eaton.
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CBI backs plan to import skilled workers
The CBI has backed government plans to attract skilled immigrants into the UK construction sector.
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Industry to turn strategic forum into super lobby
Construction to take over management and funding of forum and use it to campaign for common objectives.
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Twin towers could have survived
A leaked report has suggested that the World Trade Centre could have survived the attacks of 11 September if their fire control systems had survived the impact and subsequent fire.
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China starts Olympic design race
China has given architects just two weeks to register an interest in two competitions to design facilities for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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Canadian firm bets on fast track casino bonanza
Engineer Yolles Partnership claims it will be able to build bespoke gambling centres in seven months.
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NewsStirling work
Stirling work: A contemporary arts centre has opened in the Tolbooth, a converted 300-year-old grade I-listed building in Stirling. The £6m lottery-funded conversion was designed by Edinburgh practice Richard Murphy Architects for client Stirling council. It includes a 200-seat auditorium, community meeting rooms, a studio, cafe and restaurant. The Tolbooth, ...
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Fraser Morrison takes stake in RMJM buyout
Former Morrison Construction owner Sir Fraser Morrison has taken a stake in Edinburgh-based multidisciplinary practice RMJM.
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FMB told to 'put up or shut up' on quality mark
The government says it will exclude the Federation of Master Builders from the quality mark scheme unless it begins to support it.