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New bosses for Kier and Alfred McAlpine
Contractors' chief executives both scale back roles by becoming chairmen of the companies.
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FeaturesThe children's crusade
How can you make a name for yourself if that name belongs to your famous parent? We talk to people who've wrestled with this problem – and found their own answers.
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Tension mounts
After a year in which housebuilders were thrust into the spotlight amid rapidly rising house prices and profits, the looming prospect of war has cast an ever larger shadow over the sector. So what is it doing to protect itself?
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Comment
The tao of GC/Works 1
The GC/Works 1 contract has had an overhaul, and is probably now the best in the business, but projects only work when oneness is achieved …
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NewsLabour agency set to import workers from Romania
The Home Office has agreed in principle to a proposal to import east Europeans to help solve the skills shortage.
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NewsMiletrian reveals £3m loss after two directors quit
Banks to review borrowing facility at end of month after fit-out contractor posts 'poor' results.
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Comment
Never trust a copper
Mr and Mrs Venables found that the water pipes in their new home were ruined, so they sued their plumber. What followed illustrated an important legal point
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Brief encounter: When can you kill people?
Are the US and Britain be within their legal rights to invade Iraq? The second in our series of chatrooms tackles their motives and the nature of the UN debate
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NewsNew bosses for Kier and McAlpine
Contractors Alfred McAlpine and Kier have announced the appointments of chief executives, as two of the industry's key players scale back their roles
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NewsFirms hope US gives them a look-in after the war is over
Construction trade body selects firms with expertise to carry out reconstruction work after second Iraq war.
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DTI launches inquiry into Bickerton affair
A fresh investigation has been launched into the collapse of regional contractor Bickerton
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Swan Hill admits slowdown
Housebuilder Swan Hill said this week that it has been affected by a slowdown in the market.
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Laing shares set to soar despite loss
City analysts expect shares in support services group Laing to increase about 40% to more than 200p in the next 12 months, despite its reporting of a pre-tax loss of £18.6m this week.
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Government prepares for London terror attack
The government has compiled a list of structural engineers that could assess the fall-out from a terrorist attack in London.
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NewsPidgley Jr breaks silence on his father, the Berkeley bid, his ex-wife and his mother
Tony Pidgley explains why he bid for his father's company and how, in the end, family comes before business.
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Network Rail reveals two cut-price framework deals
Gravy train hits the buffers as rail infrastructure body tries to slim down £225m bill for consultants.
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Firms donate services to help children with rare diseases
Director of PRP architects organises free refurbishment of Paddington hospital after it saves his son's life.
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HSE asks designers to stop falls
Health and Safety Executive inspectors met more than 130 architects and planning supervisors from across Scotland and the north of England this week to try to design out the risks from falls
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Comment
A paradise for parasites
To shut out small firms, the Treasury made the PFI process so adversarial that it got captured by lawyers, who are now eating us out of schools and hospitals