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Reform too slow, says Egan
Egan's follow up to Rethinking Construction chides industry for slow progress and points way to future.
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Bovis and Balfour tipped to bid for Holzmann's US arm
City expects UK giants to lead chase for JA Jones, the collapsed German contractor's prize asset.
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NewsLidgate: Laing Homes not for sale
Laing Homes boss Steve Lidgate has hit back against continued speculation that the firm is up for sale.
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Rising market 'will deter mergers'
The increasing stock market value of housebuilders will hinder mergers and takeovers, according to a report published last week.The report, from research company Market & Business Development, said although the consolidation drive was likely to continue, some potential deals would fail because of the share price increases.The report said: "As ...
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FeaturesSir John Fairclough
The government's latest one-man ginger group for construction is its former chief scientific adviser, but, as Thomas Lane discovered, he is not just calling for radical reform. He's much more ambitious than that …
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Variation, and a theme
If you sign a long-term deal with a client, congratulations. And if you haven't ensured you can keep up your end, commiserations. You're at the mercy of fate …
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FeaturesPart L: Time's up
By the time you get back to work after Easter, the new Part L of the Building Regulations will be in effect, and the chances are you won't be ready for it. The result could be completion dates blown away, teams turned upside down – even the end of design-and-build ...
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NewsByers' £300m rail payback will hit PFI, say bankers
Funders warn that government payout will undermine claims that PFI transfers risk to private sector.
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Capita poaches Railtrack boss
Multidisciplinary business Capita Property Consultancy has poached a senior Railtrack executive, one of three new directors the firm has appointed this month.CPC, part of the listed Capita Group, said this week that John Southgate, Lindsay McCombe and Andrew Harnett had joined the firm. Southgate was formerly head of investment strategy ...
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Don't get cute
Go to court with finely honed legal arguments that contradict the spirit of the Construction Act, and you can expect the kind of treatment ABB got in this case …
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Judge rules HTA had no Greenwich contract
HTA Architects has been told that no contract existed between itself and the developers of the £250m Greenwich Millennium Village when it was sacked from the scheme in June 1999.
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Government missing public spend targets
The government is failing to meet its spending commitments for public services, according to the Construction Products Association.
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Livingstone demands 35% social housing on dome site
London mayor presses Greenwich council to increase affordable housing quota for peninsula redevelopment.
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Unions win 33% pay rise over two years
Construction engineering workers are set to receive a 33% pay rise over the next two years under a union deal agreed this week.
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Row puts megaproject M&E deal in doubt
A landmark agreement about the pay and conditions for staff working on large projects was in doubt this week after a row between the Electrical Contractors Association and electrical union AEEU over its content.
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Arup cuts 43 jobs in London office
Consultant Arup has made 43 people redundant in the firm's London office, it was announced last week.
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MPs slam 'squalid' South Bank
Stalled plans to refurbish the cultural complex at the South Bank Centre in London have been given a fillip by MPs.
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NewsMagic Wandsworth
Magic Wandsworth: Persimmon Homes’ £30m mixed-use development in Hardwick’s Way, Wandsworth, south London, has received planning approval. Designed by Assael Architecture, the scheme consists of 100 apartments housed in three buildings. The tallest will be 10 storeys. Construction is expected to start by the end of the year. QS is ...
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D&B faces double whammy from EU and Part L
Design-and-build procurement faces a two-pronged attack from the European Union and the revised Part L of the Building Regulations, which comes into force on Monday.
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Egan backs project insurance
Strategic forum chairman Sir John Egan has put his weight behind plans for project-based insurance cover in a bid to integrate project teams and circumvent the rising price of professional indemnity insurance.