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Majors close final salary pensions to new entrants
Balfour, Carillion, Sir Robert McAlpine, Bovis, Mowlem, Travis Perkins and Rok close schemes to reduce deficits.
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Amicus wins £200,000 for steel contractor's staff
Tribunal orders Wescol to pay former staff £2000 each for failing to comply with law over union consultation.
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London to get centre to combat skills shortage
The London Development Agency is to tackle the capital’s shortage of skilled craftsmen by setting up its own recruitment office.Nicky Gavron, the deputy mayor of London, said the office would help to take the strain on labour supply imposed by projects such as Wembley Stadium in north-west London and Heathrow’s ...
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Know your rights
Confused about your employment rights? We explain the protection you are entitled to at work
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FeaturesCost study: Chipping Norton leisure centre
The community of Chipping Norton was sorely missing a place to exercise. Architect Feilden Clegg Bradley brought the town right up to date with a design that favoured local materials and sunlight
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CPA bullish about 2003
The Construction Products Association has predicted that the industry will experience continued sales growth this year.
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The finishing touch
Two years ago, the Major Contractors Group launched its ambitious safety drive. The industry has done well so far but now it must pursue the initiative to the end
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FeaturesTruth and beauty
Pictorial records such as these are humble attempts by photographers to compile visual diaries of engineering projects; but in the process they created great art. To illustrate his we selected the following images from the Institution of Civil Engineers' archive …
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WakeyWakeyWakey
David Bentley of NetConstruct explains why firms should be more worried than they are about their internet strategies
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FeaturesZen and the art of car design
Nissan wanted its new European design centre to promote harmony and clear thinking. With a minimalist white-on-white makeover, this 1960s former rail depot was pure brilliance
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Dear prudence
Taking pre-emptive action to avert a third-party claim may well save your insurer money. But don't expect the insurer to thank you by covering your costs
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That's two more you can add
Your article entitled "Government attacked over Constructionline" (21 February, page 12) was inaccurate in its use of a quote from Peter Elston's letter to Brian Wilson, which stated that "a number of major [government] clients, including Defence Estates and NHS Estates, were also on the list of non-users".
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It was all going so well
I've been catching up on some recent issues of Building and I have just come across your article on the state of construction-related degrees (24 January, page 11).
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Let's be realistic
There have been some startling projections of the cost of the congestion charge on London sites.
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Visionary architect Peter Smithson dies
Peter Smithson, the visionary architect of the Economist Building in London, has died aged 79.
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NewsNew faces on Building’s advisory board
Strategic forum chairman Peter Rogers is among nine new members of Building’s editorial advisory board.
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News21st-century Sussex vernacular
The design teams for Brighton and Hove council have unveiled their proposals for the multi-use King Alfred Centre on Hove seafront, which will include sports facilities and housing.
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On losing one's virginity
Getting through the annual MIPIM property fair in Cannes is a challenge for even the most seasoned pro – but for a first-timer it's positively terrifying …
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FeaturesHow Mr Jones built a working ecological revolution in his own backyard for a fraction of the usual cost, and so can you
Allan Jones, a humble official at Woking council, got hold of £250,000 and turned it into £2.7m by making the borough the most energy-efficient in the UK. But that isn't the main story. The really astonishing thing is what he's planning to do next.