All articles by Sarah Richardson – Page 44
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Industry quits taskforce over tax scheme row
Construction representatives resign in protest as crunch talks with Revenue fail to delay the start of revised CIS
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NewsUK experts to fly out to aid New Orleans recovery
Engineer Halcrow and QS Gleeds lead calls for British consultants to go and help devastated city
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Plan to wave low-carbon schemes through planning
Energy Saving Trust to present DTI with a series of radical proposals to stimulate energy-efficient construction
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Wembley drafts in extra M&E workers
Extra M&E workers are to be drafted onto the Wembley stadium project as contractors on the scheme attempt to meet its deadline for completion
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FeaturesBlood and Money
Small firms have traditionally been subjected to commercial bullying and, despite all the legal and cultural reforms of the past 15 years, they still are.
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Contractors vulnerable to Gate Gourmet-style strikes
Legal experts warn that industry may be hit by the same chaos as BA if workers at subcontractors take action
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Elite training centre saved
A construction training centre for undergraduates at the National Construction College is to stay in business after receiving funding.
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FeaturesHow to get into an impossible position
The Inland Revenue is determined to launch a new tax regime next April, even though there’s an excellent chance that nobody will be able to comply with it. Sarah Richardson reports from the surreal world of Whitehall.
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7000 Prison Service workers threaten strike
Construction operatives working for the Prison Service have threatened to go on strike if their pay demands are not met, writes Sarah Richardson.
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T5 steelworkers strike over job cuts
Steelworkers on the Heathrow T5 project have staged an unofficial one-day strike in protest at redundancies on the project, writes Sarah Richardson.
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NewsBAA reviews site safety after fatal T5 accident
‘Very senior’ BAA manager called in after accident kills one Laing O’Rourke worker and seriously injures another
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Amicus names construction boss
The M&E union Amicus has appointed Bob Pagan, already a senior official, to head its construction division. He will replace Paul Corby who took voluntary redundancy in May.
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NewsLivingstone demands T5-style deal for Olympics
Mayor in talks with T&G and UCATT over plan to force Olympics firms to offer generous pay and conditions
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UCATT furious over Wimpey site access restrictions
Construction union goes to government over concerns raised by leaked policy document from George Wimpey
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NewsArmed Albanian gangs target sites in South-east
Gangmasters use intimidation tactics, including firing automatic weapons, to force contractors to accept workers
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FeaturesA long way to go
Now that London has beaten the odds and won the Olympic Games, the small matter of building £8bn worth of facilities is getting under way.
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NewsPressure on to keep Olympic bid’s best practice promises
Industry urges government to make Games a showcase for best practice in procurement and sustainability
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NewsWillmott Dixon to grow social housing arm
Housebuilder Willmott Dixon plans to grow its social housing division from £105m to £180m by 2007
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300 jobs face axe as Burnley engineer fails
Civil engineer RC Group is forced into administration as work dries up for small civils firms in North-west
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