All articles by Tom Broughton – Page 25
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Cardiff stadium hits fresh snag
The Cardiff Millennium Stadium's innovative retractable roof has developed a fault three weeks before the venue is due to host the FA Cup final on 12 May.
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MPs call for retention to be axed
The constructors liaison group has escalated its campaign against cash retentions, with up to 60 MPs signing an early day motion proposing that they be outlawed.
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Anarchists to target Balfour Beatty in May day demo
Friends of the Earth also set to hold demonstration outside annual meeting to protest over Ilisu dam project.
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VAT plea over foot and mouth
The National Federation of Builders has called for VAT to be reduced to 5% on rural building and repair and maintenance work in the wake of the foot-and-mouth epidemic.
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Foot and mouth: The forgotten victims
For weeks, our TV screens and newspapers have been filled with images of the havoc wreaked by foot and mouth on agriculture and tourism. But the effects of the disease on rural builders are no less devastating. Tom Broughton visited Carlisle, one of the worst-affected areas.
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Foot and mouth hits civils work
The foot-and-mouth crisis is halting progress on building and engineering projects across the country, according to the Institution of Civil Engineers.
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Welsh opera house axes construction managers
Schal and Citex/Mace left out in the cold as Welsh assembly opts for fixed price on £92m millennium centre.
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'We were informed by email after City,' say angry staff
Laing employees pin their hopes on a role for construction chief Brian May as they plan next move.
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Green activists to target Carillion and Balfour Beatty
Friends of the Earth set to launch new campaign against Birmingham Relief Road contractors.
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Sheriff of the skyline
When Carl Powell arrived as Westminster's planning director, developers expected a high-rise bonanza. But the Texan has spent the last two years cutting them down to size.
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Our lives in your hands
Construction is on alert as the site death toll rises and John Prescott's safety summit on 27 February approaches. In the first of a four-part series on the safety crisis, Building asks workers about their experiences on site.