28 April 2011
Building
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Accidental guarentees: Golden Ocean Group Limited vs (1) Salgaocar Mining Industries PVT (2) Mr Anil V. Salgaocar
3 May 11
This case shows that parties conducting commercial negotiations by email should be wary of entering into guarantees without meaning to.
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Architect suspended after acid attack on clients' car
28 Apr 11
Architect suspended by Architects Registration Board after debt collector pours acid on client’s car
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BAA scales back Heathrow work by £100m
28 April 2011
Decision to delay new capital works programme by one year leads to drop in 2013-14 budget
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Ballymore submits plans for US embassy area
5 May 11
Terry Farrell’s 15-acre masterplan for area around proposed US embassy goes in for planning
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BIG and Buro win Albanian culture complex
5 May 11
Designs unveiled for 27,000m2 project featuring an unenclosed mosque and public square
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Bloom time: Dave Ward
28 April 2011
Want to boost your chances of being nominated this year’s best employer in Building’s Good Employer Guide? Then have a listen to last year’s winner. Dave Ward, chief executive of Winvic, talks about how paying staff fairly has been the key to business success
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Brockholes Nature Reserve
28 April 2011
?An Adam Khan-designed new floating visitors centre opened last weekend at the 250 acre Brockholes Nature Reserve near Preston.
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BSF applications resubmitted
28 April 2011
All six councils met 11 April deadline
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Capita Symonds targets MoD property manager role
28 Apr 11
Move would see the firm chase soldiers for rent, and comes as part of acquisition-led growth strategy
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Caterpillar makes record profits
3 May 11
US equipment giant raises forecasts on global recovery
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Choose your weapon: The defence sector
28 April 2011
For those hoping to fight for some of the £2.9bn of annual construction work from the MoD’s property arm, the target has shifted
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CITB cuts ties with industry skills card scheme
28 April 2011
Move marks end of 16-year tie-up with the Construction Skills Certification Scheme
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CITB to issue apprenticeship frameworks
4 May 11
Body is sole issuing authority for English construction apprenticeship frameworks
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Construction growth slows in April
4 May 11
Economists blame slowdowns in the housing and civil engineering sectors
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Consultant accused of Jo Yeates' murder admits manslaughter
5 May 11
Buro Happold consultant Vincent Tabak pleads guilty to manslaughter but denies murder and will face a full trial in October
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Costain sees £300m fall in order book
5 May 11
Contractor says trading is in line with expectations
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Country focus: India
28 April 2011
Strong demand for construction activity in India continues, partly due to infrastructure needs and rising expectations of improved living standards
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Crossrail chief to chair HS1
3 May 11
Rob Holden appointed to firm running the channel tunnel rail link he built
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Designs unveiled for Manchester Victoria revamp
4 May 11
£20m station overhaul by BDP includes a new transparent roof
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Doubts raised over prospects of feed-in tariff petition
28 April 2011
Appeal has been taken to High Court
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EC Harris' big day
28 April 2011
The firm will be flying the flag for the Royal Wedding tomorrow - literally
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EC Harris on its Royal logisitics
28 Apr 11
EC Harris is one firm that certainly won’t be forgetting the Royal Wedding in a hurry.
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Enterprise does insurance 'u-turn'
28 April 2011
The firm has apparently changed its stance on a controversial insurance initiative
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Everyone loves a Wedding
28 Apr 11
Thought construction firms would struggle to make a connection with Will and Kate’s big event? Think again - here’s our pick of the tenuous publicity stunts
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Get defensive
28 April 2011
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation could be the industry’s new best friend – at least, for those who play the game right
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Government 'scales back outsourcing plans'
4 May 11
Leaked note suggests private companies may have to partner with non-profit firms to win outsourced work
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Government urged to improve PFI procurement
28 Apr 11
Report by NAO says government needs to learn from ’hard won lessons’
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Grosvenor posts £395m profit
28 April 2011
Neo Bankside developer sees £700m growth in assets under management
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House prices dip in April, says Nationwide
4 May 11
House prices resume their downward trend
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House prices stop falling
3 May 11
But latest data shows falls will recommence in the second half of the year
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Housebuilders: localism will delay planning
3 May 11
Survey shows housebuilders believe localist reforms will add to planning woes
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HOUSING STATS: registrations rise again
28 April 2011
Both public and private sector registrations were up on last year in March, hitting a three-year high
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Latest construction appointments: 28 April
28 April 2011
Wates, Dunelm, Capita Symonds and Humberts Leisure have all made appointments this week
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London Plan goes for growth
5 May 11
Suggested changes this week to the Boris Johnson London Plan could spell positive news for housing
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My digial life: Mark Taylor
28 April 2011
Favourite website?
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Nakheel 'stops selling properties'
26 Apr 11
Developer that planned the Palm complexes announces a halt on sales in the emirate
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Ofgem reveals shortlist for £2bn wind projects
3 May 11
Preferred bidders to be announced in the autumn
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Persimmon reservations up as order book matches 2010
28 April 2011
Reservations are up 12% year on year
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RICS jockeys for position as Green Deal accreditor
28 April 2011
Public interest role makes it more independent than trade bodies, says institution
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Shapps to boost self-build market
3 May 11
Home-builders to get access to cheap public land
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Sheppard Robson bullish over Abu Dhabi office launch
28 April 2011
Architect argues that it can learn from mistakes of forerunners in UAE market
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Sir Robert McAlpine's profit falls almost 25%
4 May 11
Contractor’s decline in profit and turnover comes despite some big contract wins
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Skanska slides 1,200-tonne Thameslink bridge into position
3 May 11
Rail bridge over Borough High Street will double capacity of track around London Bridge
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SMEs fear Green Deal shut-out
3 May 11
44% of FMB members say homeowners are unlikely to take up the Green Deal
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Spenhill's Highams Park development
28 April 2011
The Tesco subsidiary has begun work on the £105m project in London
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Tel Aviv Museum of Art: Five levels of light
28 April 2011
The £33.7m Herta and Paul Amir Building will open in November
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The James Review: Now it's up to us
28 April 2011
The James Review talks a lot of sense and clarifies what challenges lie ahead. It should inspire architects to use the best of their skills to meet them
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The mix
28 April 2011
It takes all sorts, they say, and that’s what we’ve got this week – everyone from a marathon-running chairman to a time-travelling architect. We’ve drawn the line at mafia bosses, though
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TPS plans to almost double global business in two years
28 April 2011
Consultant will follow parent Carillion into Canada and the Middle East
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Ucatt attacked for appealing leadership election verdict
28 April 2011
Watchdog ruled 2009 election void
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Who will be the next Crossrail boss?
4 May 11
Joey Gardiner sifts the tea leaves after recent senior rail industry moves
