HOK Sport director leaves for the Middle East
21 November 2008
Man who helped win Wembley and Olympic stadium jobs quits architect to take up post in Abu Dhabi
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HOK Sport director leaves for the Middle East
One in five workers face redundancy before 2011
21 November 2008
Government holds urgent talks with industry ahead of pre-Budget report as crisis deepens
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Davis Langdon cuts 90 UK jobs
21 November 2008
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Mace poaches Laing O’Rourke manager for Shard
21 November 2008
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Doyle boss makes shock exit as firm rethinks growth plan
21 November 2008
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Urban Splash slams ‘drug dealer’ utilities
21 November 2008
Analysis
Falling idol: Is there a downturn in Dubai?
21 November 2008
If you thought the golden city of Dubai would be the saviour of the construction industry, think again
Leader
Engulfed
21 November 2008
A week to forget. That was the headline in the Dubai press last Friday after 100bn dirhams (£18bn) were wiped off the value of shares on the UAE stock exchange in five days.
Financial News
Offshore deal saves Bewley Homes from collapse
21 November 2008
Investors launch last-minute rescue after bank cuts credit to £65m-turnover housebuilder
Barratt says it will not breach lending covenants
21 November 2008
But housebuilder admits more writedowns will be needed after further dip in market
Housing and regeneration news
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1,000 new homes join £1bn RSL backlog each month
1,000 new homes join £1bn RSL backlog each month
21 November 2008
Housing associations fear low sales could seriously impair ability to build homes for affordable rent
St Paul’s tower may ‘grind to halt’ after council veto
21 November 2008
Sheffield planning committee rejects changes proposed by architect on £40m scheme
Features
Specialists vs the downturn: the UK's top subcontractors
21 November 2008
For the first time ever, we have a list of Britain’s top subcontractors, ranked by turnover and specialisation. Roxane McMeeken finds out how they’re tackling the downturn.
Projects
Of a different stripe: Nottingham's new science park
21 November 2008
The sub-industrial grey box we normally associate with science parks is nowhere to be seen in HawkinsBrown and Studio Egret West’s park, camouflaged as it is by floating bulrushes and giant timber lily pads.
Legal
You’ve made one tiny mistake: Absolute obligations
21 November 2008
Even if a brief seems straightforward, beware of taking it on as an absolute obligation. After all, you never know what might happen
All over bar the shooting: Frameworks
21 November 2008
What better way to work, you say, than a lovely, co-operative framework deal? Fine. Just don’t expect it to be bloodless, painless, dispute-less or litigation-free
Comment
A sea of troubles
21 November 2008
Looking into the white wall of fog ahead, it’s impossible to discern a safe haven, or the rocks in between. But, says Richard Steer, that doesn’t mean we should lose sight of what we’re about
In Pictures
Gulf State Building awards 2008
21 November 2008
The first Gulf States Building Awards were held last week at a glittering evening ceremony in Dubai’s Madinat Jumeirah hotel, where the award-winners hobnobbed with top English rugby players
Hansom
Comedy of errors
21 November 2008
This week, causes for confusion include a mysterious marketing campaign, a dubious safety claim, a phantom contract and a rather naughty search term – plus, the RIBA’s clever job creation scheme
Back log
My digital life: David Eastgate
21 November 2008
Not your average chief executive, this ex-punk band member spends his online time surrounded by drums and drumming paraphernalia. Unless he’s on holiday, when you’ll find him talking to Building
Economics
Procurement single-stage tendering
21 November 2008
Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon sets out the pros and cons of the single-stage strategy and offers some guidance on how clients and contractors can use it successfully
Housing
Where now for the Thames Gateway?
21 November 2008
Withdrawn transport schemes, impending recession and renewed tensions over the investment plan: the future for the Thames Gateway never looked bleaker. So what’s to be done? In the run-up to next week’s Thames Gateway forum, the leaders...