All Building articles in 03 June 2011 – Page 4
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Get your excess clauses out
Though the customer may not always be right, it can too often be blamed for waste. In fact, it’s frequently a contractor’s excess clauses that cost the client cash
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News
New Zealand needs workers to help rebuild Christchurch
Authorities welcome skilled staff from UK and Ireland to help rebuild earthquake-hit city
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Chinese firms target UK market with counterfeit crane parts
Suppliers are selling lower quality parts through websites
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Cala Homes ruling spells further planning paralysis
Decision means councils may simply stall on housing cuts until Localism Bill becomes law
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Waterside flats in Bristol
Edward Cullinan Architects and Crest Nicholson have won planning permission for a waterfront building on the Bristol Harbourside redevelopment.
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Government to set cost benchmarks for public work
Paul Morrell confirms move that will allow public clients to compare project costs across departments
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Private equity saves Bank of England builder
Holloway White Allom were presented with a winding-up petition
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Australian engineer buys UK’s Colin Buchanan
Sinclair Knight Merz completed the deal on Wednesday
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Scottish arbitration: Join the rebellion
There’s a movement afoot in Scottish arbitration, and the mood is spreading south of the border. The demands are simple: total arbitration revolution
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Features
Localism and regeneration: The Alan Cherry Debate
How will the Localism Bill affect the planning system and the provision of affordable housing? A high-profile panel including John Prescott and John Gummer, and joined by communities secretary Eric Pickles, tackled the issues at the inaugural Alan Cherry Debate. This is a sponsored feature for Countryside Properties
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RDA assets to transfer to Homes and Communities Agency
Development assets worth £446m will be transferred to the HCA
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Regional development agencies: no man's land
When the government decided to axe regional development agencies, uncertainty over the future of their £446m portfolio of development sites nearly led to a disastrous fire sale. Having taken a u-turn on the issue, what are the coalition’s plans for the sites now?
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Davis Langdon in global rethink after Aecom merger
Directors relocated as consultant focuses on Australia, New Zealand and US for growth
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Just half of UK consultants expanding abroad
Many of those who did increase business abroad put it down to UK work falling faster than international
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Insolvencies up by a fifth in first three months of 2011
Figures support ONS claims that the construction economy strank in Q1 2011
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Wolseley UK revenue up by 1%
Firm’s performance indicates small sign of improving prospects for the industry