All Building articles in 14 September 2018
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News
Industry bodies slam post-Brexit migration recommendations
EU workers should get no special preference after Brexit, says government-commissioned report
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Comment
Brexit could be a disaster for my business
All of the various raw material components that make up our finished façade systems product are imported from other EU countries – because there are no UK manufacturers that are suitable - leaving the EU without a deal could have disastrous consequences for us
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Features
Sketch of the week: Midland Metropolitan hospital
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by architect Pablo Fernandez Villoch at Edward Williams Architects.
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Features
Image of the week: Design module
As part of the London Design Festival – which starts on Saturday – Waugh Thistleton Architects, supported by Arup, has created an installation at Kensington’s V A museum
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Industry remains in the dark over Brexit preparations
Construction bodies say government’s position on the industry lacks clarity and substance
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Features
Brexit: Is anyone listening?
The construction industry feels sidelined by the government in its vision for Brexit, complaining that ministers just aren’t listening. But is the sector itself partly to blame for failing to present a clear and unified voice?
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Features
From the archive: 1852
Back in the 1850s, readers were just as excited about developments in the railways as they are today – but for the right reasons
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Features
Online poll: Is the Crossrail delay a poor reflection on construction?
This week’s poll: Does the delay to Crossrail reflect badly on the construction industry?
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Comment
Legal: The right to exclude
Terms limiting liability must not only be fair but must also correspond with a service provider’s standard terms of business
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Features
Crossrail: The long wait
As Crossrail’s opening date is pushed further and further into the future and costs spiral over budget, Joey Gardiner asks why the biggest construction project in Europe has swerved so far off track and how this could impact the rest of the industry
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News
United Living continues push into north with new director
Housing specialist eyes more work outside southern heartland
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Comment
Case in focus: Insolvency
Ted Lowery on the impact of liquidation upon the right to adjudicate
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News
Former Crossrail boss blames delay on rolling stock decision
Rob Holden says earlier procurement of trains was essential to allow adequate integration with signalling
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Comment
We apologise for the late-running Crossrail service …
Crossrail’s was supposed to be a good news story for construction - so what went wrong?
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News
Aberdeen road woe meant Galliford Try turned down taking over stricken Carillion hospital, boss admits
Bill Hocking says firm didn’t need ’distraction of recovering another bad job’
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Firm behind Moorside nuclear plant cuts more than half its staff
NuGen decision sees more doubt thrown over Cumbrian scheme
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Balfour scores £33m Strathclyde uni job
Contractor landed job through university’s construction framework
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Stalled Carillion hospital job set to terminate PFI contract
The NHS Trust behind Liverpool project could cancel PFI deal at the end of the month