All articles by Alex Smith – Page 9
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CommentWeb watch - On board
Building’s new sustainability, regeneration and general construction message boards will allow users to chat, argue or just let off some steam
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NewsOFT accuses 112 construction firms of rigging bids
Balfour Beatty, Carillion and Kier are among those facing huge fines if found guilty
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NewsSkanska takes £27m hit on three projects
Contractor's profits are affected by unexpected charges on three PPP schemes in the UK
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NewsGovernment extends green grant scheme until 2010
Homeowners will be able to apply for £10m of grants towards sustainable
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NewsElephants to work on UK construction sites
Zoos could become sustainable logistic centres as first trained elephant prepares for work on Southwark site
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CommentThe new seekers
Alex Smith explains how building4jobs.com is making the long and painful process of looking for a job a whole lot easier
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NewsCyril Sweett buys Nisbet for £5.9m
Construction and property consultant boosts public sector portfolio with purchase of regional player
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NewsLand Securities submits plans for Corby
Developer applies for planning permission for second phase of town centre development
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NewsThe thrill of the race
Speeding downhill on a bike with lashing rain in your face is the most scary, and exhilarating, experience imaginable
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NewsChampagne moment
Day three on the Cycle2Cannes ride saw the landscape turn from featureless farmland to terraced vineyards
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NewsPedal pushers
On day two of the Cycle2Cannes ride, our intrepid web editor reports on the peleton's progress through Kent
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CommentWeb watch Old news
The industry has snubbed government plans to make all homes fit for pensioners by 2013 but, as our readers claim, this has been a successfully policy for years in Wales.
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NewsMipim cycle ride sets off from Greenwich
More than 140 cyclists set out on the first leg of the Cycle2Canne charity ride this morning
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NewsEU protesters scale crane in Parliament Square
Campaigners for an referendum on the EU climbed a crane on a Kier site early this morning
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NewsThe scenic route
Alex Smith is cycling to all the way to Cannes for Mipim. But the good news is you don’t have to do anything nearly so energetic as all the best bits will be available on Building.co.uk
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NewsDrop-out rates among engineering students among highest in UK
Report finds engineering and built environment students among those most likely to quit courses
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NewsPaper round: Poles return home while Taj Mahal gets mud bath
Also: Key government advisor disappointed by housing starts and GP leader condemns plan for super clinics
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NewsPlanners reject Sheppard Robson mega-church
Plan for 9,500-seat church is not suitable for local community says London Thames Gateway Development Corporation
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NewsGreen light for £400m Birmingham New Street rebuild
Government funding of £400m will double station concourse and see creation of new public square