All Editorial articles – Page 8
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CommentTwo into one won’t go
The public sector is as diverse and complex as the private sector, says Paul Morrell. Treating the two as if they were the same will stop us building a collaborative relationship between them
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CommentYou've got the wrong house
I was very disappointed to read the main headline accompanying your article on the energy performance gap in new house building (“This house has been designed to be highly sustainable
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NewsGreat Strides
Architect Stride Treglown and developer and contractor Marcus Worthington have secured permission for a 13-storey student accommodation tower block in Preston, Lancashire
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NewsStyles & Wood halfway through recovery plan
Fit-out firm climbs out of trouble as order book swells - but market remains tough
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NewsNewcastle's Surgo hopes to see off heavyweight rivals
SME profile Tyneside firm believes regional education will enable locals to compete with nationals
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CommentIt's just a step to the left ...
Our thanks, and the usual £25 voucher, go to Mukesh Modhvadia, a commercial manager at the King’s Cross Redevelopment Programme, for these aerobic pictures of a window cleaner living dangerously.
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What's wrong with Laing O'Rourke
Further to your article about Laing O’Rourke laying off 17,500 workers, when I worked there I only ever got in trouble for telling them their business models were flawed
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The train line
News that the likes of BT and Network Rail have been inundated with applicants for their apprenticeship programmes should be welcomed.
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A nonsulting request
Those of your readers who managed to read e-Building on their sandy beach may have noticed the pretty fundamental consultation launched by Andrew Stunell, the Minister for Building Regulations (“What would you do with the Regs, 6 August, page 20)
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A guide to Queensland's construction law
Australia is one of the few places in the world experiencing something of a building boom and if you’re a UK firm keen to get involved, you might like to go to Queensland, where things are pleasantly familiar.
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UAE's Sharjah in mega regeneration scheme
Emirate follows neighbouring Dubai and Abu Dhabi with 25-year construction project
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NewsDispute on Dubai's Burj causes fit-out firm loss
UAE interiors specialist blames £18m H2 loss on claim relating to world’s tallest tower
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Global job opportunities: Think the unthinkable
Why you should consider working in Saudi Arabia
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NewsDavis Langdon and Aecom: Dubai payments will take "several years"
Developers like Nakheel will pay 60-70% of outstanding debts, says Davis Langdon
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NewsDubai's Deyaar could drop Flamingo Creek
Developer reports £43m loss for second quarter of 2010 admidst concerns over scheme within The Lagoons
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Application for 1,500-capacity Essex prison withdrawn
The Ministry of Justice has withdrawn its application for a 1,500-capacity prison near Wickford, Essex
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Aecom buying spree continues with £160m deal for Tishman
Aecom has bought fellow US consultant Tishman Construction for $245m (£160m)
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HCA cuts £18m of Kickstart cash from Canning Town projects
Funding for two major London regeneration schemes in the area surrounding the Olympic park is to be cut as the Homes and Communities Agency reviews £241m of grants for private housing schemes hit by the recession
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NewsFison eyes sub-£20m jobs as turnover falls 7%
“They’re not the world’s finest results,” says David Fison, Osborne’s chief executive, before adding that they were “a step in the right direction”.The principal disappointment was the £22m fall in turnover: the contractor did £311m of business in the year to March 2010, compared with £333m in the previous 12 ...