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CommentResponsible parenting
When it comes to competition law, parent companies need to keep a close eye on their subsidiaries, even if they operate independently
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CommentHansom: Peaks and troughs
This week, start at the summit of Kilimanjaro, then work your way down to a surreal tea party and Romanian TV. You’ll have reached the bottom when you find yourself at a party conference
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FeaturesWhat's so scary about supply chain finance?
As more and more contractors consider adopting supply chain finance, fears are growing that it could be used to worsen suppliers’ payment terms
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NewsPeter Rees to exit City of London following restructure
One of the most influential figures in the development of the City of London over the past three decades is to exit after restructure
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CommentSupply chain finance: Simply too complex
There’s nothing inherently wrong with main contractors arranging finance for their subbies, but wouldn’t it just be easier to pay on time?
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FeaturesHave passport, will travel
A survey of built environment professionals reveals a surprising readiness to up sticks and move abroad for work
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NewsHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in August
Daily sales are less than this time last year, but private completions and registrations are both higher
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CommentPolitics without the mudslinging
Sir John Armitt’s proposals for a National Infrastructure Commission are to be welcomed, but can politics be taken out of planning so easily, asks Simon Rawlinson
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NewsISG bags £50m fit-out of Baby Shard for Murdoch
Exclusive: Contractor sees off shortlisted rivals Como and Overbury
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NewsRegeneration blueprint aims to tackle 'two speed' Britain
Joint report by CBI and EC Harris makes number of recommendations to regenerate the UK’s regional cities
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CommentInsolvency and adjudication
An adjudicator decides who has to pay what to whom - a decision that is binding. But what happens when the payee is insolvent and any money paid may never be seen again?
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NewsHousebuilders warn of supply chain bottleneck
Firms warn UK suppliers have been caught ‘on the hop’ by resurgent housing market
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NewsLabour casts doubt over future of HS2
Balls claims Labour in power will not be handing out £50bn ‘blank cheque’ for high speed rail project
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NewsMiliband pledges major housebuilding push
Labour claims it will boost number of homes built per year to 200,000 by end of the 2020 parliament
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CommentSelf-build on a different scale
Actually, says Tim Byles, demand for self-build is already there and while there’s nothing wrong with one-off Grand Design projects, what we need now is something altogether more mainstream
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FeaturesInterview: Mike Putnam, Skanska
The Skanska UK boss on prompt payment, where he aims to take the firm and his work at the Green Construction Board
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CommentWhat would Labour do with the Green Deal?
Labour’s pledge to replace the Green Deal with a new Energy Save scheme has caused major ripples - but what might Labour’s scheme look like?
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CommentGenerating energy at the right time
Some forms of renewable energy are unpredictable and not available at the right time - better implementation could reduce carbon emissions and save money
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NewsWitherford Watson Mann takes 2013 Stirling Prize
Holiday home within the burnt-out shell of the 12th century Astley Castle wins this year’s Stirling Prize
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