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NewsLend Lease wins £89m University of Strathclyde job
Contractor to build new Technology and Innovation Centre in Glasgow city centre
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FeaturesPension problems: Don't look now
Construction firms’ final salary pension liabilities of £33bn are set to attack their balance sheets, stop investment and hold back growth for years to come. Yet far from confronting the problem, many are simply ignoring it and hoping it will go away. Will Hurst reports
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Construction appointments: 15 June 2012
Persimmon Homes hires new regional managing nd EC Harris appoints new partner
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FeaturesSustainability: The energy bill
Phil Birch and Adam Mactavish of Sweett Group summarise some of the key elements in the draft bill to reform the electricity supply market, and consider the implications for commercial property
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FeaturesInteriors Focus: Top tips on installing ceilings
A new AIS guide to top fixing aims to bring some much needed clarity to the secure installation of ceilings
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CommentCIOB contract: Not for the faint-hearted
The CIOB Complex Projects Contract is not ‘over-complicated’ and difficult to follow
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CommentPension problems: perfect storm
It seems wrong to be topping up pensions for retired employees
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CommentA single voice for the industry
We speak fine words of collaboration, but all attempts to set up a representative industry-wide voice are torn apart by factionalism and confrontation, says Nick Raynsford
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FeaturesMoving overseas: The checklist
An ever growing number of UK construction professionals are trying to escape the gloom by heading to foreign climes. But unfortunately, remembering your toothbrush is the least of it - for a move to be successful, it pays to plan carefully and keep on top of the paperwork…
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CommentWhen pay-when-certified goes wrong
Pay-when-certified is fine in theory, but it tends not to work if the date of completion is plucked from thin air
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NewsAgainst the grain: Granary Square
New public space near Kings Cross designed by Townshend Landscape Architects and built by Bam Nuttall opens
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NewsAtkins boss says global work will bolster UK business
David Tonkin says international projects will bolster the engineer’s UK arm which was only region to see revenue shrink last year
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NewsForecast for Green Deal solid wall insulations cut by 60%
Assessment for flagship scheme predicts 230,000 fewer installations than previously expected
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NewsProperty groups slam heritage VAT hike
Campaigners claim Treasury has “insufficient evidence” to justify tax rise
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NewsSweett Group unveils luxury Hong Kong store
Consultant unveils images of Shanghai Tang Mansion store
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NewsGemserv wins Green Deal oversight role
Service provider Gemserv has won the contract to run the Green Deal oversight body
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NewsBalfour picks up £300m highways job
70:30 joint venture between Balfour Beatty and Mott MacDonald awarded north west highways contract
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NewsOlympics construction project 'turning heads all over the world'
Culture secretary lauds UK construction effort after Olympics project comes in under budget