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CommentDisputes before payment date
Here’s a recent dispute over payment that was deemed to have crystallised even though the payment date had not been reached
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CommentSite investigations: Don't get stuck on shaky ground
A site purchased for development may already have a geotechnical and environmental report attached. But will it offer the developer enough protection?
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NewsNext round of FIT cuts to be delayed
Slump in installation rate prompts government to rethink cut timetable
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NewsKier highlights 'resilient' construction business
Contractor says it is on course to meet trading expectations for the current financial year
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NewsMinisters plot rescue plan to bridge Green Deal gap
Government looks at extending existing schemes to prevent plunge in insulation installations
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NewsShapps’ self-build push ‘no panacea’ for housing crisis
Industry says answer to housing crisis still lies in mainstream solutions
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NewsHackney moots ‘timber-first’ planning policy
Council may support use of wood, where feasible, as ‘primary construction material’
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NewsMorgan Sindall wins £50m repairs deal
Affordable housing subsidiary Lovell bags 10-year contract
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NewsClugston back in profit as turnover jumps a third
Raft of work in waste-to-energy helps firm turn around its fortunes
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NewsGalliford Try wins £80m bypass contract
Detailed design work will begin on 5km Devon dual carriageway this month
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NewsBalfour Beatty confirms restructure plans
Firm confirms UK construction services to be reshaped around three work streams with around 650 jobs to go
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CommentWhich consultants will thrive?
Simon Rawlinson on the opportunities and challenges facing quantity surveyors and engineers and why the middle man may get squeezed out
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NewsConstruction adviser post to be full time
Government cofirms role will go from three day-a-week to full time position, as search begins for Morrell’s replacement
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NewsLabbad: Lend Lease committed to UK market
European boss given global role in latest upheaval at European arm of Australian property giant
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FeaturesInterview with Uwe Krueger, Atkins
Almost a year ago Atkins chose German physicist and brain scientist Uwe Krueger to improve its performance and drive global expansion. Sarah Richardson talks to him about the things going on in his head. Portrait by Anthony Lycett
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News60% of architects have no business plan
RIBA report highlights lack of forward planning by most architecture practices
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NewsDiplomatic move
Architect Waugh Thistleton designs temporary pavilion at Lancaster House for Olympic business summit
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CommentConstruction employment falls despite growth in self employment
Figures suggest firms are not that comfortable with hiring at the moment
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NewsBoris seeks consultants for London design panel
Consultants sought for design and urbanism procurement panel