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CommentEyewitness: Greece – it's a mess but there are chinks of light
In the second of our online series of first hand accounts from trouble spots around the world, we look at the impact of the Greek austerity measures on construction but also opportunities through funding options such as PPP
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NewsMinister announces £22bn investment in construction projects
Francis Maude says money will be invested over the next three years
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NewsFirm fined after electrician engulfed in fusebox fire
Cumbrian packaging firm fined for health and safety breaches
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NewsMorgan Sindall lands £5.5m schools deal in Brent
Firm will carry out extension and refurb works at two primary schools
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NewsLand Securities plans retail developments worth £275m
Several retail projects in pipeline for London area
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NewsShortlist for £165m Cambridge hospital cut to two
Consortiums headed by either Bouygues or Skanska will win the contract
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NewsAmey bags £37m signalling contracts
Network Rail awards firm five contracts at locations across the UK
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NewsFive firms land Catalyst housing deal worth £62m
Housing maintenance work covers stock in the London area
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NewsM&S prosecuted for asbestos failings
Retailer and two of its contractors convicted for putting public in danger
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NewsConstruction sector has UK economy's highest insolvency rate
June figures show building materials and construction firms have two worst rates of collapse
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CommentApparent bias in adjudication: Lanes Group vs Galliford Try Infrastructure
Can a preliminary views document lead to bias in an adjudication?
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CommentSchools of scandal
Our schools are in an urgent state of repair – let’s hope the government responds accordingly
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NewsSchools face £22bn maintenance work backlog
Estimate means repairs would cost more than £15.8bn allocated for schools over next five years
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NewsDurham University’s Business School: Flexible studies
GSS Architecture has submitted a planning application for a £10m extension to Durham University’s Business School
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FeaturesHackney Empire vs Aviva Insurance: The Empire strikes back
This is the tale of a theatre project, backed by Lord Sugar, that landed its client with a £3.2m headache. Now eight years on there’s a legal battle over a bond between the insurer and the theatre owner
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NewsGove sues BDP for £3m over Westminster Academy
Court action is over outstanding fees and alleged ventilation defects
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NewsOverseas investment boosts London office market
Investment from outside the UK up 25% in first half of 2011