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NewsMiller lands £40m healthcare contract
Contract is first to be awarded to Miller under Procure 21+
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NewsBerkeley reports sharp boost in profits and sales
Housebuilder outlines ten year strategic plan in latest set of results
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NewsWhite paper: Winning work in Brazil
Independent analysis and advice one of the world’s fastest growing construction markets
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NewsConstruction teacher on 6,000-mile expedition in tuk tuk
Slow Train to India travels from Nottingham to New Delhi to raise money for charity
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FeaturesKen Shuttleworth: No more crazy shapes & silly profiles
Ken Shuttleworth, the man behind the Gherkin, doesn’t ’get’ the Shard, reckons the era of tall glass boxes is over and thinks a lot of designers are really egotistical. So why does the founder of Make think this is such a great time to be an architect? He tells Building.
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CommentArbitration: See you all in court
It’s a fact of construction that spats often occur between more than two parties on a project - and arbitration isn’t the best way of dealing with complex multi-party disputes
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Implied terms and the Privy Council
Terms and conditions are stated in a contract, right? So what about all those implied terms that don’t make it into writing? The Privy Council has a view on this …
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FeaturesSainsbury Laboratory: Nurture vs nature
Stanton Williams’ serene Sainsbury Laboratory combines classicism with modernism while remaining anchored to its natural surroundings
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FeaturesUpgrade your toolkit: Career advice
Construction professionals must keep up with the rapid technological, regulatory and social changes sweeping across the industry. We report on the crucial areas to add to your knowledge toolkit
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FeaturesRise of the machines: BIM and QSs
With building information modelling now carrying out many traditional QS functions, are quantity surveyors and their slide rules about to meet a sticky end? Or can man and machine live (and work) happily alongside each other?
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CommentEnter the Pimby
Forced to choose between economic stagnation and new development in their backyards, communities are abandoning the nimbyism of the boom years
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CommentHansom: Result!
This week effort is rewarded with slimmer waistlines, a praiseworthy ranking in the Green List, and a spotless building site – there’s even hope for those HS2 opponents now they have a new ally …
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NewsWYG to raise £30m in debt-for-equity plan
Chief executive Hamer says move will stabilise the company after £29m pre-tax loss
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NewsSME profile: Hill Holdings
’We didn’t develop these skills overnight’: Hill Holdings chief executive reveals how his small housebuilding firm is catching up with bigger players
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Places for People raises £140m from small investors
The organisation had strong demand from investors for its retail bond issue
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NewsAtkins’ profit jumps 7.5% as it moves into growing markets
The firm was particularly successful in the Middle East
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Export orders surge for SAS
The manufacturer grew turnover by 9.3%, with export orders increasing 127%
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NewsPrisk on low carbon policy
Construction minister responds to government’s recommendations for achieving a greener industry
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Appointments: 24 June 2011
Gleeds, Bramall Construction and Nework Rail have all made changes this week