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Let's not be hasty
Unfortunately the knee-jerk reaction to a crisis described in “Rok and Connaught force repairs in-house” (11 February, page 12), is typical of housing associations, and is driving the provision of an in-house repairs team.
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Under construction: the apprentice experience
Building magazine in association with CITB-ConstructionSkills launch the first in a series of three short documentaries exploring the contribution apprenticeship schemes make to construction
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Network rail shake-up: light at the end of the tunnel
Roy McNulty’s interim report on how to get value for money from the railway sector suggests that train operating companies are set to be turned into quasi developers
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CommentMichael Gove: The bad boy in school
The education secretary got his knuckles rapped for bad-temperedly tearing up the BSF rule book. But it won’t stop him getting his way
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FeaturesEcobuild: Five top trends
In this week’s Ecobuild special, we take a look at five top trends to find out about at the show on 1-3 March. And there are some surprising suggestions to help you get more green
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FeaturesNick and Christian Candy: The Candy men can
Nick and Christian Candy reckon you may as well put a sign up at Heathrow saying the UK doesn’t welcome successful people. But if anyone can persuade the country we have the entrepreneurial nous to get us out of the hole we’re in, it’s the men behind One Hyde Park ...
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CommentBack to basics with professional indemnity claims
There may be any number of clever ways to reduce the risk of professional indemnity claims. But why not start with the simplest?
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NewsGalliford Try bags £48m flood defence contract
Galliford Try subsidiary, Morrison Construction, has won a £48.5m flood defence contract in Elgin, Northern Scotland
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NewsBalfour Beatty reaches financial close on £48m fire station scheme
Sixteen fire stations to be built for North West Fire & Rescue Services
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NewsNew Bournville College reaches development milestone
£66m Longbridge facility set to open in September
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Capita Symonds's David Wilcock: Designing schools on a shoestring
Capita Symond’s architecture director explains how his practice is working with schools to make the most of reduced budgets
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NewsMiller Construction lands £5m Preston College contract
Construction to start immediately on new facility
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NewsMouchel rebuffs fresh Costain offer
Costain today confirmed that it is not the party in advanced negotiations with Mouchel and that a further revised offer has been ignored
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NewsF+G promotes undergraduate opportunities
Project manager appointed to consultant’s Generation 4 Change to help promote student placements
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NewsView from my office: Liam Bray
The Faithful + Gould consultant has a full view of London from his 31st floor office in the Euston Tower
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FeaturesFirst Impressions: Renzo Piano's Central St Giles
Nottingham Trent architecture students on the controversial and colourful scheme in central London
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NewsKier profit jumps 26%
Contractor says work in large number of markets enabled it to up profit despite challenging environment
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NewsBarratt cuts losses to £4.6m
Mark Clare reports good start to 2011 but says long-term recovery depends on availability of mortgage finance
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NewsRoof death client fined £260,000
Fife papermakers failed to make sure contractor’s work was properly planned and organised