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CommentPFI contracts: Chain of fools
The temptation to pass risk down the supply chain until it ends up with a man and a van should be resisted. Here’s why
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City Inn vs Shepherd: Have you seen the contractor’s behind?
If a storm and a contractor both delay a project, is the contractor eligible for an extension? This ancient problem has just had another going over in the Scottish Court of Appeal
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CommentGet lost, Plato: City Inn vs Shepherd Construction
The decision in City Inn vs Shepherd Construction is a victory for common sense over philosophical arguments about causation, says the lawyer who acted for Shepherd
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NewsMass culture
Concrete pouring began this week on Buro Happold and Snøhetta’s King Abdulaziz Centre for World Culture in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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Connaught upbeat on bank talks
A source close to the refinancing talks between Connaught and its banks this week said the firm was “optimistic” of a positive outcome provided no nasty surprises were uncovered
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TfL awards £300m tube job to Laing O’Rourke and Costain
A Laing O’Rourke and Costain consortium has been awarded the £300m contract to redevelop Bond Street tube station for Transport for London
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NewsIranian embassy by Daneshgar Architects: Chelsea rematch
Local residents have appealed to Prince Charles to help halt plans for a new Iranian embassy building in central London due to its modernist design
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NewsFinal decision imminent on 117 academies under review
The fate of 117 academies put under review by the government will be clear within days.
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NewsNanjing Medical University by BDP: Chinese medicine
Building Design Partnership has won the design competition for a medical faculty at Nanjing Medical University, in China’s Jiangsu province
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Shock as Procure 21+ dumps Laing O’Rourke
Contractors have expressed their shock after Laing O’Rourke was dropped from the Procure 21+ healthcare framework this week, despite being the biggest player in its forerunner with £1bn of work, writes Andrew Hankinson.On Tuesday, the government revealed the six firms that have won places on the six-year framework that replaces ...
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CIPS: Growth at four-month low
Growth in UK construction activity slowed in July to its weakest in four months, according to the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply.Its latest report revealed an index figure of 54.1 compared to 58.4 in June. A figure above 50 indicates a rise and below 50 shows a fall.Despite the ...
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Taylor Wimpey to talk to other lenders about refinancing deal
Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey is to expand talks to other banks to secure a refinancing deal to allow it to grow in the current market
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NewsCircle Hospital, Reading by Bryden Wood: Outside the Circle
Architect Bryden Wood has gained detailed planning consent for a £24m private hospital in Reading
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NewsCollapsed firm Banner 'had just £6,000 in bank'
Creditors ’not very likely’ to get paid, as contractor blames demise on Viñoly’s Colchester arts centre
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Forensics called in as hunt for Lancsville cranes continues
Administrators at failed contractor Lancsville have drafted in forensic computer experts as they continue their hunt for missing tower cranes and plant
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NewsIndian architects to land UK jobs
UK architects are likely to face increasing competition from Indian firms as clients look to the subcontinent for cheaper professional services, write Joey Gardiner and David Matthews
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Design firm fined £120k after fatal fall
An architect has been fined £120,000 and has had to pay costs of a further £60,000 after a construction worker fell to his death
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Latest construction appointments: 06 August 2010
Nick Sanderson has joined Deloitte to head the firm’s real estate corporate finance advisory business. He joins as a partner from Nomura where he was a managing director and head of the company’s real estate investment banking.
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NewsPotters Field homes: Field work
Southwark council and Berkeley Homes last week signed a partnership deal that will pave the way for the redevelopment of the controversial Potters Fields site
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NewsBerkeley to be first to break into private rented sector
Housebuilder close to deal with Homes and Communities Agency to build nearly 1,800 homes