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    About time

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    At last someone who spells out clearly what the taxman is doing to the industry (“Government burglars”, 5 February, page 3)

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    The wranglers

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    I was interested to read what Ann Minogue had to say concerning lawyers who represent parties in adjudication (22 January, page 51)

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    Try to understand

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    It is sad to see that some Yorkshire authorities are proposing to use a big stick to beat contractors over cover pricing (29 January, page 9)

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    Silk bloomers

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    In the article “Mind the gaping hole” (5 February, page 20), you say that “Chris Bolt, the QC who is acting as independent arbiter” threw out Tube Lines’ recent £327m claim against London Underground

  • One of Cabe’s three east Midlands case studies, which together make an eloquent case for pressing on with Building Schools for the Future
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    Charter 284 Education: The economic case for investing in schools

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    Sarah Richardson puts the arguments in favour of continuing the drive to renew every school in the country

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    Charter 284: A Building manifesto

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Building’s Charter 284 campaign aims to leave the political parties in no doubt as to the economic and social benefits of investing in construction work

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    Housing stats: New build sales and completions in January 2010

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    Unsurprisingly, completions in northern Britain were particularly badly hit by the weather

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    ‘Here’s £50m: now go forth and multiply’

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    SME profile Kinetics is the result of an unlikely marriage between social housing and turbo capitalism

  • Designed by JM Architects and engineered by Gifford, the £8m refurbishment and remodelling of Elm Court school in south London (pictured here and throughout) gave a new lease of life to an Edwardian school building
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    Cost model: School refurbishment

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    Continuing this week’s focus on the renewal of the school estate, Simon Rawlinson and Paul Zuccherelli of Davis Langdon review one of the biggest challenges facing the BSF programme

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    Herzog’s house: Basel showroom

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Last week, Herzog & de Meuron reopened its London office and the extension of Tate Modern began in earnest

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    Worst trading conditions ever recorded for civil engineers

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    The latest Civil Engineering Contractors Association workload survey has found the worst trading conditions ever recorded

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    Kind hearts and minarets: Brick Lane tower

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    This minaret-like structure is part of a scheme to celebrate the history of east London

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    Aecom closes in on DL deal

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    US engineer Aecom was this week closing in on a deal to take over Davis Langdon, according to sources close to the talks

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    Morgan Ashurst snaps up £50m Gatwick contract

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Morgan Ashurst has secured the second phase of the £50m North Terminal Extension at Gatwick airport

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    High esteem

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    These are the first images of the 1,359-pupil Archbishop Sentamu Academy, which is one of the first two schemes on the £400m Hull Building Schools for the Future programme

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    Tube Lines hits back at mayor in funding row

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Tube Lines has rubbished London mayor Boris Johnson’s claim that it can meet the potential £400m shortfall in funding for the next seven-and-a-half years of its PPP contract

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    CIOB survey: recruit leaders from outside construction

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Recruiting managers from other industries could be the answer to plugging leadership gaps in construction, according to a survey of construction managers by the Chartered Institute of Building

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    Pete’s place

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    This £50m, 25,000m2 office building, designed by Glenn Howells Architects, has been given planning permission

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    Anyone for bridge?

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Powell-Williams Architects and engineering consultant Buro Happold have won a European design competition for a new pedestrian bridge in the northern Portuguese town of Aveiro

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    VT Mouchel deal ‘dead in the water’

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    City analysts say VT Group’s takeover bid for Mouchel looks dead in the water after support services firm Babcock tabled a surprise offer for VT on Monday