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NewsConstruction marks seventh quarter of contraction
Industry blames pre-election nerves and rising costs for winter dip in workload and profits
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FeaturesDual shower
Rada has added to its Sense range of digital water control systems with the introduction of the Sense Dual Shower T3
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Happy new year for Balfour as it dominates in January
Barometer: Blackburn schools win takes firm to top of construction list for first time in eight months
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FeaturesSeamless lighting
Whitegoods has supplied integrated lighting for this modern cricket pavilion designed by architect John Pawson, for St Edward’s School in Oxford
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Legal challenge stalls £200m LSC payment
The Learning and Skills Council is delaying allocating £200m of funding for stalled college projects because of a legal challenge over its handling of the building programme, writes Sarah Richardson
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Comment
RICS sees workload slump deeper in late 2009 - providing more fare for the double-dippers
It’s tempting to see the latest construction market survey by the surveyors’ body RICS as yet more evidence of a likely double dip in construction – however you want to define that.And I’m not going to sit here and argue against that possibility.But there is a case for some cautious ...
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News‘It’s good to slow down’: Aldar at Al Raha Beach
Abu Dhabi developer Aldar is toning down the extravagance at Al Raha Beach, its 11km-long waterfront paradise. Patrick Bell, its head of pre-construction, tells Thomas Lane why that’s no bad thing
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Comment
Help us out
I found Building’s report from the Construction Skills Network a depressing read (“Construction will be ‘in recession till 2011,’” 27 January, building.co.uk)
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Comment
Top security
I have read with interest the response in these pages to the fires at the Green Acre Homes’ Peckham and Camberwell building sites, and how many people seem to believe that the security issues surrounding these fires can be addressed with a generic solution
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Comment
In the mix
Your coverage of our results on page 16 of last Friday’s issue, 5 February, was led by a most unfortunate sub-headline that stated that Countryside Properties “rues its exposure to mixed-tenure regeneration market”
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FeaturesGame of two halves: Galliford Try’s Greg Fitzgerald defends the hybrid model
Galliford Try’s construction arm has been keeping the company afloat while its housebuilding side has struggled. Now, as construction wobbles, Emily Wright asks chief executive Greg Fitzgerald if the hybrid model can survive
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FeaturesThe best seats on earth: South Africa’s World Cup stadiums
On 11 June, the 2010 World Cup kicks off in South Africa, the first time it’s been held on the African continent. Some 32 nations will compete in 10 stadiums, five of which are new. Stephen Kennett and Thomas Lane take a look at the construction of the big three
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CommentSome finishing touches
The Scottish government has ruled that all firms on public sector projects must be paid within 30 days. This is a splendid idea, but a few tweaks are needed to make it work
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CommentThe revenge of Judy Veakins
A company’s liability for harassment or bullying by one of its managers was brought to attention by a recent case. Tony Bingham sums up the facts …
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Comment
When banter becomes bullying
… and Joy Drummond discusses the implications of the Protection from Harassment Act in the workplace and how firms can avoid getting into trouble
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CommentThis time, it’s personal
Beverley Flynn Data protection laws are set to become much stricter, so now is the time for any company holding employees’ personal details to pay more attention to the rules
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FeaturesAll about the kit: school furniture and equipment
A flexible approach to school design doesn’t usually start with the furniture and equipment. But if we want to make best use of teaching spaces, maybe it should