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Construction lags behind in stamping out racism
Racist “banter” that would be unacceptable in other industries is still tolerated in parts of the construction industry, a report by the government’s equality watchdog has found
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WYG postpones financing deal and shakes up board
Engineering consultant White Young Green has announced a shake-up of its board and bought more time to agree a refinancing deal
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NewsForever blowing bubbles
Jon Neale is concerned that everyone seems to think a big building programme will prevent boom and bust. The evidence suggests otherwise
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NewsBouygues prepares to swoop for struggling Haymills
French construction giant in talks to agree final terms for £181m-turnover contractor
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NewsBalfour Beatty M&E arm sues Shepherd for £1.4m
Contractor goes to court over Hull hospital as legal bodies report record rise in construction disputes
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NewsBalfour Beatty Ground Engineering creates 'one stop shop' in Ireland
Contractor’s ground engineering firm consolidates various Irish businesses into one
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NewsMore contractors at risk as banks move the goalposts
Haymills may not be the only contractor fighting for survival if banks don’t offer support
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NewsThink tank proposes scrapping council tax
Left-wing body Compass' report suggests stabilising house prices by taxing land value
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NewsBartlett and Cambridge double-nominated for research award
RIBA's President's Award for Research shortlist names 12 pieces of work that contribute to architectural knowledge
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NewsHigh speed rail firm ready for Tory victory
Company charged with proposing high speed line factors in Conservative success in next general election
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NewsHousebuilders could be spared zero-carbon costs
UK-GBC proposal would see government-funded improvements repaid monthly by homeowners
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NewsTurbine protestors face eviction
Six men occupying Vestas Isle of Wight site given midday deadline to leave
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NewsEco-cement firm raises £1m to continue research
Novacem will use funds to complete pilot plant by the end of 2009 and accelerate development
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NewsKier latest to stretch payment terms to 60 days
Trade bodies lobby MPs for help as main contractors move to adopt longer payment periods
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Comment
Could the torment almost be over?
After 17 months of unrelenting torment, it looks like the UK construction sector is finally a step closer to recovery as the July CIPS/Markit Purchasing Managers’ Index highlighted the slowest pace of decline since March last year (see index).This progress is largely on the back of an improvement in the ...
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Tender of the day: £3.6m Poole school
Bid deadline is 11 August for new build and extension project
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NewsThe other right
Chris Bath of BPTW Partnership spotted this cunning Darwinian pedestrian filter near Blackfriars bridge, dangerously close to Building HQ. It’s as if somebody out there didn’t like us …
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FeaturesGrosvenor Waterside by Make: Don’t tell Charles …
Within spitting distance of the notorious Chelsea Barracks site is this startlingly modern block of flats by Make Architects. Yet, so far, the good burghers of Belgravia haven’t uttered a word against it. And nor has you-know-who. What’s going on?
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CommentTurning of the tide: Super litigation
Litigation is too often the meandering paddle steamer to adjudication’s inaccurate exocet. But a recent case shows courts can sometimes be both speedy and right
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CommentProve your worth: Net worth test
Money matters Banks looking to safeguard funding have a new test for construction projects’ guarantors, but how will it affect contractors?