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Comment
Now is the time to protect the specialist
Much of my time as the owner manager of an architectural mouldings contractor is spent with clients and architects helping them realise their dreams.We are always expected to do this for free. When I first entered the industry in the early eighties we would get fully-designed finishes that required us ...
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NewsThe ICT revolution in education
Embrace the future and change when it comes to schools design urges Matthew Pearson, an ICT consultant. Expect Wi-Fi in every room and pupils with handhelds
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Comment
Why contractors can't help suicidal bidding when the workload turns down
The most concerning issue now facing construction as it dives deeper into recession is that of firms taking on work at less than cost.This is not sustainable business behaviour.More than falling workloads, falling prices defined the chaos that ravaged the industry during the recession of the 1990s.Worryingly, there are the ...
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for Trident Building Consultancy
“So what do you want to talk about then?”
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NewsIndustry lags behind in diversity study
The construction industry is sidelining women and people from minority groups, a report carried out on behalf of the Construction Industry Council has found
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NewsWSP cuts or relocates 200 jobs as Dubai workload plummets
Chief executive reveals work in the emirate has fallen from 70% to 20% of consultant's Middle East turnover in 18 months
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NewsRevealed: £300m wasted on aborted college projects
Contingency fund set up to help colleges in trouble as move to bundle schemes with schools is mooted
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News'Five year wait' for tender prices to regain 2009 level
Four top cost consultants predict rapid fall and slow recovery in contract values
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NewsPhysicist Hawking lobbies for college funding
Scientist writes to Gordon Brown to protest at withdrawal of funding from college for severely disabled students
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NewsVideo: Why Ian Tyler is industry's best value boss
Tom Bill reveals why Balfour Beatty's chief executive could be due a salary rise
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NewsFormer developer boss in Dubai acquitted of bribery charges
Abdulsalam al Marri found innocent of a range of charges while three junior colleagues found guilty and jailed for a year
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NewsKeller announces fall in trading
Pre-tax profit fell 24% in groundworks specialist while chairman retired
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NewsWhite Young Green shakes up board
Engineering consultant has deferred date for agreeing refinancing deal
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NewsBalfour Beatty joint venture wins Hong Kong sewage contract
Gammon Construction to build three tunnels as part of Island’s Harbour Area treatment scheme
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NewsCouncils advised to rebuild, not refurbish
London HCA chief suggests local authorities short on funds to refurbish council homes should knock them down and rebuild instead
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NewsCZWG submits Bournemouth scheme for planning
Art Deco-inspired £50m scheme goes to the planners
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NewsInterserve picked for £200m HSBC job
Support services group is named preferred bidder for three-year facilities management contract
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NewsRacist 'banter' still tolerated in parts of construction industry, says commission
Equality and Human Rights Commission finds almost half of ethnic minorities feel racism goes unchecked within industry
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NewsNew minister promises to keep money flowing
Construction’s new Whitehall minder, says he will monitor other government departments to make sure they spend their capital allocation
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NewsEco-friendly load-bearing walls
Contractor Morgan Ashurst is using Durisol’s eco-friendly wall forming system to reduce the carbon footprint of a new extension to the Caen Community primary school in Devon