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NewsUKCG calls for cabinet-level action on stalled colleges
Letters confirm no prospect of imminent unblocking of £2.5bn-worth of projects
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NewsMcBains Cooper wins UAE airline lounge contract
Etihad's new lounge at Heathrow's Terminal 4 will form part of refurbishment plan
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CommentAbout time, too
It may not float everyone’s boat, but the arrival (finally) of fresh QS Rules of Measurement is pretty exciting for cost managers. And they’re looking good, says Richard Steer
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FeaturesAfter the gold rush: Getting paid in Dubai
It is claimed that the average contractor is owed £50m, while some consultants’ fees are being slashed in half. Roxane McMeeken finds out just how bad Dubai’s payment problems have become
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FeaturesSteel yourself: The Qatar National Convention Centre
Creating massive organic shapes out of metal is one thing. Getting them to support thousands of tonnes of structure is quite another. Thomas Lane reports on the building of the Qatar National Convention Centre
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Renew issues profit warning and cuts more jobs
Contractor issues profit warning and announces second round of job cuts
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News40,000 jobs at risk as delay to colleges drags into autumn
LSC admits none of the 144 schemes on hold will be kickstarted by April programme review
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NewsGraduates should be given the chance to put education to use
Young people who’ve laboured to get an education must be given the chance to put it to use – for all our sakes, says Ray O’Rourke
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NewsGovernment pledges £170m to transport projects
The 29 small to medium initiatives funded will create 2,200 jobs and support 40,000 new homes
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CommentWonders & blunders: Keith Bradley, Feilden Clegg Bradley
Keith Bradley loves his hometown of Bath. The old city of pleasure, with its meandering crescents, that is. Not the faux-Georgian monstrosity of the Southgate shopping centre
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NewsBouygues UK reveals plan to buy repair firm
Bouygues UK has said it wants to buy a social housing repair and maintenance specialist by the end of the year
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NewsMilton demands £100m for Barking rail link
The deputy mayor of London is seeking £100m of “financial assurance” from the government to kickstart a stalled transport scheme vital to the regeneration of the Thames Gateway
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£300m PFI schools rescue fund to double
The European Investment Bank is set to double the £300m rescue fund it has made available to help speed up schools projects
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NewsMandelson to lead UK firms on ‘secret’ Iraq trade mission
Foster, Kier and Carillion among companies looking for share of £10.2bn reconstruction work
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NewsApprentice redundancies top 3,500 in past six months
Scale of job losses emerges as service is launched to match young people with placements
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NewsCanary Wharf owner at risk of breaching bank covenants
Falling property values over the next year may put Canary Wharf Group in financial difficulties
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NewsThree workers die in Dubai building collapse
Early reports indicate Emirates Road factory fell in high winds
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NewsNorcros in talks with banks
Maker of Triton showers says it is renegotiating banking convenants
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CommentDon’t lose your balance
Affordable housing may be one of the few lifelines for builders at the moment, but we must make sure we don’t fall back into the trap of creating ghettos for the poor
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NewsRenewable energy heads slam government inaction
Energy minister Mike O'Brien asks industry for trust and patience in face of criticism