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Morgan may merge Redrow with private property group
Returning chairman considers three options for listed housebuilder, including tie-up with Bridgemere
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100-home pilot mooted to salvage eco-towns initiative
Critics slam communities department plan to get programme moving with demonstration project
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Iceland loss buries Met’s £30m security HQ
Plans for a £30m strategic command facility for the Metropolitan Police– originally designed as part of a security control centre for the London Olympics – have been cancelled
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Pay talks stall over blacklist issue
Ucatt has stopped this year’s round of pay talks in order to force through wage agreements that outlaw the blacklisting of construction workers
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Women in Property to tackle ‘male domination’ of Gulf
Networking and mentoring group to help women in Middle East challenge male-centred society
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Cundall vs Global Grange: Payment dispute on luxury hotel
Consultant Cundall is suing a hotel group for failing to pay it for its work on a luxury hotel near St Paul's cathedral in London.Cundall's M&E contract for the 450-bedroom Grange St Paul's hotel was due to terminate in April last year, says a High Court writ. Cundall claims that ...
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Don’t look now
Rob Kirkaldy of Spectrum Acoustic Consultants was a trifle concerned about this DIY-er in Istanbul, and asked why he wasn’t wearing safety goggles
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Key client? BAA's fading star
In the glory days of Terminal 5, BAA seemed to be leading construction into a new golden age of peace and prosperity. One takeover and a recession later, that’s looking unlikely. Dan Stewart assesses the future for a key client, and on page 42 we canvass two rather different views ...
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You be the judge
Get a sneak preview of the shortlist for the Building Awards Project of the Year, which includes such stellar schemes as Allford Hall Monaghan Morris’ Yellow Building in London (pictured)
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Habla Espanol? Opening up the Latin American market
Last week we revealed the lucrative opportunities on offer in Mexico, but such gold can be found all over Latin America, where bullish governments spend billions on infrastructure. Katie Puckett presents a rough guide to working in the region – complete with language tips
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Hobbies and/or interests
In tough times, it’s important to distract yourself with such activities as theatre rehearsals, horse racing and … er … whatever a former construction minister got up to in the House of Commons
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Suburbia: suing Bellway for letting council tenants in
Buyers of Bellway homes near Swindon were dismayed when social housing tenants turned up as their neighbours. Are desperate housebuilders playing fast and loose with homeowners, or is this just a case of snobbery?
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Don’t encourage them
As with the banking industry, we’ve seen an age where architectural incompetence and buffoonery was rewarded over professionalism
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Accentuate the positive
The role of all professionals in development and construction is already changing as a result of the recession
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Cut it out
I have just read your article “Robinson Low Francis slash staff pay 12.5%” (13 March, page 15)
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Keep the dream alive
Your article, “Death of a dream” (13 February, page 40) is perhaps to be questioned
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Figure it out
Re: ‘Colleges delayed’, 20 February, page 10, BAM Construction has 11 colleges currently at approval in design stage and waiting further substantial funding from the Learning and Skills Council
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Keep off my land
I would preface my comments by stating that I was brought up on a social housing estate. Our argument is not with social housing tenants but the fact we have been deceived by Bellway (6 March, page 20)