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FeaturesThe big lift: the 2012 Olympics aquatics centre gets a roof
The Olympic aquatics centre is now being fitted with its lid. Thomas Lane found out how the structure is being assembled
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FeaturesWe have to vs We can't: the Heathrow third runway debate
‘That runway will be built over my dead body. And i mean that literally’
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CommentLet's get it right this time: Construction Act changes
The government looks set to oppose any amendments to their changes to the Construction Act, but some of these weren’t fit for purpose anyway
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CommentYou can't just do what you want: Adjudicator's guidelines
What are the legal guidelines that an adjudicator has to stay within? This frequently asked question just became a little bit clearer thanks to a recent case in the Scottish courts
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CommentIn my expert opinion: How to pick an expert witness
Expert witnesses can make or break a case, so it’s vital to pick exactly the right (independent, knowledgeable and impressive) person for the job
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Four directors pull off Schofield Lothian buyout
Project management consultant Schofield Lothian has completed a management buyout from its £1bn-turnover parent company, Enterprise
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Styles & Wood ‘will struggle to attract private equity investment’
Retail fit-out specialist Styles & Wood will struggle to find a private equity buyer in the current economic climate, industry sources have warned
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McCarthy sons’ firm loses £2m
Churchill Retirement, the company run by the two sons of John McCarthy, the co-founder of McCarthy & Stone, has fallen £2.4m into the red
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Baqus profit down
Consultant Baqus has reported a 23% fall in pre-tax profit from £472,000 to £365,000 in the six months to 31 December 2008
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T Clarke turnover up
Electrical engineering and contracting firm T Clarke has reported a 64% rise in pre-tax profit from £8.2m to £13.4m in the year to 31 December 2008
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Jarvis drops freight
Jarvis has announced the closure of its freight container services business as a result of the recession
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Bullock profit falls
Pre-tax profit at social housing contractor Bullock has fallen from £13.2m to £6.5m as a result of increased administrative charges, details of which were not revealed
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CommentClients: what are they like?
Which clients deserve a medal? Which should be shunned like yellow dogs?
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NewsGreen light for green homes
This design by Davy Smith Architects for a £14.9m affordable housing block on Digby Road in Homerton, east London, has been given the green light
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Homebuy agents announced
The Homes and Communities Agency has named the organisations that can act as agents for its HomeBuy affordable housing scheme
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London agencies give Elephant & Castle £1.8m boost
Transport for London and the London Development Agency have agreed to give a £1.8m boost to the regeneration of Elephant & Castle in the London borough of Southwark
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NewsHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in February 2009
Private registrations are down to less than a third of this time last year
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Ex-Crossrail chair quits race for 2012 legacy post
Former Crossrail chair Adrian Montague is understood to have dropped out of the running to chair the body driving the development of the Olympic park after the 2012 Games
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NewsCheering up Gravesend: Clifton Wharf, Kent
Clifton Wharf, a riverside regeneration project in Gravesend, Kent, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox has been given planning approval