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NewsBovis Homes to re-enter the land market this year
The chief executive of Bovis Homes said the housebuilder planned to re-enter the land market before the end of the year
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NewsApplications for government pre-qualification list shoot up
Sign-ups to database of preferred contractors rises 13% as firms vye for public work
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NewsHSE to improve safety in immigrant workers
Polish, Romanian and Gujurati construction communities to be targeted by outreach programme
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CommentCould do (a lot) better
It’s good that Cabe is assessing designs for Building Schools for the Future, but the way it’s going about it leaves much to be desired
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FeaturesBrentwood Community Hospital: Operation sunlight
Sheppard Robson’s redevelopment of a PFI hospital in Essex aimed to maximise views for patients. But how did it square this rather pricey ambition with the need to keep costs down?
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FeaturesSteel sanitaryware
Pland Stainless, the Leeds-based maker of stainless steel washrooms and sanitaryware, has supplied a range of products to the new King’s Mill hospital in Sutton-in-Ashfield
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NewsODA rethinks media centre design after Cabe criticism
Design watchdog raised concerns over Building Regulations compliance and legacy plan in its review
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Comment10 years is a long, long time: liability for defects or collapses
There are strict laws in the Emirates about defects that threaten a building’s stability, and you’re liable for a decade. So what can you do to avoid having to pay out?
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Foster and HOK dragged into Wembley row
Multiplex expects to question about five employees of the architects that designed Wembley stadium as part of its £250m legal tussle with Mott MacDonald, the consulting engineer on the project
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Robinson Low Francis to slash staff pay 12.5%
Consultant stops pension cash as senior Scott Wilson staff move to three-day week
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NewsTo illustrate my point …
Hugh Venables of marketing consultancy The Partners Group was writing a missive about the Work at Height Regs when he spotted these builders on the slate roof of the hotel across the road
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FeaturesPaul Hamer: saving White Young Green
After swallowing 18 companies in five years, the consulting engineer was bloated with debt and stranded in rapidly receding markets. Now its new boss, Paul Hamer, has to mount a rescue. Tom Bill asks him how he’ll do it …
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Bovis axes 50 staff – but saves 250 who were under threat
Bovis Lend Lease has reduced its staff count by 50 in the UK following a consultation in which 300 employees were at risk of losing their jobs
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NewsYou’re looking good, petal
Ian Simpson Architects has won an RIBA competition to design a £5m National Wildflower Centre in Knowsley, Merseyside
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CommentCatch-up from Cannes
Building’s journos are out in force at Mipim, bringing you the latest interviews, videos and news stories from the property event
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FeaturesGraduates: What you can do in the recession
Now is not the best time to be a construction graduate, but if you make the most of what opportunities there are, you can still stand out from the crowd. Michael Willoughby has some suggestions
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The Tracker: Hitting an all-time low
The news is pretty bad for January, with activity lower than it’s ever been before – as are tender price inflation, workload in the south of England and employment, says Experian Business Strategies