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Wakemans appoints senior building surveyor and project manager
Also: Quantex Consulting names new regional director at the Birmingham office
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NewsWSP to move hundreds of staff to Middle East
WSP’s chief executive has said the company will transfer hundreds of British staff to the Middle East if the economic downturn continues
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CommentCubitt Building and Interiors Ltd vs Richardson Roofing (Industrial) Ltd
The CaseThe Claimant, as main contractor, engaged the Defendant as a roofing sub-contractor at a building site at Hampton Wick Riverside.The Claimant sought declaratory relief that its terms and conditions were incorporated into the sub-contract between the parties and injunctions that the Defendant should be restrained from continuing with arbitration ...
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Appointments: The Apollo Group appoints non-executive director
Also: Wolseley UK has named Rob Marchbank managing director
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FeaturesAquifer thermal storage: DIG! A Dutch method of sorting out energy
M&E A Dutch method of storing all the energy required to heat and cool a building deep underground is coming to the UK. Stephen Kennett finds out how it works
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OFT: no proof cover pricing inflated tenders by 10%
Competition body’s admission will make it harder for councils to claim damages from contractors
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NewsGovernment seeks 80% home emissions cuts
A joint government and industry research project has been set up to look for ways to cut carbon emissions from UK homes by 80% before 2050, signalling a strengthening of policy aimed at greening the existing stock
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NewsThe young and the brave
Construction’s new professionals think a recession is coming … but they’re not that worried
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NewsOFT: no proof cover pricing inflated tenders by 10%
Competition body’s admission will make it harder for councils to claim damages from contractors
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FeaturesThe alternatives: Cooling and heating
Seasonal heat storeAt Beaufort Court (right), the headquarters for Renewable Energy Systems, environmental engineer Max Fordham created a seasonal heat store. This consists of about 1,000m3 of water held in a 5m deep hole, which tapers from 18m2 at the surface to 8m2 at the base – this shape does ...
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Emergency talks over £550m New Street station
Foreign Office Architects and Network Rail have been holding emergency talks this week after a row threatened to throw the £550m Birmingham New Street project into disarray, writes Dan Stewart.
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NewsPlanning application made to demolish St Paul's
Charity makes application in protest at UK firm's plan to mine Indian sacred mountain
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Construction insolvencies soar 35%
Leap in insolvencies since same time last year is the highest of all UK sectors
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Building pathology: Boilers
Boilers have a tendency to go wrong at the most inconvenient times. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans discovers what the most common problems are, and how they can be avoided
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Taylor Wimpey puts Taywood Construction on the market
Housebuilder hangs for-sale sign on contracting arm – despite speculation that it will raise no money
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NewsBlackpool gets funding boost for £11m seafront dance space
DCMS contributes £4m to realise Tower Festival Headland scheme
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NewsTaylor Wimpey puts Taywood Construction on the market
Housebuilder hangs for-sale sign on contracting arm – despite speculation that it will raise no money
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NewsEmergency talks over £550m New Street station
Foreign Office Architects and Network Rail hold emergency talks after row threatens scheme
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NewsWork on Bin Laden’s dream of two cities and a bridge over the Red Sea to begin in 18 months
Brother of Osama Bin Laden’s $300bn plan to link Africa and Asia with a 24km bridge set to go ahead
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NewsHousebuilders face wave of legal battles over withheld cash
Bovis Homes is demanding that subcontractors give up their retentions in the latest attempt to cut costs