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300 jobs go at Persimmon in wake of Northern Rock crisis
Three office closures and review of activity levels led to 5% of workforce being made redundant
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Bovis offers £5,000 finder’s fee for skills in short supply
Battle for staff escalates as major contractors increase bounty payments for top staff
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Arbitration: Heifer International Inc vs Helge Christiansen*
Heifer International Inc (Heifer) is a company registered in the British Virgin Islands and is owned by the family of a wealthy Russian who lives in England. Heifer engaged Helge Christiansen (HC), a Danish architect and his firm, Christiansen Arkitekter KS MAA PAR (CA), to refurbish a substantial home ...
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A bit of a stretch
The work may not sound as attractive as the 2012 Olympics but the boom in prison building will be almost as lucrative for construction
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Capita Symonds turnover up 8.5%
Consultant’s parent group sees turnover and profit both up by 19%
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Hand over all the money
You can recover damages for losses caused by breach of contract but probably not for the loss of the use of money awarded in damages. Interest, in other words.That’s a bit odd isn’t it?
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Galliford Try seeks 10% cut from housing suppliers
After Taylor Wimpey’s 5% demand, Galliford asks suppliers for help in ‘increasingly difficult market’
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Homebuilders’ dismay at plan to make all homes fit for all
Government gives developers five years to design all housing for use by elderly and disabled
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Miller reviews PFI work after director leaves
Miller Group’s head of PFI has left after the company began to scale back of work in the sector.
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300 jobs go at Persimmon in wake of Northern Rock crisis
Three office closures and review of activity levels led to 5% of workforce being made redundant
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Adjudication:The dangers of DIY
We must make sure that lay representativaes in adjudication have adequate knowledge of the law and the process
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RMJM bullish as it nears Gazprom tower deal
Edinburgh architect RMJM hit the headlines six weeks ago when it squared up to Unesco over the proposed £397m Gazprom tower in St Petersburg.
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Bovis Lend Lease fined for safety breaches in New York
Contractor accused of 19 safety failures after fire at Deutsche Bank site at Ground Zero
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The landlord tenant debate
Co-operation between tenants and landlords can save thousands, says Dave Farebrother
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Galliford Try seeks 10% cut from housing suppliers
After Taylor Wimpey’s 5% demand, Galliford asks suppliers for help in ‘increasingly difficult market’
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Illegal workers: You have been warned
The new clampdown on illegal workers puts firms right in the firing line. But it ought not to be an issue for well run human resources departments, says Angus Darroch-Warren
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Tougher standards for green offices
Environmental standards in office buildings are to be made tougher with the overhaul of two sets of guidance.
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Cost of zero-carbon housing too high for Isle of Wight
Council to build 800-home flagship development to lower eco standard to preserve land value
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Code concerns raised at Ecobuild
Experts flag worries over unintended consequences, lack of measurement and achievable targets in the Code for Sustainable Home
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Network Rail backs down over station design template
Rail client to look for architect to produce modular prototype after Cabe attacks in-house version