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NewsFlood defence funds insufficient, warns government
Pitt advises against short-term solutions to combat damage to buildings from floods
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NewsLogo revealed: Mace rebrands to ditch label as construction manager
New image to reflect position as consultancy and construction group, says chief executive
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Balfour Beatty repays PFI maintenance fees to client
Guidance change may mean contractors have to stop charging fees for all but major alterations
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NewsBAA rejects T5 agreement for T5c
Airport operator to switch procurement method on T5 second satellite building
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MoD forces Carillion to cough up
Carillion has dropped its 65-day payment period for suppliers on Ministry of Defence work.
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NewsWork stops on £300m Chester development
A £300m HBG mixed-use scheme in Chester has been mothballed as a result of financial instability.The city’s council was expecting developer ING Real Estate to sign a agreement giving the Northgate Quarter scheme the green light in December. However, the developer has said that “market conditions” have made the scheme’s ...
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NewsGrandstand views
Architect Stock Woolstencroft has been given the green light for six mixed-use buildings rising up to 43 storeys at the main entrance to the Olympic park.
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Balfour Beatty repays PFI maintenance fees to client
Guidance change may mean contractors have to stop charging fees for all but major installations
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Hyder lines up contract to protect Dubai from terrorism
Consulting engineer in talks with UAE government over strategic analysis and threat assessment
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NewsThe affordable ejector seat
Peter Smith writes: “I followed this guy at over 40mph along a busy road in Paddington. The ladder is sticking out through the sunroof!”
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NewsBehold the 60m egg whisk
Make Architects has revealed designs for a sculpture that will be the highest free-standing work of art in the UK. “Aspire”, designed by Ken Shuttleworth, will be 60m high and located on the University of Nottingham’s Jubilee campus.
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NewsSky’s the limit for students in north London
Student housing developer Unite has gained planning permission for this 13-storey block of 687 student flats in Tottenham Hale, north London.
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Banks fear housebuilders ‘telling fibs’ about prices
Banks have called in housebuilders for urgent talks over claims that they are not telling the truth about the price of properties.
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40% of small builders report fall in enquiries
The credit squeeze has pushed client enquiries to their lowest levels since 2005, according to the Federation of Master Builders.
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NewsSharewatch — Crunch!
Monday saw the credit crunch draw blood as £77bn was wiped off the stock market.
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Ringway Infrastructure Services Ltd vs Vauxhall Motors Ltd
The claimant applied for summary judgment to enforce a decision of an adjudicator. The contract between the parties was or incorporated the JCT Standard Form of Building Contract with Contractor’s Design 1998 Edition, incorporating amendments 1-5. The claimant was employed to construct a vehicle distribution centre to carry out various ...
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Tread carefully
It’s an extraordinary statistic but the Health and Safety Executive estimates that one serious slip accident occurs every three minutes in the UK.
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FeaturesWhite flooring
A former luggage shop in St Peter Port, Guernsey, has been transformed into a dazzling white, minimalist hairdressing salon with the help of Flowcrete.