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Comment
Dont give up the fight
The frustration and inequity surrounding the employment of immigrants and the obtaining of training visas for QSs cannot be underestimated. Yet to give up trying because the hurdles seem too great will do further injustice to a vital contributor to the UK’s economy and its built environment.
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A platform for idiocy
Regarding the workers on the YouTube video – let it drop! The more space given to these clips (23 February, page 10) the more people will stage them.
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The unsung heroes lament
The unsung heroes’ lament I write regarding your article (5 January, page 36) with horoscopes of the 12 facets of the building industry. The contractor is one of the 12, as are the architect and the client but I’m gobsmacked engineers aren’t mentioned.
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Features
Flying high
The construction industry has been buoyant so far this year with all three main engineering sectors expanding, most regions experiencing growth and the burden of high interest rates easing, says Experian Business Strategies’ latest survey
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Crest Nicholson goes private
Crest Nicholson announced it would be taken private last week after it accepted a £715m offer from the Castle Bidco consortium led by HBOS and Sir Tom Hunter, the Scottish entrepreneur.
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T Clarke tightens belt after 23% decline in profit
M&E contractor T Clarke has overhauled its senior management team and tightened financial controls after suffering a 23% drop in profit during 2006.
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Bovis Homes reports 14% rise in profit
Bovis Homes announced this week that it had increased pre-tax profit 14% to £132m for the year ended 31 December 2006.
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Mears’ former boss praised
Bob Holt, chairman of social housing contractor Mears, has insisted that he has “the highest regard” for Stuart Black, the former chief executive, who stunned the City by resigning in January.
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On the up down under
The Waterman Group has reported an 13% rise in pre-tax profit for the six months to 31 December 2006.
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for Urban Initiatives
“Developing the evening economy is an essential part of regeneration projects,” pronounces Marcus. “And we’re very happy to do our bit.”
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NewsPlanning applications: February 2007
The South-east has the most projects at planning stage and Tees Valley Regeneration tops the clients’ chart
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NewsTraining the nuclear generation
Construction has begun on a £19m nuclear academy facility in Cumbria.
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Profit soars at Chipperfield despite fall in income
Architect David Chipperfield has posted a 36% rise in pre-tax profit despite a 15% drop in turnover in its annual results.
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Small housebuilders gain brownfield portfolios
Small to medium housebuilders are putting up more homes on brownfield sites, says a survey by a development finance house.
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NewsRethinking Richard Rogers
Crest Nicholson has revised the masterplan for its £500m development on Southampton’s waterfront at Woolston Riverside originally put forward by Richard Rogers.
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NewsFrom Cannes to Cricklewood
Images of the £4bn regeneration of Brent Cross and Cricklewood were unveiled at Mipim this week.
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LDA launches database of Gateway sites
The London Development Agency (LDA) has launched a database to help developers identify potential sites in the Thames Gateway.
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Ascot rules out legal action against Laing O’Rourke
Ascot racecourse this week ruled out legal action against Laing O’Rourke over problems with its £185m grandstand refurbishment.