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CommentBring back the DoE
Construction has been bounced around portfolios since 2001. But this industry needs a dedicated minister, working out of a strong Department of the Environment. Come on, Gordon, do the right thing
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CommentA stand-up row
Surely it was the operator’s responsibility to alleviate overcrowding on the crammed trams of Croydon? Well, not unless a performance standard was agreed in the PFI contract
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FeaturesHansom’s tales of mipims past
Nothing much surprises me now I’ve passed my 200th birthday, and seen the the human cabaret in all its sordid glory. On the other hand you, dear reader, have not. So let me share with you a few true stories from the south of France ...
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FeaturesAn audience with The Shahs
Not satisfied with taking on the print unions, millionaire businessman Eddy Shah is breaking into housebuilding by constructing a luxury property development on a golfcourse.
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FeaturesEyeball to eyeball
In the first in a series of close encounters, new members of professional institutions ask their leaders some tough questions. First up is Kevin Bundy, one of Building’s graduate advisers, who wants the RICS’ new president to explain why the subs are so high, what members get for them and, ...
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CommentFighting fit
Ray O’Rourke stirs up Anglo-Irish rivalry, Building defends itself in court and Gardiner & Theobald’s QSs battle to be the ultimate bridge-building champions – all to a backdrop of classical music ...
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The wolves at the door
About 21% of large strategic sites in Britain are owned by commercial developers. Private housebuilders own 8%. David Blackman wonders why they aren’t more worried ...
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Lend Lease group wins £4bn Olympic village deal
A consortium led by developer Lend Lease has been appointed preferred bidder on the £4bn Olympic Village and Stratford City scheme.
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CommentTo build or not to build
The fact that most local authorities, urban ones anyway, regularly accept and embrace contemporary architecture is a mark of great progress.
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NewsBroadway Malyan expansion leads to 25% rise in profit
Architect ‘didn’t have a particularly good year’, despite steep rise in profit to £1.7m
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Costain makes redundancies following £50m hit
Memo reveals contractor is reviewing its building division and has set redundancy criteria
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Sustainable procurement plan launched
The government has launched a sustainable procurement action plan to ensure supply chains and public services meet targets.
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CommentKeep it together
Judges often have to ‘unwind’ adjudicators’ decisions to rule on them. When they do, they must consider the whole decision, not just the bit one side wants them to, as this Scottish case shows
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CommentWe’re not just building schools here
Building Schools for the Future can be a real force for good if we tackle the flaws in the bid process. Once that’s done, says Paul Foster, we can radically change the way children learn
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NewsRedrow warns about interest rate uncertainty
Housebuilder cautious about future as it reports 1.7% profit rise and 8% increase in turnover
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NewsDispute hits Bovis in Leeds
A major dispute has broken out between Bovis and Exterior Profiles, the former cladding contractor on its troubled Bridgewater Place project in Leeds, it emerged this week.
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Dead letters
Subcontractors too must beware of relying on a letter of intent as the courts have made clear that its use may jeopardise the right to adjudicate and thus make the pursuit of claims under the letter more difficult