More news – Page 3528
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FeaturesStepping out of the shadows
Mark Prisk’s pledge to overhaul the regs has shed some light on the Tory agenda
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FeaturesOff to a trying start …
The stadium is the subject of a row before its design is even begun and the client’s chairman has departed in mysterious circumstances … Vikki Miller reports on the difficult early days of the London Olympics
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F+G to advise Welsh assembly on health spend
Consultant Faithful + Gould (F+G) has been appointed national cost adviser to the Welsh Health Estates and the National Assembly for Wales for the next four years.
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NewsLife’s a beach – unless you win
Tarek Merlin, a columnist and member of the Building graduate editorial board panel, has won a competition to build a beach hut in Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire.
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NewsOn the right lines
Halpern Architects has been granted planning permission for this mixed-use development in Cambridge.
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FeaturesThis is madness
On the average job, contractors happily chuck away enough recyclable material to triple their profit. But not for much longer, if the DTI, environmental responsibility and economic sanity have any bearing on the matter.
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CommentOur sound suburbs
The humble burbs are a vital part of our national life and deserve to be planned accordingly. Just don’t expect those who have benefited most from their safe, nurturing communities to stop grumbling …
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FeaturesMoving message
Andrew Pears’ Cafe Van tours sites spreading the sustainable construction word with toasted sandwiches and tea
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FeaturesTools for schools
A mobile workshop is bringing an ‘Aladdin’s cave’ of tools to the chosen few at five Surrey schools, giving them a real taste of the building site
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CommentWhy Reid is wrong
Whatever the political motivation behind John Reid’s decision to restrict the number of Romanian and Bulgarian workers entering the UK in the new year, construction and the wider business community is unlikely to sympathise.
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CBUK accused of delay
Multiplex has accused former Wembley steel subcontractor Cleveland Bridge of delaying the progress of its damages claim, amid continued concerns over CBUK’s solvency.
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Daylight saving costs construction £500m
The reduction in daylight hours after the clocks go back on Sunday will cost the construction industry more than £500m through increased numbers of accidents.
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Ashford quango to create ‘infrastructure bank’
The quango charged with the growth of Ashford in Kent is working on plans to establish the UK’s first financial institution to fund the development of local infrastructure.
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Four win Potteries pathfinder
Four companies have been chosen to lead efforts to revive the housing market in the Potteries.
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NewsAfter the Gherkin … the Anaconda
Foster and Partners has unveiled this spectacular design for a £1bn residential resort on the Red Sea coast of Egypt.
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Contractors face fines for hiring Eastern European labour
The Construction Confederation has warned firms to check the employment status of workers after John Reid, the home secretary, announced plans to introduce tighter controls on migrant labour.
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A van for all reasons
White vans have always been the vehicle of choice in the building trade, but now theyre being used to spread the word on sustainability and training and for making toasties. Lydia Stockdale hitched three lifts
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NewsJohn Laing and Interserve picked for Corsham defence PFI
Ministry of Defence names consortium preferred bidder for communication centre in Wiltshire that will accommodate 2,000 personnel
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NewsKingspan takeover of Xtratherm blocked
The proposed takeover of Xtratherm's parent Leanort has been thwarted by the Irish Competition Authority