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UCATT members protest at Berkeley Homes site
Portsmouth scheme is targeted after union safety reps were allegedly barred from accessing site
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Revaluation ups Development Securities profit by 75%
Portfolio revaluation boosts profit to £8.4m as client increases dividends 6% to 2.25p a share
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NewsJohn Laing poised to accept £800m bid
Fund management group Henderson is expected to announce bid of around 340 pence per share later this week
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NewsWSP buys US environment consultant for £5.3m
International consultant expands its global reach with US acquisition
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NewsCLM signs Olympic delivery partner contract
CLM and ODA start to integrate teams after 10-day standstill period
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NewsGreen light for first Ebbsfleet homes
Gravesham Council grants planning permission for key development of 600 homes in Kent Thameside
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Founder member resigns from plant card scheme
NPORS resigns from the Construction Plant Operators Scheme over new rules on conflict of interest
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EU fines Dutch bitumen cartel €266.7m
European Commission fines 14 companies for operating cartel in Dutch road surfacing market
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NewsKeep your shorts on, Thierry
The Arsenal Emirates stadium may be the crowning achievement of the construction industry this year, but as a venue for a press do its becoming a bit passé...
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NewsWilkinson Eyre to design BBC buildings in Salford
Stirling prize-winning architect lands commission for four buildings in £400m media village
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CommentNew New York
Forget the special relationship. America’s bloggers haven’t been overwhelmed by their lordships’ designs for the World Trade Centre site. Not that the local boy got off any lighter
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FeaturesDubai: miracle or mirage?
Dubai’s massive development credentials promise a golden career for ambitious Brits. But, as Roxane McMeeken reports, would-be economic migrants may find that all is not as it seems. Here are five points to bear in mind …
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FeaturesAn oasis by the Elephant
Just around the corner from the Elephant & Castle shopping centre, a colourful housing scheme by de Rijke Marsh Morgan has replaced the drab greys of Southwark’s Heygate estate. Martin Spring explains how the project is just the beginning of a long-overdue £1.5bn regeneration plan
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Bovis and Costain part company with senior staff
Bovis’ commercial director and the managing director of Costain’s building division depart
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EU judges throw out aggregates tax case
British Aggregates Association loses its challenge on the legality of UK aggregates tax
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The adjudication must go on …
Hillview engaged Botes to carry out certain works under a contract that contained adjudication provisions compliant with the requirements of the Construction Act. A dispute arose in relation to Hillview’s entitlement to liquidated and ascertained damages as a consequence of delays in completion of certain sections of the works. Hillview ...
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NewsCarillion in row with Mowlem suppliers
Carillion issues ultimatum over controversial accreditation and payment terms
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FeaturesSpotlight on Southwark
After a series of planning blunders, the area around the Elephant & Castle is crying out for regeneration. With a £1.5bn masterplan in place, it looks like its time has finally come
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Planning levy won’t cover infrastructure bill
Treasury proposals for a development levy would not benefit the government financially but would hit smaller developers, a coalition of business and property groups will warn chancellor Gordon Brown next week.
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CommentCertifiable adjudicators
Like the umpires in last month’s ill-fated test match, adjudicators test the dispute against the rules and make a judgment – unfortunately some construction folk, and one or two lawyers, haven’t quite grasped that they can’t tamper with the ball either …