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Armed Albanian gangs target sites in South-east
Gangmasters use intimidation tactics, including firing automatic weapons, to force contractors to accept workers.
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English Partnerships boss tipped for key Olympics role
David Higgins plays down ‘big rumour’ that he is contender to head up the Olympic Delivery Authority.
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FeaturesTop 100 Contractors and Housebuilders 2005
Amec has kept the yellow jersey for another year, despite being rapidly chased down Balfour Beatty and the ever more dynamic Taylor Woodrow. But before you pore over the placings, you should consider what the numbers don’t tell you.
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FeaturesIn my life
Joe Dwyer talks to us about his 50 years in construction, the £2bn regeneration of his home town Liverpool, the axing of Alsop’s Fourth Grace, the night he almost died and why he is like José Mourinho – whereas Sir Neville Simms isn’t.
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Auditor questions Jarvis’ future after £350m loss
The future of Jarvis was thrown further into doubt last week after its auditor said it was “fundamentally uncertain” whether the company could continue to operate.The full extent of Jarvis’ problems was revealed last Friday, when the firm announced a £354m loss for the year to 31 March 2005. This ...
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CommentOi, Le Corbusier …
Teamwork between the client and its consultants ought to be embedded in our industry – but architects sometimes need to be reminded of this
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NewsA year of growth and high earnings for top 100 firms
There may have been lower margins and fewer millionaires, but league tables reveal a lucrative 2004
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CommentGo ask Alice
How can you miss a deadline if you’re a day early? Very easily, if you’re in the Wonderland world of the law, where words mean just what the contract says they do
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Rachel vs Melinda and Ann
Two weeks ago, Melinda Parisotti presented a plan to end the struggle between consultants and clients over net contribution clauses. This led to a sharp difference of legal opinion. Now read on …
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Praise the Lords
The House of Lords ruling in Lesotho vs Impregilio has done much to restore London’s reputation as the centre of arbitration for international projects
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FeaturesA chilling tale
Architects and engineers in temperate regions have thought of many ways of designing low-energy buildings. Trouble is, they don’t work in an equatorial climate, and nobody has come up with any alternatives – until Singapore asked Ken Yeang to design a library …
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FeaturesSupervillains
They have the power to delay one out of every three projects in Britain. They can take months to produce a simple quote. They can charge you £4000 before they begin to think about supplying a water mains. They are … utility companies.
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FeaturesSpecialist costs: Curtain walling
In the latest of our specialist market overviews, Duncan Smith of Gardiner & Theobald examines the vibrant sector of curtain walling. Plus we give an expert at a top company a grilling …
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Ex-Amey director leads Augmentis buyout
Robert Osbourne becomes chief executive at consultant, where he aims to to triple profits in three years
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FeaturesShow homes
This year’s Housing Design Awards, announced last night, have again shunned the executive box and instead celebrated some of the finest examples of high-density urban housebuilding.
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CommentStick this in your pipe …
Anybody who’s had the experience of persuading a utility company’s call centre to deal with a bill that seems to have acquired an extra couple of noughts will empathise with the National Federation of Builders’ members.
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Amec boss sacked over wife’s £250k PR contracts
Company says Stephen Bowcott was dismissed for awarding contracts to PR executive, who he married last month