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NewsLaing O’Rourke loses out on £500m Dubai airport deal
Contractor fails to win phase two of plum job in Gulf state but consoles itself with expansion into UK housing
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Ex-Jarvis bosses in talks to buy Wembley firm
Four former Jarvis bosses are believed to be in talks to buy part of specialist contracting group Staveley Industries, which is working on Wembley stadium.
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NewsRonson and Callcutt square up
Housebuilder Crest Nicholson was this week forced to take its row with Heron International over a hostile takeover bid into the public arena
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Costain profit rises 21% but no dividend until 2006
Figures posted by Costain for 2004 have outstripped expectations although shareholders will have to wait until next year for a dividend.
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Sir Stuart Lipton loses case
Stanhope chairman Sir Stuart Lipton has failed in his attempt to bring a charge of professional misconduct against a local politician who drew attention to alleged conflicts of interest at CABE.
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NewsBrown launches budget for schools and training
£9.4bn earmarked for new and refurbished primary schools and 300,000 apprenticeship places to be created
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Chancellor runs into flak for missing out Barker
Chancellor Gordon Brown has been criticised by industry bodies for failing to use his budget to push the development proposals of economist Kate Barker.
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NewsFive go mad in Southampton
The South East England Development Agency has announced a shortlist of five potential development partners to provide housing at the Woolston Riverside site in Southampton, Hampshire.
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NewsODPM slashes CABE training budget 55%
The government’s commitment to a sustainable communities agenda was in doubt this week after it emerged that architecture watchdog CABE has had its training budget cut by more than half
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Anti-corruption code to fight bribery and fraud in industry
Professionals in the construction industry will be put under pressure to comply with the guidelines in an anti-corruption code that was issued this week.
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NewsCouncil calls for Griffiths to resign over Bath Spa row
Furious Bath councillors write to construction minister’s boss Patricia Hewitt with claims of ‘improper’ action
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Civil engineer Geoffrey Osborne dies aged 81
Geoffrey Osborne, founder of the civil engineering and building contracting company that bears his name, has died after a long illness at the aged of 81.
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Public sector wastes £2.6bn yearly
More than £2bn of taxpayer’s money is wasted each year because of poor management of public sector construction projects, according to a National Audit Office report
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M&E trade bodies propose mandatory training levy
Two decades after ditching the CITB, the M&E sector considers its own levy to boost skills
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FeaturesBolkestein’s monster
Just when you thought it was safe to use Continental contractors … A hideous European directive has begun a bloodthirsty rampage that could have a devastating effect on the UK construction industry.
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FeaturesIdeal for swimming pools
Paints should do exactly what they say on the tin. But in the celebrated case of Bath Spa, they didn't - and the result was a public disaster for everyone involved. We report on what went wrong
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FeaturesNever mind the gherkin here’s the Geyser
Jean Nouvel’s Torre Agbar in Barcelona may be smaller than Foster and Partners’ Swiss Re, but it’s more vibrant, colourful – and basic. Martin Spring compares the two
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CommentWonders & blunders
This week Alain de Botton contrasts a playful estate north of Amsterdam with new housing in this country
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FeaturesWhole-life costs: Primary schools
The first of our quarterly articles on whole-life costs focuses on primary schools. David Weight of Currie & Brown outlines typical expenditure on a basic single-storey building, then analyses the additional capital, energy and repair and maintenance costs of a further two building types