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CommentOpen mike: It ain’t rocket science
There’s a pretty obvious way to avoid escalating M&E costs, points out consultant Chris Haley – and it’s not by ignoring the problem and hoping it’ll go away, you idiots
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FeaturesVague visions Vegas
Kerrching! The prospect of supercasinos cropping up across the land is putting pound signs in the eyes of construction firms. We talk to key players to find out how good the odds are of winning that jackpot – and to discover the rules of the game …
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NewsLend Lease’s £3bn bid for General Property Trust fails
Merger blocked by shareholders, as speculation grows that Bovis parent could itself become takeover target
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Gleeson plans £5m shake-up of building arm
MJ Gleeson is to reorganise its construction arm in a bid to improve its financial performance.
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NewsJarvis’ grip loosens on two of its remaining jobs
Contractor’s plight worsens as hospital hits delays and university looks for replacement on hall of residence
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CSCS cards at centre of £700,000 cash row
The struggle over control of the cscs skills card scheme took a new twist this week as the parties clashed over its financial status,
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Sloan quits fast-growing contractor Benson
The managing director of private contractor Benson has left six years after he led a management buy-in at the firm.
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Boost for Paddington PFI
The head of Westminster council has given his backing to the troubled £800m PFI hospital planned for Paddington in west London.
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NewsWales wins triple crown
The Wales Millennium Centre facing Cardiff Bay will be officially opened this Sunday by the Queen, Prince Philip and Prince Charles. The £106m performing arts centre is the first to be built in Wales for more than 50 years and is the UK’s final lottery-funded Millennium Project. The design by ...
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NewsLaing O’Rourke joins bid team for 2012 Olympics
Contractor to offer free advice over procurement strategy and construction programme for east London sites
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Construction must pay for training too, says government
The government this week warned that it would only provide money for an overhaul of the industry’s training system if construction leaders chipped in as well.
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NewsRegeneration taskforce created
Leading industry figures have set up an infrastructure taskforce to advise the government on its housing regeneration programmes.
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Laing and Amec vie for £127m PFI
Two consortiums have been shortlisted for a £127m PFI hospital in Colchester, Essex.
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NewsFame academy
Newcastle College’s Performance Academy, designed by architect RMJM, has officially opened.
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NewsClissold delayed until 2006
Hackney council’s troubled leisure centre suffers further delays, as total cost heads towards £37m
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Iraqi officials try to attract more British contractors
Iraqi officials stepped up the drive to attract British firms to the region with a high-profile procurement conference this week, amid fears that security risks are deterring bids for contracts.
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HSE calls for harsher safety fines
The HSE has asked for tougher penalties for safety breaches to cut accident rates in construction
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Architects ally to win public sector work
Two separate alliances of architectural practices have been formed to tackle large-scale education and healthcare projects worth billions of pounds.
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NewsStudent body
This campus for South East Essex College of Arts and Technology, designed by architect KSS, is now open to students.
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NewsIcon for Brighton
Architect Allies and Morrison will shortly be submitting a planning application on behalf of developer Beetham for a 42-storey residential tower in New England Square, adjacent to Brighton station.