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FeaturesIt's getting hot out there …
Thinking of working abroad but not sure where to look for work? We offer a rundown this year's hottest destinations, where UK-trained construction professionals are definitely in demand …
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FeaturesSingleton vs empty-nester
There are two types of people who are really suited to working abroad. Which one are you – or should you stay put?
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FeaturesWays to go
Are you considering working abroad? Daniel Griggs heads up the international division at global recruitment consultancy Beresford Blake Thomas. Here, he offers some top tips
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FeaturesJust the job
Dubai is a great location for both work and play – and with its massive construction boom the opportunities are endless, quantity surveyor Fergus Rossiter tells Building
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Nearing the finish line
This week, workers in Athens started to put the steel and glass roof on Calatrava’s Olympic stadium – and in the nick of time. But will all the venues be ready for this summer’s games?
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NewsM&E firm SEC aims to double over next five years
Top-10 M&E group Southern Electrical Contracting aims for top spot through organic growth and acquisitions
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CommentSite-time reading
Keith Pickavance reviews Hamish Lal's guide to winning your delay and disruption case
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FeaturesTony no mates
Say hello to Tony. Tony is a prime minister. But Tony is sad, because even though he has lots of money and the kit for lovely new schools and hospitals, all his friends are too busy to help him to put them together. So Tony might not be ...
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FeaturesGherkin, interior
As the first Swiss Re office workers jostle for the best desks in Foster and Partners' cigar-shaped tower, Martin Spring takes a trip to the top and discovers the design tricks that make it the only green skyscraper in London.
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Government to halve major hospital build programme
DoH will limit schemes to just six over next year as industry runs out of wherewithal to build large facilities
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FeaturesHow to build a model community
Two reports have tried to provide assembly instructions for the ideal sustainable community. We find out if they work.
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CommentBlood and treasure
Firms who took part in the foot-and-mouth massacre were treated like pirates when they presented their bill. This is how they eventually got their gold
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Higher wages transform workers' fortunes
Construction work begins to lose 'dirty hands' image as wage growth once again beats national average
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NewsNo 10 supports creation of taskforce to tackle retention
Agenda for change endorsed by construction minister Nigel Griffiths and chief secretary to Treasury Paul Boateng
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NewsRok boss announces record orders of £275m
Rok chairman Bob Carlton-Porter has announced record orders of £275m, including a 10-year partnership with developer South Somerset Homes for more than 1250 homes.
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New arrival set to help Jarvis move on
Troubled contractor Jarvis, which this week accepted liability for the Potters Bar rail crash in May 2002, is about to bring in a former chief executive of the Highways Agency to reinforce its management
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NewsUK prepares warm welcome for guest workers as EU grows by 10
Government hopes that migration of skilled workers will solve construction skills shortages as union’s labour pool increases by 75 million
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RICS demands English lessons for foreign workers on UK sites
The RICS has urged the construction industry to provide basic English lessons to workers who do not speak the language.
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Government tells industry how to design out crime
First report on crime prevention in 10 years lists key attributes of safe neighbourhoods and offers 17 case studies