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NewsMcLean swallows up £20m Devon rival – for starters
Housebuilder begins drive to become a top 10 firm within seven years by acquiring Sharman Group
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Laing O'Rourke tops January chart with £517m contracts
New year success also puts Laing into a strong second place in annual tables, threatening Bovis' supremacy
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CommentPrivate prejudice
You may be aware of the extraordinary case of CWS vs ICL, and if so, you probably have one overriding question: what on earth was going on in the judge's mind?
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Building sewage systems face overhaul in Sars threat
Airborne viruses can spread through soil pipes – raising fears that they may be exploited by bio-terrorists
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Cost of Scottish parliament rises to £431m
The cost of the Scottish parliament rose another £30m to £431m this week
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NewsBrumwell calls for audit office to probe government's skills card policy
UCATT boss urges investigation into use of CSCS cards on public projects and as part of registration scheme for migrant workers
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CIS tax reform talks near to collapse, says confederation
Construction Confederation calls for government to make U-turn and base new system on VAT registration
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NewsWorkers tell of palace life in a 'destroyed and stinking' city
Sheffield painters and decorators describe bizarre job working in Saddam Hussein's former Basra home
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NewsArchitect slams Channel 4 show
Architect Sarah Wigglesworth has criticised the TV producers making a series about the £4m Castleford regeneration project for underestimating the complexities of the scheme
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NewsRouse leaves CABE to head Housing Corporation
CABE chief executive Jon Rouse is leaving the design watchdog to become chief executive of the Housing Corporation, the public sector body that funds and regulates housing associations.
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FeaturesJust the job
Richard Beasley is a Sheffield decorator working on pubs and cafes for the British army in Iraq. We spoke to him – on site at Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra – about night-time gunfire, daily temperatures and living in a tent in a former dictator's garden
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FeaturesYou dirty old man
That means us, folks – Britain has easily the worst record in adopting European environmental law. And, with less than two years before the UK must start eco-rating all new buildings, it seems the upcoming rules on energy efficiency will offer no exception.
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All the difference
It doesn't just make you feel all warm and gooey – a bit of gratitude is worth as much as hard cash if it helps you with marketing, productivity, legal disputes, morale …
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FeaturesAs good as it's got
Once again, Foster and Partners has shown the wonders modern CAD can perform – this time by combining the golden spiral of the Nautilus with wonderfully imaginative engineering. So, who wants to be a millionaire?
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Spreading the risk
If you are thinking of joint venturing with another contractor on a project, make sure you avoid joint liabilities if the other party suddenly goes belly-up
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NewsDesmond's mansion to get £5m makeover
Media mogul Richard Desmond, proprietor of the Daily Express, the Daily Star and Asian Babes, is planning a £5m refurbishment of his Hampstead mansion
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Middle Eastern promise
Images have been released of the masterplan for the largest tourist attraction in the Middle East. The £3bn Dubailand project, partly planned by British consultant Halcrow, is divided into six "worlds of wonder". These include theme parks, retail and entertainment centres, sports projects and eco-tourist venues.A Halcrow report looking ...
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Migrant workers are our lifeline and their safety must be protected
Migrant workers have become a familiar sight on building sites in the past few years.
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NewsThe Cambridge arc
This dramatically curved elevation is from TP Bennett's design for the Centre of Advanced Photonics and Electronics at the University of Cambridge. The building has two wings joined by a wintergarden. It will provide laboratories, cleanrooms, workshops and offices for academic and research staff. The facility is ...