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    Wonders & blunders

    2004-01-09T00:00:00Z

    Joan Bakewell gives rave reviews to an institutional home for books, but a north London theatre gets a scathing critique

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    Building Honours List 2004

    2004-01-09T00:00:00Z

    Only three people from the construction people were recognised in the 2004 Honours List, which is a meagre return when you consider that two million people work in the industry. Building is eager to redress the balance and acknowledge those unsung heroes who have made a significant contribution to the ...

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    Street fighting

    2004-01-09T00:00:00Z

    Leicestershire County council (LCC) charged Transco Plc (Transco) the sum of £111,500 for six separate failures to complete under-street works to gas pipes on time. Transco was required by statute to give a notice when its works were complete, and it had failed to do so, although it gave notice ...

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    Appointments

    2004-01-08T12:13:00Z

    Movers and shakers this week

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    Has Cleaver given himself the chop?

    2004-01-02T00:00:00Z

    Mansell boss Philip Cleaver has been an active part of the deal for Balfour Beatty to take over the contractor. Now he's keeping shtoom about whether he'll be sticking around to see how it works out …

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    Biscuit world cup 2003

    2003-12-19T00:00:00Z

    What the building trade lacks in sporting finesse, it makes up for in cookie-munching abilities. To celebrate this gastronomic talent, we invited 16 firms to submit their entries for the Biscuit World Cup 2003 … It's crunch time

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    Keep it simple, stupid

    2003-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Anybody of the opinion that the law is a mammal of the genus equus asinus will be nodding their heads to this plea for common-sense adjudication rules …

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    Each year, 40,000 desperately needed homes don't get built. Who's to blame?

    2003-12-19T00:00:00Z

    When Kate Barker announced the findings of her review into housing undersupply last week, housebuilders were smug that the finger was pointed at planners – until they realised they weren't getting off scot-free. So did the industry need to hear a few home truths? We found out

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    Mace profit soars 72% in 2002

    2003-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Diversification and strong overseas sales pay dividends for construction manager that has spread its wings

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    Bovis loses monthly heats but wins yearly tournament

    2003-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Contractor remains triumphant in annual league as its other pole position is snatched by HBG's strong month

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    Suspect everyone

    2003-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Look, it's nothing personal but I just don't trust any of you – and you'd be mad to trust me or each other. If we could all understand this, there'd a lot less grief

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    Doubts emerge over future of Mansell chief executive

    2003-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Philip Cleaver remains tight-lipped over rumours that he is set to leave next year after Balfour Beatty takeover

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    John Sisk poised to buy Bristol contractor

    2003-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Irish construction group John Sisk is on the brink of buying Bideem, a Bristol contractor with a turnover of £20m

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    MSPs given false Holyrood cost estimate

    2003-12-19T00:00:00Z

    The real cost estimate of the Scottish parliament building was withheld from MSPs when they voted to go ahead with it in 1999, the Fraser inquiry heard this week.

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    BAA cuts Richard Rogers out of design framework deal

    2003-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Foster, Grimshaw, Parr, Ruddle Wilkinson and Reid all land five-year contracts as airport operator drops five firms

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    Call to end student planners' debt

    2003-12-19T00:00:00Z

    The chairman of the Local Government Association has called on the government to arrest the fall in the number of planning officers by helping graduate planners pay off college debts

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    Lewisham scraps Alsop masterplan and starts over

    2003-12-19T00:00:00Z

    £45m New Cross Gate development is reopened to competition after ‘aspirational’ plans are snubbed

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    Gaunt Francis maps out Formula 1 academy

    2003-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Architect Gaunt Francis has designed a £4m training centre for racing drivers at the Silverstone track in Northamptonshire.

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    Review of the year - 2003

    2003-12-19T00:00:00Z

    2003 brought 12 months of drama, boardroom rivalry, epic overruns, and ballooning budgets. If you feel like you missed some of the action, our blockbusting review of the year will fill in the gaps

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    Just the job

    2003-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Colin James tells us how he used his construction background to found his own IT consultancy