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FeaturesLaurence Llewelyn-Bowen
Don't be fooled by the foppish style: Britain's favourite interior designer is set to have a say in the way we build entire towns. Which may be of interest to Prince Charles … we find out more.
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It could be you
Imagine making a mistake that makes you liable for more money than a Lotto jackpot – and then finding you don't have PI cover. How likely is that?
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FeaturesGoing Ballastic
Thousands of furious workers and suppliers are banging on the door of Ballast, demanding their money and claiming they were misled about the firm's financial position. Will a creditors' meeting later this month do anything to pacify them?
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News264 variations were made to Holyrood in November
Fraser inquiry scrutinises Bovis' appointment and behaviour of Enric Miralles as yet more bad news emerges
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NewsTheakston plans to take gap year
John Theakston, the chief executive of Swan Hill, will take up to a year off work once his departure from the housebuilder is confirmed later this month
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CommentGive 'em their due
Stonecarvers at the Royal Courts of Justice job in 1880 lost out when the employer withheld money. If only they'd had the Construction Act to protect them …
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NewsNedam faces legal threat from Ballast collapse victims
Subcontractors are turning wrath on Dutch parent firm, which they say promised to make good Ballast debts
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Occupational health plan faces cash crisis
The Health and Safety Executive has admitted that plans for a national occupational health scheme for the construction industry could be shelved because of lack of money.
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NewsWorkers protest over use of cheap foreign labour
Hundreds march through Westminster to demonstrate against impact of imported workers on wages and safety
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RICS warns on 'seller's packs'
The government's plans to speed up the homebuying process with "seller's packs" could be hamstrung by a lack of properly trained surveyors
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Construction firms face tougher rules on gay rights
Legislation introduced this week exposes employers to threat of unlimited damages for discrimination
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NewsTroubled Hackney leisure centre closes after leak in roof
The troubled £28m Clissold Leisure Centre in Hackney, north-east London, was closed last week because of a leaking roof.
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NewsCelebrity stylist cuts up rough
Hairdresser Daniel Galvin is suing builder Avondale Developments for £100,000 over work on his house in north London
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Local lowdown
The south-west of England has never been livelier, with construction jobs and salaries surfing a wave of development, says Robert Smith of Hays Montrose
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FeaturesBeyond the automobile
Ford has helped turn its mammoth Dagenham car plant into a pioneering technical education centre – and its first customers will be the former factory's workers. Oh, and it looks fantastic, too. Who said history was bunk?
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Hyder leaves Asia to focus on Australia
Listed engineering group Hyder Consulting is redirecting its Asian operation from the continental mainland to Australia.
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Contractors will cash in their PFI bets
Last week's decision by Carillion and Atkins to cash in their equity in PFI projects looks like signalling a trend among contractors. We look at what is driving the process
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Philip Cleaver on …Selling Mansell to Balfour Beatty
My take on selling Mansell is that we faced the same problems that most unlisted firms eventually encounter.
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Here starteth the lesson
An initiative to promote training on social housing projects should show the industry how to shed its insecurities and secure its future
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