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NewsBerkeley's London boss argues himself out of a job
Managing director of London office resigns after completing a business review to simplify the group.
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CommentLook here, my man …
"It's about these boilers what I purchased from this very boutique." "Oh yes, the Potterton Blues – what's wrong with them?" "I'll tell you what's wrong with them …"
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NewsRogers and Grimshaw profits fall in wake of 9/11
'Brand' architects with international exposure have suffered more from economic jitters than rivals in UK market.
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Rok profit doubles to £3.4m
Exeter contractor Rok Property Solutions made a pre-tax profit of £3.4m for the six months to 30 June, an increase of 94% on the same period last year.
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NewsCrossrail picks design dozen for £10bn scheme
Crossrail has confirmed a line-up of 12 architects to update stations and routes on the £10bn London project.Six practices working on station designs.They are: Hawkins/Brown at Tottenham Court RoadJohn McAslan + Partners at PaddingtonTony Meadows Associates at Bond StreetIan Ritchie Architects, at the Isle of DogsWilkinson Eyre at ...
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Morgan Sindall building arm gets back into black
Morgan Sindall's construction division is back in the black after a disastrous performance last year.
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Unions fight to extend T5 pay deal to subcontractors
Contractor Laing O'Rourke is being pressured to give key subcontractors the same terms as T5 core workers.
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Balfour Beatty forks out £11m for pension fund
Contractor Balfour Beatty is to contribute an extra £11m to its pension fund this year to avoid future deficits.
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NewsSuicide cult targets lonely workers at Heathrow T5
Members of the Church of Euthanasia sell bleak message to vulnerable workers living away from home.
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RICS warns of heat damage
The RICS has warned homeowners to look out for cracks in properties caused by the heat wave.
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Berkeley issues £1.3m writ over Gosport sea wall
Housebuilder Berkeley Homes is suing civil engineer Leslie Wilks Associates for £1.3m in a row over its Gosport Marina project in Hampshire.
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Multiplex storms up contractors league tables
Australian contractor's White City retail project propels it to top spot for July and second place in yearly chart.
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Just the job
We talk to entrepreneur Mark Elliott about setting up his own project management firm
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Our life in your hands
The Construction Industry Training Board must be doing a good job – because if it wasn't, it wouldn't exist. Here's how it works …
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FeaturesCapsule hotels: Hotels in a nutshell
The man that got us eating raw fish off a conveyor belt is trying to sell us a night in a prefab sardine tin. But how will Europeans cope with Japanese-style capsule hotels?
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Be logical
Surely it's unfair for an adjudicator to refuse to decide which of two contracts governs a project but then to go on and value the claim without reference to either
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CommentNot in our name
A reader writes … Jeremy Hackett explains why the RICS needs to forget its grandiose plans for world domination and concentrate on responding to the wishes of its members
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FeaturesThe best possible taste
Fancy a home in Dubai built in the Arab eclectic style on a man-made island shaped like a palm tree? For a mere £500,000? Well, the Beckhams do – and we know what connoisseurs they are …