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FeaturesTop 100 Contractors and Housebuilders 2003
Directors justify their salaries by pointing to market forces. But the spectacle of poorly performing bosses skipping away from their disasters encumbered by sackfuls of cash has hardened opinion against those whose remuneration exceeds their talent.
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An executive shake-up
A revised code on boardroom practices has targeted over-paid and under-achieving executives. But will the recommendations actually mean that the highest earners take a pay-cut?
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A missed opportunity
The appellant, Warborough, challenged an award in a rent review arbitration on the grounds that there had been serious irregularity for the purposes of section 68 Arbitration Act 1996. The arbitrator had made an award based on comparable nearby premises put forward by Warborough's surveyor, but made an adjustment favourable ...
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Capita aims to become top construction consultant
IT specialist plans to create £200m-turnover operation by buying 10 firms and focusing on regeneration.
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NewsTube teams set to shut down entire lines for up to a year
Consortiums Metronet and Tube Lines argue that working during the day will halve time and cost of upgrades.
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FeaturesGoodbye, Mr Chips
Has Britain's culinary revolution really reached the site canteen? In the final part of our health series, we examine whether the worker's staple of carbohydrates fried in grease is under threat and discovers that firms are increasingly treating diet as a health and safety issue. He also tests Bovis' model ...
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NewsIt'll end in tiers…
The government is considering giving its social housing development grant to private housebuilders. Cue howls of fury from the associations and bitter complaints that it will lead to a housing lottery.
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The very idea!
You may think consultants own the intellectual property rights in their work – but certain contracts transfer them to the client. Don't sign away your ingenuity
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The Collaborators
We're told that online procurement and project management is essential to running an efficient job. But is it? And if so, which is the best provider? Luckily, we found a company willing to spill the beans …
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NewsForeign workers to be helped with standardised signs
Simplification and standardisation seen as answer to communicating safety issues to foreign workers.
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Profit warning stops Carillion cold
Contractor Carillion's rapid share price rise has been checked after a profit warning
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CommentAim for the head
David Blunkett's corporate manslaughter bill may satisfy public demand to see bad managers punished, but it looks like it is going to apply to a great many people
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NewsIndustrial strife threatens at Heathrow T5
Industrial unrest is brewing among Laing O'Rourke's workers at Heathrow Terminal 5, despite their enjoyment of one of the highest pay deals in British construction history.
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Interserve to lop off loss-making arms
Support services group Interserve has announced that it is closing three non-core businesses that were forecast to make an operating loss of £5m.
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Halcrow makes ambitious plans for post-war Iraq
Consulting engineer, which has won contracts in the region, hopes to set up 200-strong division by 2006.
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NewsConstructing Excellence faces early funding test
Government's new Egan body is said to have DTI backing, but doubts remain over who will pay for it.
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NewsChelsfield poaches LandSec boss
John Anderson, director of Land Securities Properties and former managing director of Bovis Lend Lease Europe, has joined Chelsfield as director of construction – as predicted in Building in May
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Industry backs Building's Chop the Charge drive
Survey of construction firms finds 85% believe vehicles should deliver to London sites without £5 daily fee.
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NewsWhatever happened to Peabody's prefab?
Britain's largest factory-assembled affordable housing project, the Peabody Trust's Raines Dairy in north London, was handed over this week