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NewsBovis hits £27m jackpot in Las Vegas hotel court case
...and may be awarded another £22m against Venetian hotel after longest civil action in Nevada history
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Bovis to be centrepiece of Lend Lease operations
UK contractor Bovis has become the core business of Australian parent Lend Lease
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NewsHigh-Point Rendel is owed £4m for overseas contracts
As troubled consultant renews loans, there are fears that planned management buyout may fall through
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Amey to buy back Tube stake
Support Services group Amey will buy back its £60m stake in the London Underground PPP. The announcement came after Amey's sale to Spanish contractor Ferrovial was confirmed last Thursday
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Hang loose, man
By all means, let's chill out, exchange ideas on managing disputes and stuff – only, like, you know, we don't need all these rules telling us what to do, yeah?
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Wembley was on the brink of collapse, say audit chiefs
Revealed: Plan to create national stadium would have ended in failure if retender plan had gone ahead
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A tax on costs
The Edinburgh Royal Joint Venture was set up to design and build a new royal infirmary and medical school. Zenith Contract Interiors was a subcontractor to the defenders for plasterboard partitioning. A provisional liquidator was appointed to Zenith and the subcontract works were novated from Zenith to Deko Scotland. Pursuant ...
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NewsFear and loathing: The saga of the Venetian
The story of the construction of, and subsequent court battles over, one of the world's most glamorous hotels would not be out of place in a Hollywood blockbuster
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Industry hits 18-month low
The growth rate in the construction economy is at its lowest level since November 2001, reports a survey released this week
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Government sees no end to employer's liability crisis
Firms give muted response to Department for Work and Pensions report into spiralling insurance premiums
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Watchdog slams use of PFI yardstick in courts scheme
National Audit Office report into PFI court says cost comparisons with traditional procurement 'told them nothing'
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English Partnerships set to fund rebirth of Maine Road
Council and regeneration body in talks over transformation of Manchester City's old stadium into housing scheme
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Six on the blocks for Olympics masterplan
The London Development Agency has unveiled an international shortlist of six consortiums bidding to draw up a masterplan for Olympic developments in the Lower Lea Valley, east London
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Carillion spies on saboteurs
Carillion has installed secret video cameras on sites to catch out workers vandalising equipment and completed parts of projects
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Just the job
Matthew Pullen of PFI consultant Rock explains why there's no time like the present to go into PFI work
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Montpellier leaves the warpath
Construction conglomerate Montpellier has announced that it intends to take a conservative approach to acquisitions from now on
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O'Rourke buys Carillion's £6.3m piling arm
Ray O'Rourke has bought specialist firm Expanded Piling from Carillion for £6.3m in cash, as predicted by Building last month (2 May, page 15)
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The housing block
Forget about the Treasury's five tests for joining the euro – the fact is we can't do any such thing until we solve the undersupply of housing. This is why...