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Union warns on corporate killing law
The government's proposed corporate manslaughter bill will be undermined by lack of funding, the safety inspectors' union warned this week
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NHS whittles hospital teams down to 16
NHS Estates has narrowed the field for its £1.4bn-a-year national Procure 21 hospital building programme
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Procurement chief Roche to quit Laing O'Rourke
Contractor Laing O'Rourke is to lose group procurement director Gus Roche
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LandSec denies boss move
Developer Land Securities has quashed rumours that director John Anderson is to join rival Chelsfield
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NewsThe Crossharbour tower
Developer Ballymore this week submitted a revised planning application to Tower Hamlets council for a mixed-use housing, office, hotel and retail development at the London Arena site in Crossharbour. A public exhibition is to be held next week to outline the plans for the 2.7 ha site, overseen by architect ...
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UK firms on Athens shortlist
Two UK consortiums have emerged as bidders to update a masterplan for Athens International Airport
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Leading hoteliers to speak at Building conference
Six of the UK's leading hoteliers are among the speakers at a Building conference entitled Understanding the Hotels Sector
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Countryside blames bad timing for 11% fall in sales
Countryside Properties this week announced a turnover of £165.9m for the six months to 31 March, a fall of 11% (£20.1m) on the same period last year
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Connaught to stick with AIM
Facilities management group Connaught has ruled out a switch from the alternative investment market to the main stock exchange for at least 18 months
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Be very, very careful
Given the predicament of the UK market, it's no surprise to learn that fidgety construction bosses are turning their gaze overseas
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Olympic transport is not the weakest link
Even without Crossrail experts say that London's transport system will be able to cope with the thousands of extra people who would attend the Olympics
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Pay or delay
The claimant was a builder who was seeking to recover the balance of the price for refurbishment and alteration work to Mr and Mrs Noble's home. Work commenced on site in November 2000, but the contractor suspended its work in October 2001 because of the defendant's non-payment of invoices at ...
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FeaturesDavid Miliband
The schools standards minister comes across as a sixth-form debating champion – but can he convince regional contractors to play a leading role in his plan to revamp the UK's secondary schools?
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Miliband's terms
Education minister David Miliband describes his mission to bring every secondary school in Britain up to scratch as "provocative" and "challenging". So it will be – and not just for educationalists and local authorities, but for their suppliers in construction, too. On the face of it, Miliband's timing couldn't be ...
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The graduate wasteland
It is received wisdom that construction is struggling to attract graduates. So why are so many graduates struggling to find jobs? The answer, is that colleges and the industry are failing them
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FeaturesThey think it's all covered
...it is now! But what on earth has the world's largest timber gridshell roof got to do with England's chances of winning the 2006 World Cup?
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NewsConstruction firms on alert after Saudi suicide attacks
American contractor Bechtel takes steps to safeguard staff after terrorist bombings kill 34
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NewsDon't vote for new boss of McAlpine, shareholders told
Pensions body says contract of Ian Grice, Alfred McAlpine's next chief executive, flouts best practice
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Berkeley and Wimpey at risk from London market jitters
Report by stockbroker Seymour Pierce singles out firms as most vulnerable to a slump in the capital