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NewsHopkins' four-year-old Saga HQ faces £8m repair bill
Sir Michael Hopkins' £20m landmark building, built in 1999, requires major work to rectify leaks and draughts.
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NewsWilson Bowden buys Henry Boot Homes for £47.8m
Housebuilder beats competitors to buy landbank of 1792 plots with planning permission.
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FeaturesBricks or mortars
With the government committing billions to a prolonged war in Iraq, the construction industry is becoming alarmed about the financial health of its biggest client. Roya Nikkhah reports on how the conflict is affecting the home front
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An offer you can refuse?
Refuse an offer to mediate and you could end up paying the costs of litigation, win or lose. But what if that offer of mediation was just a tactical ploy?
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FeaturesA little less conversation …
Government bodies. Initiatives. Events. Programmes. The industry is crammed with ways of discussing sustainable construction – but a recent report is claiming that hardly anybody is actually doing it. A little more action, please, says Thomas Lane.
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NewsDon't expect any hand-outs from US, Wilson tells firms
Minister tells firms they cannot expect to be given any preferential treatment because Britain fought in Iraq.
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DTI: Wage inflation set to soar
Construction is facing rapid rises in its wage bill, according to a government report due to be released this week.
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Know your onions
Tony Bingham Here's another take on the controversial case of the architect who got sued after specifying the wrong panels, despite the client's giving false information
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War sparks fears of planning reform delays
The war in Iraq and the timing of the Budget have raised fears that a planning reform bill might not be introduced until 2005 – a year later than planned.
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News£45bn schools market lures Miller
Edinburgh contractor and housebuilder Miller Group intends to target the government's secondary school refurbishment programme as it attempts to build on last year's record results.
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Network Rail plans to cut spending £1.3bn by 2006
Armitt outlines drive to hold down spending on network amid claims of renationalisation by stealth.
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NewsLibeskind: Ground Zero will be rebuilt in four years
Architect expects to complete framework deals this month and have key features of site finished by 2007.
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Residents win say in £500m Bristol shopping centre
Developer concedes a voice to community groups over controversial redevelopment of city centre.
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Raise game or lose out, says BSI
The British Standards Institution says construction companies that have failed to sign up to upgraded government business competency standards may lose contracts.
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Wilson: You need quality mark
Construction minister Brian Wilson has warned contractors to sign up to the quality mark scheme now so that they will benefit when there is less work in the future.
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No records, no claim
This was an application by the attorney general for the Falkland Islands (on behalf of the Islands' government) for the determination of a preliminary point of law in arbitration proceedings. Gordon Forbes and the government entered into a FIDIC fourth edition contract in 1997 to carry out some building works. ...
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Awaiting a war-time budget
With the government pouring billions of pounds into the war in Iraq, there is even more speculation than usual about what next week's budget will hold. Something's got to give, will it be public building schemes?
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Bombs on a budget
This week, our attentions shift to the damage that the war is causing on the home front (pages 22-23). It would be a cruel irony if investment in public services was halted to pay for Iraq just when the contracts are starting to flow. But nobody is under any illusions ...
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NewsDevon's Côte d'Azur
Construction of the Azure development in Plymouth starts on site in August. It consists of three sets of luxury apartments to be built on a two sites, one of which is derelict and the other a car park. The designs for the development, by Architects Design Group, reflect the local ...
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Rivals pick over remains of Miletrian
Contractors are lining up to take over contracts held by fit-out firm Miletrian, which has gone into administrative receivership.