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Wales wants jobs for the boyos
The Welsh assembly has called for local workers to be favoured on large projects in Wales, and has called for European rules on discrimination to be bypassed.
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No platform for racists
As an anti-racist dedicated to fighting for equality in the construction industry, I was appalled to see a four-page article in the "Business magazine of the year" dedicated to the Nazi British National Party (31 January, pages 26-29).
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No, sir, Mr President
The response of Peter Fall, president of the RICS, to the decline in entry to construction courses (7 February, page 34) was extremely disappointing.
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How could you be so foolish?
I notice in your website survey (31 January, page 42) that you list Vinci among the top 50 sites.
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A shot in the dark
The cavalier way ministers have dealt with planning reforms could mean that the promised bright new dawn in planning turns quickly into a long cold night …
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FeaturesTake the spring out of your step
Lightweight floor slabs deliver maximum ceiling heights and cost savings, but have a tendency to develop Millennium Bridge syndrome. Now a shock-absorbing solution – developed by Arup, of course – is set to put workers' feet back on firm ground.
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FMB finds new ammo for war on VAT
The Federation of Master Builders aims to use fresh evidence in its long running struggle to reduce VAT on domestic repair and maintenance.
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NewsIn Dublin's fairer city
Construction of 95 homes in the Shangan area of the Ballymun estate in Dublin is nearing completion. The £8.5m Levitt Bernstein-designed scheme is part of the first phase of the regeneration of the estate, which will involve the demolition and rebuilding of 2000 homes. The masterplan for the scheme, which ...
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NewsMy brilliant Korea
Multidisciplinary consultant Parsons Brinckerhoff has been commissioned to draw up the architectural, structural and M&E designs for this £40m Qatar Broadcasting Services Complex in Doha, Qatar. The complex will consist of two towers flanked by two three-storey structures shaped like the wings of an aeroplane. These will house ...
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NewsThe hound's off the leash
The £75m redevelopment of Baskerville House, one of Birmingham's most prominent landmarks, has been given the green light by the council's planning committee. The project will incorporate the building's grade II-listed interior with 18,584 m2 of office space and a basement health club. The floorplates will be modified to ...
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Contractors team up for £1.4bn-a-year NHS deal
Several teams of contractors have emerged as potential bidders for the £1.4bn-a-year national implementation of the Procure 21 hospital building programme
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War: What it is good for
There's a stockbrokers' adage about trading in times of conflict: "Sell on the sabre-rattle, buy on the battle".
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Five in running for Coventry masterplan
Architects Levitt Bernstein and HTA head a five-strong shortlist to oversee the £200m redevelopment of four rundown housing estates in Coventry.
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NewsMerthyr Tydfil to get £250m revamp
Developer Merthyr Village is to kick off a £250m regeneration project in the Welsh town this summer.
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NewsSecond delivery
Balfour Beatty has won the £32m design-and-build contract for phase two of the redevelopment Edinburgh's post office. The building, in Waterloo Place, is to become offices. Balfour is completing the first phase of the project – demolition of the core and retention of the grade A-listed facades. The offices will ...
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Adjaye and Future Systems vie for £6.5m gallery
Architects Adjaye Associates and Future Systems have been shortlisted to design a £6.5m gallery for the contemporary visual arts in Shoreditch, east London.
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Top 20 QS buys London-based rival
Top 20 QS Robinson Lowe Francis has acquired London-based competitor Cross & Hall, and plans to launch a consultancy division this summer.
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Llewellyn arm is bought out
Forge Llewellyn, a subsidiary of contractor Rok, has completed a management buyout.
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Setting the record straight
The contractor carried out works to a residential home. The contract was, therefore, not a "construction contract" as defined in the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996. However, the contract was the JCT Minor Works, 1998 edition including MW11. The amendment incorporated adjudication provisions and so the parties were ...