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NewsEx-Wilcon boss wins £52,600 payout for unfair dismissal
Wilson Connolly's former group design and marketing director John Weir was awarded £52,600 at an employment tribunal last week for unfair dismissal.
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NewsPrescott sends in EP to unlock Thames Gateway
Deputy prime minister orders regeneration agency to select key sites and get housing projects under way.
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Share price plunge ends Balfour's American dream
Contractor's share slide puts stop to three months of talks to buy £2bn-turnover US firm.
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Mind the hidden extras
The construction courts have reinterpreted two JCT contracts – which will land many design-and-build firms with more risk than they'd bargained for
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NewsWembley is no fiasco, says stadium boss Jeffries
Wembley boss says 'inaccurate' coverage has not hindered the stadium deal, due for completion this week.
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White makes shock exit from Laing O'Rourke
Andy White has left Laing O'Rourke five months after he took up the post of chief operating officer.
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Sir Robert McAlpine sued over Lloyd's HQ
Contractor Sir Robert McAlpine is embroiled in a legal dispute over the £70m Lloyd's Register of Shipping headquarters in Fenchurch Streer, central London.
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Black worker calls in union over harassment claims
Contractor Skanska has launched an inquiry into fresh allegations of racial harassment on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, after an employee made a complaint.
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NewsFinancial aid puts Rochester Riverside back on track
After two false starts, £100m regeneration project in Kent is to get additional funding and new lease of life.
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Lipton: The PFI produces poor buildings
Cabe chairman Sir Stuart Lipton last week criticised the design of PFI projects at a conference held by public sector union Unison.
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Bombs are inside buildings now, warns expert
Terrorists could be planting bombs on sites, a counter-terrorism expert claimed this week.
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Local lowdown
Robert Smith of Hays Montrose continues his series on regional job markets with a report on north-east England – which is fizzing with health
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London cools as UK house prices roar ahead
The housing market is still booming in the UK, although it is levelling off in London, according to research conducted by property website Rightmove.
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Why we're too white
So Prince Charles thinks farmers are more victimised than blacks or gays.
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… but it could be better
Speaking of the pre-action protocol, why not have one prior to adjudication? At the very least, it would offer a chance to set the rules of engagement
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Skanska snaps up Amey chief
Skanska this week confirmed that it had snapped up former Amey boss Simon Hipperson to head its PFI division.
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Scaffolders' jobs at risk over insurance crisis
The scaffolding industry has issued a warning that jobs could soon be cut because of the growing insurance crisis in the sector.
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NewsLaing boss is building manager of the year
Laing building manager Richard Pike this week won the gold medal at the 2002 Building Manager of the Year awards.
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NewsCentre staged
This Edaw-designed masterplan for the redevelopment of Bracknell town centre, Berkshire, was unveiled this week. The plan includes 821 residential units, more than 44,000 m2 of office space and 56,000 m2 of retail. Financial support for the project was granted by the South East of England Development Agency.The landowners are ...
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Ex-Wimpey boss tackles skills crisis in Merseyside
Sir Joe Dwyer sets up taskforce to address labour shortages and national competitiveness of local firms.