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Right – and wrong
A professional consultant does not have a duty to be right, but even if they are, they should warn their client that a judge may decide that they are not
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FeaturesResurrection symphony
Bringing a derelict, roofless church back to life and converting it into a state-of-the-art recording studio for one of London's great orchestras was always going to take more than one weekend. The dead cows and eleven hundred corpses didn't help, either.
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Major contractors in dock after HSE's London blitz
Kier and Wates hauled in front of magistrates alongside small firms as part of strategy of embarrassment.
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NewsAmec chiefs 'kick' US executives
Amec's top executives have intervened to speed up the restructuring of the firm's American subsidiary after the surprise departure of Peter Janson, its chief executive, in May.
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Prescott aims to expand regeneration empire
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is arguing that it should take over the urban renaissance programme from the DTI.
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BAA gets full go-ahead for Terminal 5 – at last
Secretary of state gives T5 long-awaited thumbs-up, after BAA meets final conditions on rerouting rivers.
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NewsMultiplex shock at Paddington
australian contractor Multiplex has made a dramatic late entrance as a bidder for the £150m Grand Union office building in Paddington, west London.
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Eight vie to redesign crime ridden Portsmouth district
Alsop, Broadway Malyan, PRP, Fluid and Llewelyn-Davies head shortlist for 4300-home regeneration scheme.
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NewsRace for £200m BBC makeover goes to wire
The BBC is due to decide next week which of two construction managers will oversee the £200m redevelopment of its Broadcasting House headquarters in central London.
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Desperately seeking Susans
The case of Louise Barton, the latest City high-flyer to sue her employer for discrimination, is a reminder of construction's perennial prejudices. With a booming industry fretting over labour shortages, the debate has centred on whether to assimilate foreign labour or retrain over-25s – mostly men, one suspects. Yet women, ...
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Bovis Lend Lease denies sale rumours
Contractor Bovis Lend Lease has dismissed speculation over its future, after reports in Australia that its parent company was for sale.
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NewsOh what a lovely war museum
Oh what a lovely war museum: Daniel Libeskind's acclaimed Imperial War Museum North opens in Manchester today. The £30m museum has been described in Building as "quite simply the most sculptural landmark building to be seen in Britain in modern times". Project manager was Gardiner & Theobald, structural engineer was ...
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Foreign Office signs 15 framework deals
The Foreign Office this week signed 15 framework agreements with 13 consultants for its £1bn property portfolio.
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Three share £450m Tube refurb contract
Three teams have been selected to carry out £450m worth of modernising and refurbishment work at 97 London Underground stations.
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NewsRouse: Crack down on nimby councils
The chief executive of architectural watchdog CABE has called on the government to punish councils that refuse planning permission to well-designed housing schemes.
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NewsStately pleasure dome
Stately pleasure dome: Southampton-based contractor Trant has handed over this £5m interactive exhibition centre at Mornhill, Winchester, to client Hampshire Technology Centre Trust. The centre, due to open next month, will include more than 100 interactive exhibitions and displays within the pyramid-shaped building and a 200-seat lecture theatre within the ...
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Research funding under review
The funding system for building and architectural research in universities was put under the spotlight this week over accusations of unfairness.
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'Cowboy builder' fined over site death
A businessman and construction boss were fined a total of £199,000 last week after the death of a worker on a building site in Halifax, West Yorkshire.
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NewsRunners and riders
Runners and riders: Ascot has submitted plans for a £180m redevelopment of the racecourse. The plans, designed by HOK Sport, include a stand incorporating an internal galleria and hotel and a parade ring. The racecourse has spent five years preparing plans, which were submitted to Windsor and Maidenhead council last ...