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FeaturesFirms race to slap golden handcuffs on key staff
Performance-related pay pushes up rewards for company decision-makers at every level.
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Within reasons
If an adjudicator's decision is made up of several conclusions, do those all count as binding decisions as well, or are they reasons? It's a pretty thorny question
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FeaturesGetting more from your floor
It may sound strange, but concrete in a floor slab is a workshy material – all the the middle bit does is keep the bits at the surface apart. So why not replace it with something lighter? Thomas Lane reports on the Danish invention that does just that
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Terry Farrell pulls out of £49m Swiss Cottage project
Architect makes shock exit from north London scheme after accusing partners of scaling down its role.
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Housing profits set to keep rising
year look set to continue after Wimpey and Crest Nicholson released bullish trading statements.
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Can adjudicators add interest?
According to John Redmond, an adjudicator cannot add interest to a debt unless the contract specifically allows them to. But there's a counter argument to be put …
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New HSE unit to vet designs
The Health and Safety Executive has formed a construction arm to target architects and clients in a bid to improve the industry's accident record.
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Restructuring costs Mansell almost £1m
Privately-owned contractor Mansell spent almost £1m on restructuring last year.
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Whitehall to subsidise PFI bids and cut shortlists
Plans to speed up projects include refunds for hospital bid costs and more detailed information about housing.
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End housing transfers, says UCATT
Construction union UCATT has called for the government to re-examine housing stock transfers after council tenants in Birmingham voted by a big majority against a proposal to switch to a registered social landlord.
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NewsGovernment backs £235m laser research facility
DTI and Wellcome Trust form joint venture firm to build laboratory for cutting-edge equipment in Oxfordshire.
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Big names to rebid for Elephant & Castle plan
Losing consortiums for the £1.5bn Elephant & Castle regeneration scheme this week expressed interest in rebidding for it after the withdrawal of existing developer Southwark Land Regeneration.
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Labour's philosophical fog
So, health minister John Hutton has suddenly realised what construction knew months ago: it is already too late to deliver his new hospitals before the next election. His offer to subsidise bids, truncate tender lists and hire more Whitehall project managers has, therefore, the hallmarks of political panic (pages 28-29). ...
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QS report backs £326m cost of Wembley
QS Cyril Sweett has approved the £326m price tag for the Wembley stadium redevelopment in a report for the Football Association.
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NewsManchester on the move
Manchester on the move: Work is expected to start in the summer on this Ian Simpson-designed transport hub in Manchester. The £20m Shudehill interchange for the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive will comprise a bus concourse catering for 150 bus departures an hour, a Metrotram stop and an 803-space multistorey ...
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Morgan writes off £8m on Bluestone
Morgan Sindall this week wrote off £8m from the value of contracts at regional contracting business Bluestone.
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London to get jobs database
The government is to enlist employment agency Job Centre Plus in the fight against skills shortages in London.
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EC Harris played role in royal funeral
Top five QS EC Harris was part of the team running the Queen Mother's funeral, held on Tuesday.
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Laing sale fails to dent family's fortune
Sir Martin Laing and family has nearly tripled its wealth in the past 12 months, despite selling Laing Construction to Ray O'Rourke for £1, according to figures published in The Sunday Times.