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NewsWilcon halves timber-frame output in strategic shake-up
Doubts over future of Preston timber-frame factory, as new chief executive shifts group back to basics.
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Features
Mind your language
As construction sites become increasingly dependent on foreign workers, Matthew Richards asks whether the industry is doing enough to break down a potentially fatal language barrier
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Comment
Protect and survive
Small businesses suffer most from the 'domino effect' of insolvency in the construction industry. Missed opportunities to put things right mean the task is now urgent
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DTI review raises funding fears over quality mark
Anti-cowboy initiative has so far cost £16,891 a contractor, but has no long-term business plan.
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Galliford Try to keep brands apart
Contractor and housebuilder Galliford Try has no plans to merge its two construction brands.
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Colourful language
The JCT is busy churning out new forms of contract: a blue one for subbies, orange ones for construction managers and a transparent one for homeowners
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McAlpine wins £250m Spitalfields contract
Contractor Sir Robert McAlpine has been picked as preferred contractor to build the £250m Spitalfields Market development.
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FeaturesMy kind of town
Why waste time designing a mere building when you can create your own city? When you're done, you can stroll through the boulevards, or even shoot 300 m into the air for a bird's eye view. Andy Pearson ponders on the practicalities of playing God
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NewsMajor players fare badly in housebuilders' league
Housing Forum remains positive about survey's success, despite few improvements on 2000 ratings.
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HSE tests ground for industry health scheme
Pilot studies into practicality of national scheme will examine issues such as stress and asbestosis.
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Bishopsgate listing could stop East London Line plans
The listing of a viaduct in central London would almost certainly kill off the extension of the East London Underground Line, according to a leading engineer on the project and a Strategic Rail Authority report.
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NewsO'Rourke trials system-built package on Dartford HQ
New offices to be test-bed and showroom for component-based prefab system aimed at developers.
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Bexhill to be mini-Barcelona
As much as £400m could be pumped into the run-down south-coast resorts of Hastings and Bexhill to transform them into a vibrant mini-Barcelona.
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Wimpey: no further acquisitions imminent
Housebuilder Wimpey has ruled itself out of mergers or acquisitions in the short term, claiming it is concentrating on integrating McAlpine Homes into the group. Wimpey bought the company for £463m last October.
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NewsReaching out:
Reaching out: Ulster University’s community outreach centre recently opened as part of the £70m Springvale Education Village, the university’s fifth campus which is being developed to house 4500 students. The £4m centre in north Belfast includes a library, cafeteria, performance space, seminar rooms and offices, and covers 2200 m2. The ...
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CABE defends plans for BBC revamp
Government design watchdog CABE has hit back at Westminster council’s criticisms of proposals for the £200m redevelopment of the BBC’s Broadcasting House in central London. In a planning meeting two weeks ago, Westminster council told architect MacCormac Jamieson Prichard it would have to change its designs if the scheme was ...
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BAA to update Heathrow
BAA has begun talks with airline federation the Star Alliance which could lead to the redesign of Terminals 1, 2 and 3 at Heathrow.
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Falling profit margins hit industry
Building contractors and civil engineering firms have been hit by declining profit margins, according to the latest figures released by the Construction Confederation.
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HSE cracks down on south coast sites
The Health and Safety Executive stopped work on 20 sites in Poole and Bournemouth during a two-day blitz last week.