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Site supervisors to get better training
Construction Union UCATT has teamed up with the DTI and a management consultant to try to deliver better training for construction site supervisors.
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G&T cuts tender price rise predictions
Quantity surveyor Gardiner & Theobald has scaled back tender price increase predictions for this year and next.
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Contracts
Balfour to oversee ThameslinkBalfour Beatty has been appointed preferred bidder for a £200m contract to oversee the Thameslink 2000 rail infrastructure scheme. D&D wins mental health unitHampshire contractor Dean & Dyball has won a £13.2m contract to build a mental health suite at Old Manor hospital in Salisbury, WiltshireCaddick gets ...
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Audit office praises army PFI project
The National Audit Office has praised a £200m Ministry of Defence PFI project, saying it offered value for money, despite the project's lengthy bidding process.
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Dublin stadium under fire
The construction of the proposed Irish national stadium and sports campus in Abbotstown, Dublin, has been delayed until the general election, expected in May or June.
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NewsSchool's out
School's out: Scotland-based architect the Parr Partnership is part of the Ballast Innovate Consortium chosen for a £35m Scottish public–private partnership schools project. The contract involves the refurbishment of East Lothian's six secondary schools, including Preston Lodge High School (left) and the construction of two community centres. Two of the ...
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Three developers line up for £1bn Bath scheme
Countryside, Crest Nicholson and Grosvenor in shortlist for largest regeneration plan outside London.
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FeaturesWelcome to the videodrome
A startlingly different shopping experience is being offered to New Yorkers by cult fashion retailer Prada and architect Rem Koolhaas – but what were all the IT consultants for? Martin Spring tells all
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Mace reorganises to get closer to market
Consultant and construction manager Mace is restructuring its business to focus on market sectors rather than services.
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Connaught on prowl for services firm
Exeter-based contractor and facilities management group Connaught is looking for acquisitions to expand its services business.
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Knowles shake-up after profit warning
Construction consultant James R Knowles has split the group's executive chairman role into three, after issuing a profit warning this week.
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Follow the pied piper
Egan is leading us to a wonderful, magical world where buildings are replaced by clip-together kits and all our trained craftsmen mysteriously disappear …
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From ghetto to des res
The best way to regenerate an area is to make it attractive to wealthy households. That requires money for better services and a culture change among housebuilders
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FeaturesGet shorter
Just a year ago, it seemed a string of skyscraper proposals were about to turn London into Chicago-on-Thames. Now, tall is out and once again the groundscraper is flavour of the month. Matthew Richards discovers that big offices are laying low
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Don't go KPI nuts
These days, there's a benchmarking tool for everything – except the effectiveness of benchmarking. And as key performance indicators cost more than peanuts to implement, how can companies work out which ones are truly key to their performance?
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Rules of the game
Partners who work together without a partnership agreement are asking for grief …
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Five resources for working women
www.maternityalliance.org.uk has a vast store of information and guidance on maternity benefits and rights. It also deals with parental leave and has a section dedicated to up-and-coming employment legislation that affects women.www.womenback2work.co.uk offers women who've taken a career break advice, as well as publishing the experiences of those who've been ...