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A Makarios moment
This year's book review includes an unmissable contract dictionary, even if it was attended by a meeting with the men in black, including a ghost from the Seventies
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Stretching a point
The courts are straining the meaning of the Construction Act so that parties without a contract can benefit from adjudication. But what's really needed is revision
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FeaturesPalm stormers
Get drawings, cut paperwork or surf the net, all from a muddy ditch anywhere. As computers get faster, smaller and cheaper, some companies are holding the future in their hands. Thomas Lane explores the revolution in mobile computing
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Bright young thing
Ben Tanner, winner of the Sir Ian Dixon Scholarship, which gives the industry's bright lights a chance to research a topic of their choice, talks to Victoria Madine
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Appointments
ContractorsMidlands firm William Sapcote has appointed Phil Livesey senior project surveyor in Birmingham. He was previously a PQS with Mowlem.Gary Charnock (left) has joined Willmott Dixon as general foreman for the West Midlands. Wiltshier FM, the facilities management division of contractor Ballast, has appointed Robert Newton general manager. HousebuildersBellway Homes ...
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Testing times for housebuilders
The departure of top Prowting executives after a profit warning last week served as a stark warning to UK housebuilders, some of which are struggling with cost overruns and troublesome planning policies. But why are other housebuilders managing to record healthy profits?
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NewsRail link firms face axe over ‘self-employed’ labour
Auditors scrutinise firms’ records to root out those avoiding tax and national insurance on Channel Tunnel link.
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AWG to phase out Morrison Construction brand
Morrison name to disappear over next 18 months, except in Scotland and for jobs with rival utility groups.
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FeaturesChris Mellor
Some people might think AWG's admission that it paid £22m over the odds for contractor Morrison is a cause for embarrassment. But, as Victoria Madine discovered, the water group's chief executive isn't one of them.
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Meet the neighbours
With all eyes on the eurozone, it is easy to forget the possibilities in central and eastern Europe. Following on from our euro special, Victoria Madine discovers that these markets are about to become mainline stations on the European Union's gravy train
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Another fine mess
How far does a contractor's liability go for any design work that it does? The answer is, as far as the parties let it – each standard form defines it differently
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Aukett cuts UK staff by 20% to balance books
Executive chairman of Britain's only listed architect blames change in fortune on economic slowdown.
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NewsArup: We have fixed the Millennium Bridge
Engineers warn that many other bridges may have to be modified to prevent the same effect occurring.
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NewsMansell flotation back on agenda
Private contractor Mansell has re-ignited plans for big changes to its business by appointing a city dealmaker as chairman.
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Foster plans 30-storey tower for Bishopsgate
… but locals and English Heritage oppose commercial development of Railtrack-owned site.
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Three picked for housing bonanza
social housing provider the Places for People Group, a has selected three contractors as partners on its £100m-a-year development programme.
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Artisan defends terms of Bickerton sale
Construction group Artisan has hit back at a creditors' report into collapsed regional contractor Bickerton Construction.
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Itll be alright on the site
The debate about the ethical and economic implications of eco-building is all very well, but whats actually happening on the ground? Josephine Smit looks at three schemes that are trying to make practical sense out of the green agenda
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FeaturesGreen and bright
The team behind the timber-clad, grass-roofed techno-home known as the Integer House is to make a start on raising the IQ and lowering the energy bills of the rest of the country’s housing stock.