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Only yourself to blame
Contractors rushing to avoid the problems Carillion experienced in the Blyth & Blyth case take note: pinning more liability on consultants won't work
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Don't be daft
When is a decision not a decision … but still counts as one? Lord Reed's answer to this riddle helps us understand when the courts can overrule adjudicators
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Pressure points
The line between actionable economic duress and "the rough and tumble of the pressures of normal commercial bargaining" is a thin one
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Cost update
The rise in construction activity has led to a sharp increase in hourly rates in the M&E sector, particularly in London. Davis Langdon & Everest looked at what this has meant for wage deals and the prices of key components
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Dear Robert
This month, tips on how to return to the employment market after redundancy and strategies for recruiting the best bright young things
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Appointments
ContractorsRichard Butler has joined Northampton-based Winvic Construction as project manager.Birse Building has appointed Wendy Jones, previously with Payne Building Contractors, as marketing manager for the southern region.Buxton has appointed two site managers, Sean Keenan and Mike Cotton, for contracts in the Midlands.HousebuildersRoger Brenan has been made managing director of Swan ...
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Prince of Wales to be PFI hospitals design champion
Charles is invited by health secretary to spearhead a campaign for better design in PFI projects.
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HSE to toughen up on site safety
The Health and Safety Executive is planning to increase the powers of its inspectors in response to MPs' calls for more prosecutions.
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McAlpine will use Wimpey warchest to go shopping
Alfred McAlpine has a warchest of £200m to spend on acquisitions and PFI investments after the sale of its housing division to Wimpey for £461m.
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Prospects still rosy, says upbeat Balfour
Contractor Balfour Beatty this week denied that there was a downturn in the UK, despite market speculation to the contrary.
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Bankside tower goes to planners
The Tate Modern could be overshadowed by a 32-storey glass apartment block if planning permission on a proposed site next to the gallery is granted.
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Another fine messe
This landmark Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners-designed trade fair hall in Frankfurt opened this week.
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CITB lures school-leavers with billboard campaign
The Construction Industry Training Board this week launched a national advertising campaign to persuade school leavers to get a job in the industry.
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Lack of landlord delays housing plan
A £50m public–private partnership housing scheme in north London has been delayed by up to two months.
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Ginger groups to merge
The Design Build Federation and the Reading Construction Forum this week announced they have established a formal partnership with a view to an eventual merger.
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Architects shun Welsh Assembly
Local architects are shunning the Welsh Assembly in a show of support for the Richard Rogers Partnership.
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Mowlem scoops £20m courts PFI project
A consortium led by contractor Mowlem and project financer Innisfree has been named preferred bidder for a £20m PFI courts project in East Anglia.
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Carillion tipped for £105m campus
Carillion has been tipped to win two contracts worth a total of £105m for the University of Hertfordshire.
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Faithful & Gould wins £4bn nuclear scheme
Quantity surveyor Faithful & Gould is to act as adviser on the £4bn decommissioning of the Dounreay nuclear plant on the north coast of Scotland.
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Contracts
£24m City office for HBGHBG has been awarded a £24m contract to build an 11-storey office building for Shieldpoint in Arthur Street in the City of London.Overbury reveals haulOverbury, the Bracknell-based fit-out arm of contractor Morgan Sindall, has announced £9m worth of contract wins, including a £6.5m fit-out project for ...