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New posts at Bovis
Bovis Lend Lease has appointed a chief operating officer and three board members to its European arm, Bovis Lend Lease Europe.
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Wolseley to list in USA
Building materials group Wolseley plans to tap growing US interest in the group by listing on the New York stock exchange this month.
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Winners and losers on stock exchange
The City's interest in the wild and wonderful world of construction continues. As housebuilders wait eagerly for news of another interest rate cut, investors are quietly buying up shares. More companies finished off the week higher than they started.It seems the suits are starting to realise that companies such as ...
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Carillion chief axes two directors
Carillion chief executive John McDonough has axed two board members in a bid to streamline the business.
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Prowting unveils record results
Prowting this week posted record results for the year to February – partly by charging more for slightly bigger houses.
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Crispin & Borst splits in two
Kent-based contractor Crispin & Borst has split into two to maintain its pace of growth.
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Merger victims
Everyone said consolidation would be good for housebuilding. But what about the 1500 people who will lose their jobs as a result?
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Idea hunter
David Adjaye is architecture's latest rising star. His controversial Elektra House scandalised fellow architects but it hasn't deterred the celebrity clients. So what is he doing right?
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Down with woolly briefs
Tanya Ross - A clear, well-written brief, gleaned from asking a host of pertinent questions, is the surest way the design team can protect and satisfy the client
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Gilded youth
Youth wins the day in this year's Hays Montrose/Building Consultants' Salary Guide, with the industry throwing money at graduates in an attempt to attract the best people.
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The show must go on
During the Royal Albert Hall's £66m refurbishment, performances must continue as usual – even if that means Sir Cliff Richard being wheeled in on a trolley wearing a dust mask.
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Image is everything
If your flagship project goes horribly wrong and the press are baying for blood, don't just stop answering the phone. You need a PR who can spin your company from disaster to triumph.
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Coming off the tools
John Mead - There's nothing wrong with tradesmen becoming managers, but they need training
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Five travel websites
www.travelonline.comThis content-led site is great for help on planning trips and for its range of facilities. It offers free access to guidebooks published by Rough Guides and Lonely Planet as well as online editions of Traveller magazine, the "Traveller's Handbook". www.go-fly.co.ukA direct booking site from the pioneers of cheap, no-frills ...
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Don't hold back
Rudi Klein - Retention is a discredited, unfair system that can tie up as much as 20% of firms' turnovers, and may prevent them doing their best work. Let's get rid of it (you can help)
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The weakest link
Tony Bingham - A full frontal attack on adjudication claimed that the Construction Act went against the Human Rights Act, but there is in fact no connection between the two
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Not a penny more?
Richard Guit - The fixed-price contract is at the heart of the PFI environment, but it means the construction contractor must take on the risk when there are cost overruns
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Man of the match
Andrew Hemsley - Whatever you may think of it, clients are using PPC2000, which makes the role of partnering adviser crucial to a project's success
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Professional Service Agreements
Professional Service AgreementsLeslie Edwards and Rachel BarnesThomas Telford£35The authors make their mission clear from the outset: to protect construction professionals against the machinations of unscrupulous employers. This does not make for a balanced read. The obligations sought by employers are contrasted only with the relevant industry form, such as the ...
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Pipe dreams
Ralph Carpenter has a habit he wants others to share: building sustainable homes out of hemp. But will he be able to convince those who think the idea is, ahem, a bit potty?