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Old stories
This £4m building exhibiting specimens from the prehistoric era and built to a Foster and Partners design will open next week in Quinson in the south of France.
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Slowing tender prices spark fears of downturn
QSs say sudden collapse in tender price inflation is beginning of the end of the boom.
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McCarthy & Stone must double sales to hit targets
Retirement housebuilding specialist will struggle to meet City expectations as profit falls by £100,000.
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Allen utilities sale will drag into the summer
The utilities division of Allen Group is unlikely to be sold until the summer, despite expressions of interest from up to 12 potential buyers.
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Alliance forms new architectural giant
US architect Wimberly, Allison Tong & Goo has formed an alliance with two rivals to create one of the world's largest practices.
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Egan to chair industry portal
Sir John Egan pledged himself to the struggling e-construction sector this week by joining industry portal Asite as chairman.
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Europe accuses BPB of price fixing
The European Commission has accused British materials firm BPB of price fixing, along with three other European companies.
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High-Point Rendel profit slips £40,000
Construction consultant High-Point Rendel has reported a £40,000 dip in pre-tax profit to £1.16m for the six months to 31 January, compared with the same period last year.
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March is Laing's swansong as independent contractor
Two contracts worth a total of £46m take firm to top of league table as O'Rourke deal is finalised.
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Safety match
The unions' drive to improve site safety is putting them into a privileged position with the government's top decision-makers. This growth in their political clout has far-reaching implications for all sides of industry.
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University challenge
Cambridge estates head David Adamson is determined to make the industry work together. So any firm that wants a slice of the university's record £528m build programme had better start listening …
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Shout it from the rooftops
Gerald Kaufman - Elections used to be won and lost on housing. This time, it'll barely be mentioned – even though, as a new report points out, it's still an explosive issue.
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When all the cows have gone
The rural economy faces collapse in the wake of foot and mouth. Meanwhile, our booming cities are ever more choked for space. It's time to reopen the debate about building on the green belt, argues Marcus Fairs
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The exodus
Housebuilders have found that being quoted on the stock exchange is more about slavery to the City than building homes. So they've said goodbye to analysts and investors and regained their freedom.
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It's time to change
Peter Mason - In the wake of the safety summit, how can construction clean up its act on health and safety? It could start by learning from the oil and gas industry
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One-nil to the chickens
Dominic Helps - At last, we have the final judgment in Discain vs Opecprime. By backing Opecprime, the judge has made the lives of adjudicators everywhere more difficult.
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Difficult sums
Tony Bingham - If a delay leaves you temporarily out of pocket, but does not dent your profit, should you recover losses? One judge said yes, but an adjudicator might not agree …
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Why we should ditch retention
James Bessey - Retention is a time-honoured method of keeping contractors and subcontractors on their toes by withholding a fixed sum of money. The problem is: it doesn't work
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A question of judgment
Robert Akenhead - It is extremely difficult to get a court judgment set aside, as a contractor in Bedfordshire found out to its relief when it was accused of fraud