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Design benchmarks set for June
New benchmarks to measure design quality are to be launched by The Construction Industry Council in June.
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Raynsford unveils adjudication tweaks
Construction minister Nick Raynsford has announced a series of amendments to the adjudication process.The move follows in the wake of recommendations made by a Construction Industry Board report to Raynsford, published in February.Changes include preventing companies sidestepping adjudication by writing deterrent clauses into contracts, one of the CIB's key recommendations.This ...
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O'Rourke can use Laing deal to join the superleague
Andrew Gay explains why he thinks that Ray O'Rourke's no-nonsense approach and David Anderson's experience can make the takeover a success
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Armitt quits after saving Costain from collapse
Costain chief bows out after taking firm from losses of £600m in the mid-1990s to profit of £6.5m last year.
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BDP aims to raise £1m with staff share offer
Consultant Building Design Partnership hopes to raise more than £1m over the next three years from a share issue to employees.
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Jarvis bids for part of troubled Eurotelecom
Support services group Jarvis has made a bid for a division of troubled IT firm Eurotelecom – but rejected reports that it has made a play for the whole company.
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Entrepreneur of the year
The Local Authority Building Control is sponsoring the new Building 2001 Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
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Planners stymie regeneration
Housebuilders have blamed planning delays for the sharp fall in new housing starts in February.
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RMC makes grab for Scottish rival
Building materials group RMC has made a £46.5m bid for Scottish-based materials producer Alexander Russell, despite investors' calls for RMC to sell some of its non-essential holdings.
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Mansell to boost social housing work
Private contractor Mansell is planning to increase its social housing output from £90m to £150m in the next three years.
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Star of track and field
Rugby-loving Paul Westbury is Buro Happold's youngest ever partner. Here's how the 31-year-old is tackling one of engineering's toughest conundrums: how to make stadiums flexible and attractive.
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The Tony age
Jonathan Meades - Politics tends to have less of an influence over design than brute economics – which is a good thing, considering the shallowness of "New" Labour
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Enemies of the state
Colin Harding - Pension scheme employers are being asked to stump up to cover the pension industry's incompetence and the government's desperation to avoid blame
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Crowded house
Regeneration - Last week, the House Builders Federation warned that housing supply is at its lowest level for 50 years. Gareth Capner says it's time to admit brownfield is not enough
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Going to plan?
Everyone agrees that masterplans are essential to any self-respecting regeneration project. It's just a pity that councils and urban regeneration companies don't know what they are …
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Is this the one?
With construction portals failing left, right and centre, it might seem like a bad time to launch an internet venture. But the big-league backers of Asite are convinced that they can defy economic gravity.
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Oh, what a delivery
Steve Elliott - Overbury's Perfect Delivery initiative promises no snagging and no defects. Here's how it works
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Five grants for small businesses
Small Firms Loan Guarantee scheme offers 70% guaranteed loans from £5000 to £100,000 for 2-10 years (85% and up to £250,000 if the company has been trading for more than two years) for firms that have a viable business proposition but have failed to get a conventional loan because of ...