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Reasonable precautions
The government's new facilities management contract is flexible and reasonably fair. However, there are one or two things to beware of before you sign on the dotted line.
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Dear Robert
In the first of a new monthly series, Robert Smith of recruitment consultant Hays Montrose answers your career queries.
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Appointments
ContractorsRodger Tellis has been appointed construction director of Berkshire-based Greatworth Properties.Carillion has appointed Andrew Trewick (right) general manager of Nelso, its national partitioning business based in Walsall. HousebuildersGriff Marshalsay, previously with Berkeley Homes, has been appointed managing director for Charles Church's South-east division. Scott Bonnell has joined the southern Home ...
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Churchfield plunged into financial turmoil
Fit-out contractor prepares to go into administration as source blames troublesome London project.
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Labour urban policy shallow, say Tories
Shadow environment secretary attacks "disappointing" urban white paper and outlines Tory plans to scrap RDAs and foster regional identity in design.
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Balfour Beatty pulls out of MCG
Balfour Beatty has quit the Major Contractors Group claiming that the organisation does not represent the needs of top firms.
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How the urban renaissance got lost in Yorkshire
Allerton Bywater was supposed to prove the Millennium Village format could work anywhere. Three years on, nothing's happened. Building asks what went wrong.
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London may need third stadium for Olympics
london may need a third major stadium in addition to Wembley and Picketts Lock if it is to bid for the Olympics Games, the British Olympic Association has warned.
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Benefits of good design proven
Good urban design adds economic value to regeneration schemes, according to detailed research to be published next week.
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Kvaerner and Costain to be prosecuted
Costain and Kvaerner are to be prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive for poor safety standards after four workers died on its Avonmouth Bridge project.
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Birse directors form own firm
Three of contractor Birse's top Midland directors are leaving to form their own project management business.
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Amey lands Scots road deal
The Scottish Executive has awarded Amey two contracts totalling £300m for trunk road maintenance in southern Scotland. The deals will run for five years with an option to extend them a further two. The firm will provide day-to-day maintenance, repairs, road salting and snow clearance.
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Quake mission considered
The government may send a team of construction experts to rebuild Bhuj, in India, following last week's earthquake. A DETR spokesman said it sent a team to Turkey after last year's earthquake and is "starting to look at it for India."
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Promoting design quality
Government design champions have promised to sponsor two construction projects to promote design quality in buildings.
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Architect wins in Doncaster
A Glenn Howells-led design team has won an RIBA competition to design a £6m performance venue for Doncaster council and Doncaster college. The team beat competition from Pawson Williams, Levitt Bernstein, EEA, Tim Foster Architects and Law & Dunbar-Nasmith.
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Another glass mountain
Richard Rogers Partnership designed this £100m scheme next to the Tower of London for Taylor Woodrow Property.
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Laing prepares ground for sale with £40m write-off
Industry insiders believe announcement of lower year-end results suggests sale of construction arm imminent.
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Yorkon to trial prefabs in home city
Murray Grove team of Yorkon and architect Cartwright Pickard to start work in spring on modular scheme to tackle York's housing crisis.
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Cricket ground needs £5m
HAMPSHIRE cricket Club has admitted that it will need about £5m to complete the first phase of its £20m ground.