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UK Athletics backs Foster's £475m Wembley design
Sports bodies agree that temporary running track will enable stadium to host Olympic athletics.
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Tube bidders to claim costs if mayor axes job
Contractors bidding for the £7bn part-privatisation of London Underground are warning that they will claim compensation for their bid costs if the election of a London mayor leads to the cancellation of the project.One contractor said the bid would cost at least £10m, adding that it would claim costs if ...
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Christmas pay row breaks out at Canary Wharf
Union claims that contractor is failing to ensure that subcontractors are paid statutory holiday entitlement.
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Firms face plague of millennium viruses
Experts warn firms to protect themselves against viruses released to “celebrate” the millennium.
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New deal may break PFI health impasse
Private finance initiative contractors have offered a novel solution to a wrangle over who employs ancillary staff at PFI hospitals in the Midlands.The £177m scheme to replace Derby City Hospital and Derby Royal Infirmary has prompted bids that allow managers to be transferred to the private sector and allows porters ...
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Union lobbies government for inquiry into pay scam
Defence contractor’s payroll scheme that enables operatives to pay less tax and NI challenged by union.
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Ten-year transport plan announced
Roadbuilders have welcomed deputy prime minister John Prescott's announcement this week of a 10-year plan for transport.The British Road Federation, which represents roadbuilders and users, was pleased with the promise to build more bypasses. A spokesman said it would compile a list of 20 that needed construction urgently and present ...
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Ex-BP man to lead MCG
A construction outsider has been appointed to head the Major Contractors Group. Bill Tallis, a former director of engineering and projects with BP Chemicals, will succeed MCG director Jennie Price next month.During his life-long career with BP, Tallis was responsible for bringing in management techniques now being adopted by the ...
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QSs vote to accept RICS Agenda for Change
QSs perform volte-face after twice voting against radical restructuring of the institution.
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Amec to sign up 16 key suppliers
UK’s largest contractor set to take on subcontractors and materials suppliers in long-term partnering agreements to win repeat work with big clients.
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WS Atkins to buy US consultant
Consultant WS Atkins has announced its first major acquisition in the USA. It is to buy 100% of the shares of engineering consultant Benham for £32.3m. Benham is a privately owned, multidisciplinary architectural and engineering business with an HQ in Oklahoma City. It employs 750 staff and had a turnover ...
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Miller appoints acquisitions man
Miller Group, the UK’s largest privately owned contractor and developer, has appointed Derek Gardner to the newly created position of corporate development director. The appointment is further evidence of the Edinburgh-based company’s acquisitive strategy. Miller Group said Gardner will be “highly proactive in evaluating group-wide acquisition opportunities to assess their ...
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Lampl to stay at Bovis Lend Lease helm
Lampl and Cochrane retain roles as Bovis gets majority of places on board of new company.
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A whole new division
First person The demands of an athletics stadium and a football stadium are irreconcilable. So why not simply build them in different cities?
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Playing safe
On new year’s eve, Richard Limb will be looking after 4 million people – it’s his job to ensure the capital’s millennium event goes off uneventfully.
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You cannot be serious, ref!
So, the case is closed, the verdict is in writing – only the referee has slipped up and written the result down wrong. It’s a simple case of correcting the mistake, right? Ah – not so fast.
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Just the job
You think the people building the dome have it tough? At least they don’t have to wear a silly costume to work.
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Appointments
Contractors Specialist contractor Concrete Repairs, part of Gleeson Group, has promoted Steve Jones to head of its new Bristol office. Lord John Patten has been appointed a non-executive director of Amey.Michael Rogers, previously with Birse Construction, has been appointed business development manager at McNicholas.Dean & Dyball Construction has appointed Tim ...
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Berkely profit up 15%
Rocketing labour costs and a shortages of land were reported by South-east-based housebuilder Berkely Group when it announced its interim results on Tuesday.However, analysts said Berkeley was better placed to cope with the overheating market than other housebuilders. 'The company has a strong land bank, whereas others are now buying ...
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Rough justice is still justice
Justice? You get that in heaven. Down here you’ve got the law. And adjudicators aren’t even as consistent as the courts – they’re more like a referee at a football game. But, then again, you try playing without one …