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Industry applauds Brown budget
The construction industry praised chancellor Gordon Brown’s pre-budget statement this week.Building materials producers and contractors applauded the decision to cut energy tax from £1.7bn to £1bn and to give an 80% discount to large users of energy. The Construction Confederation said this should help head off price rises in materials. ...
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Majors warn government not to waver on PFI
Major Contractors Group warns Treasury select committee of PFI pull-out if government commitment cools.
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Swiss Cottage regeneration plans revealed
Camden council unveiled designs for the regeneration of the Swiss Cottage area of north-west London this week.The project includes the redevelopment of a leisure centre, the refurbishment of Basil Spence’s Swiss Cottage library and Hampstead Theatre, and the design of a public space. The leisure centre scheme includes a chance ...
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Birse’s £2.7m claim sparks row at Manchester theatre
Royal Exchange Theatre “indignant” over contractor’s claim for £2.7m on £900 000 job.
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Dome reject in line for £2m compensation
Koch Hightex, the German company whose contract to provide the fabric for the Millennium Dome was terminated in 1997, could get more than £2m in compensation.The Court of Appeal has ruled that Koch Hightex can pursue a claim for £2.2m compensation from New Millennium Experience Company after overturning an earlier ...
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Drake & Scull pay to save Bechtel's JLE bonus
Electricians to be guaranteed up to £2000 a week by services contractor in scramble to meet deadline.
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Bovis and Lend Lease plot their next move
The newly created Bovis-Lend Lease company is to target Asia for work in a bid to expand its global presence.The news follows a meeting between Lend Lease managing director David Higgins, Bovis chief executive Luther Cochrane and Bovis chairman Sir Frank Lampl at Lend Lease Australian headquarters.Cochrane and Sir Frank ...
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Investigation launched after near-fatal Kvaerner injury
The Railway Inspectorate is investigating an accident where a scaffolder narrowly escaped death after being hit by a 25 000 V cable while working in an area where the electricity supply was supposed to have been cut.The accident happened on the City of London Broadgate project near Liverpool Street Station. ...
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High noon for RICS president Kolesar
General council must settle stand-off with QS division to rescue Agenda for Change after negotiations break down.
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Prime contracts to include ‘onerous’ defects clause
MOD abandons cash retentions, but introduces catch-all “fitness for purpose” clause.
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Contractors fight ethical export policy
Export group says government intervention will cause delays and lead to loss of construction business.
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New orders dip 5% in third quarter
New orders in the third quarter fell 5% on the second quarter and were 16% down on a year ago, according to the latest DETR figures. The figures show that contractors on public “non-housing” jobs fared the worst. In this sector, third-quarter orders – for the period July to September ...
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Takeovers oust materials bosses
Rival companies take over Tarmac and Rugby Group, forcing their chief executives to find work elsewhere.
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Taywood chief retires early
Bruce Russell, chairman and managing director of Taylor Woodrow Construction, is retiring after less than two years in the job.Russell, who is 55 years old and has been with Taylor Woodrow for more than 30 years, is taking early retirement “to follow his many interests and activities outside the group”, ...
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Industry keen to ape Carillion share scheme
Other contractors look on with envious eyes at innovative plan to net board members millions.
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Have they got news for you?
Do you sincerely need a management consultant? Laing thought so after its Cardiff disaster, and the result was a startling redesign of its business. What could one do for you
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Medicine man
Keith Airey left the world of cold and flu relief to become head of procurement at the new-look Laing. He has big plans to overhaul its buying policy and boost profit margins – and his ambition does not end there.
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No place like dome
First person Three cheers for the project team that turned a Greenwich mudpile into an international icon – on time and to budget.
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Welcome to the future
Forget trad office blocks and out-of-town shopping centres. E-commerce is revolutionising the way we live and work. In five years’ time, you may be building or working in one of these multipurpose structures – it’s a high-rise combining offices, homes, a hotel, leisure facilities and shops.
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Pest practice
Rats and mice. They squeeze through 9 mm holes, scuttle behind skirting boards and shin up drainpipes, and the damage they do is usually uninsurable. What's more, modern building construction may be making cosy homes for them. How can you keep them out?