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PFI funders fear Treasury ‘banking blacklist’
Private meeting hears claims that taskforce is warning departments against some banks.
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New bonus deal at opera house
Strike action at the Royal Opera House has been averted after M&E contractor Balfour Kilpatrick agreed a bonus deal with electricians that will guarantee them a basic rate of £10 an hour. The settlement, which will see a resumption of a 50-hour working week, also enables electricians to earn ...
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Industry hits back at Channel 4 'bias'
Television documentary that pilloried construction's health and safety record ignored positive evidence, Construction Confederation claims.
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Mansell consolidates after failed merger
Chief executive Beardsmore says flotation and acquisitions are not on the agenda for now.
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Miller ups ante to £98.6m in battle for Cala
The CALA management team planning a buyout of the Scottish housebuilder has been shaken by a Miller Group announcement that it is upping its hostile bid to £98.6m. This week, Miller not only beat the management team s last bid of 190p by 10p but threatened to go up to ...
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BT attempts to calm fears over property cost-cutting
Switch to hotdesking and home working will not hit new investment, says top client.
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McConnachie’s new post
Former Shepherd Construction executive Stuart McConnachie has joined family-owned fit-out contractor Miletrian as operations director for the London area. McConnachie was Shepherd s regional manager for London and the South-east and was credited with building the business into a £50m-turnover concern. He is the third senior executive to leave ...
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Wilcon targets top-end homes
The new group managing director of Wilson Connolly wants its housing arm to build larger, more expensive properties. John Tutte, who takes over on 1 July when Ian Black retires, said the firm s Wilcon Homes arm needed to expand at the executive-style end of the market. The ...
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New Turner & Townsend boss reshuffles top team
Senior partner Wray makes early impact as he outlines new strategy for £32m QS and project manager.
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Purging the industry of racism
Construction is not renowned for its political correctness. But racism is more insidious than bigoted on-site banter other industries employ 70% more black and Asian workers than construction. What is the industry doing about it?
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How do you measure up?
Long-awaited details of the government's initiative to help firms gauge their performance in the industry have been released this week. Here's how to work out if you're hitting those Egan targets.
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Raynsford's new marker
Meet Nigel Waterson: he's Nick Raynsford's shadow on planning, housing and construction. He's passionate about his party and says the government has little to offer but hot air and reheated Tory policies.
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Economic cleansing
The Inland Revenue seems to be trying to drive small companies out of business with its punitive new tax system.
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The puzzle
Daniel Libeskind's £75m extension to the V&A is an engineer's nightmare. No columns are allowed, no walls are vertical. How do you make it stand up?
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Access all areas
Taylor Woodrow, construction manager at Gatwick Airport, has created an intranet that lays open every facet of the job for every subcontractor and consultant to see.
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Charters and partners
A charter can go a long way to clarify the intent behind the creation of a contract when the parties start falling fall out and have to go to court or arbitration.
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Plane tale of third parties
Much of the debate on the proposed Contracts Bill centres on the implications of a clause that confers potentially troublesome benefits on third parties not privy to a contract. A flight of fancy or a real worry?
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Fee enterprise
The JCT s draft consultants agreement is intended to reduce conflict in the industry. In fact, it may do the opposite.
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Clash points
A recent report shows that clients are happier with the industry than they were in the mid-1990s. But this may merely reflects easier times, rather than better working practices.