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CommentLeader: Behind closed doors
We’ll doubtless see promises of headline-grabbing structural changes in the anticipated Hackitt report. But will changes receive the backing they need?
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NewsUK architect wins €125m Brussels Pompidou cultural job
Practice beat some of world’s biggest architects to car factory conversion
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NewsBalfour Beatty agrees deal with striking Crossrail electricians
Row centred on disputed bonus payments
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NewsCarillion collapse pushes M&E firm to the brink
160 people set to lose their jobs after Vaughan Engineering Ltd prepares to call in administrators
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NewsJohn Laing Infrastructure Fund looking to replace Carillion on nine schemes
Fund says transfer of facilities management work should be completed “with minimal service disruption”
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CommentThought for tomorrow: project delivery
As part of Building’s 175th anniversary celebrations, we have launched a series in which readers share their visions of the construction industry in 25 years’ time. Here, Lendlease boss Neil Martin can see big changes coming in how schemes are delivered
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NewsCompetition launched for Dubai Expo pavilion
Government opens fray to design ‘inspirational triumph’ for UK’s 2020 showcase in United Arab Emirates
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NewsRamboll lands Indian bridge job
Deal in Mumbai part of engineer’s plan to grow crossings division by a third
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FeaturesImage of the week: The great terrain robbery
Parts of a Norfolk cliff have collapsed into the sea after recent bad weather
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Russian industrial constructivism, Moscow
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Architects of Invention
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CommentHansom: Being vocal
People aren’t shy with their opinions as bosses at Balfour and Galliford Try voice regrets, an investor expresses views on everything – but one man just wants peace and quiet
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CommentWhat is UK construction's role in post-disaster recovery of developing countries?
There has been recognition of the lack of sufficient construction expertise in the planning stages of long term disaster recovery in the developing world - and one plan rarely fits all situations
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NewsDelayed Aberdeen road now won't open until the autumn
Transport Scotland caught off-guard by Balfour Beatty’s revelation last week road would not complete until this summer
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NewsUK firms working in Russia sit tight as relations ice over
Aukett Swanke among firms told to keep eyes on Foreign Office advice as Russia-UK spat continues
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CommentLet's not retain retentions
A threat to small companies’ survival, cash retentions are also symptomatic of a fundamental lack of trust and performance in our industry – they need to go
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NewsSunderland council on the hunt for Carillion replacement
Firm had been working on site of Vaux brewery when it went bust