All articles by Tom Broughton – Page 8
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Confederation urges majors to stay
The Construction Confederation has broken its silence over rumours that several large contractors may break away to form a rival lobby body
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NewsGateshead hall to get world's funkiest acoustics
Laing O'Rourke's £70m Tyneside concert hall is fitted with state-of-the-art panelling system
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NewsContractor braced for claims after theft of accident books
Concrete firm John Doyle believes two of its site documents have been sold on to personal injury lawyers
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NewsMultiplex warned 'safety is a serious concern with PCH'
Directors were told of worries over concrete contractor PC Harrington before fatal accident on Wembley site
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FeaturesColin Monk
On the oche is the Basingstoke Builder, famous in the darts world for his larger-than-life personality and beer-assisted escapades. And he's a nice guy – as long as you don't try to take food from his children's mouths.
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Brumwell defends immigrants
Retiring UCATT general secretary George Brumwell is to meet Home Office minister Fiona McTaggart next month to ensure foreign workers in the UK construction industry are properly treated
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NewsPolice investigate sabotage after Wembley site death
HSE and police examine series of similar accidents involving stadium contractors PC Harrington and Multiplex
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NewsWates hunts for fresh blood as Robertson bows out
Chairman to fill in while firm headhunts a successor to chief executive Struan Robertson
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Revealed: McAlpine civil war may hinge on 1930s deal
Alfred McAlpine faces £2m loss if Sir Robert wins High Court injunction to stop rebranding under family name
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Contractor gets £1m bill for DLR tunnel explosion
Japanese firm Nishimatsu is fined £700,000 after admitting serious safety breaches on light rail extension
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HSE inspectors threaten strike over pay row
Safety regulator has until today to grant 2.6% pay claim or union will begin disputes procedure
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FeaturesTime, gentlemen, please
In the rush of 12-hour working days fuelled by fatty snacks and liquid lunches, it's easy to forget that you are utterly, utterly reliant on a small ball of muscle in your chest. We report on drive to alert executives to the danger they're in – before it's too late
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NewsMore evidence emerges of construction's suicide risk
Researchers at Leeds University find that 16% of all suicides in the city are committed by construction workers
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CSCS calls in consultant to plan expansion of skills card
Outgoing chairman sets up overhaul of identification scheme as elections for new chairman loom
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Battle for UCATT job heats up
The political battle to succeed George Brumwell as general secretary of construction union UCATT is to begin next week, when the union's executive committee announces plans for the election process.
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Carillion to build £60m Oxfordshire asylum centre
Home Office awards Carillion–Group 4 team a controversial scheme to build accommodation for 750 asylum seekers
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NewsSisk planning to double Bideem’s turnover
Irish construction giant John Sisk completed its acquisition of Bristol-based contractor Bideem today and announced plans to double the firm’s turnover over the next three years
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NewsAmec in legal bust-up over Alsop's Victoria House
Contractor clashes with German developer in the same week the building is sold to an Irish group for £160m
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John Sisk poised to buy Bristol contractor
Irish construction group John Sisk is on the brink of buying Bideem, a Bristol contractor with a turnover of £20m
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FeaturesMission: impossible
Your mission, if you choose to accept it: Take apart an entire British Army town in Kosovo and put it up again in war-torn Basra, Iraq, in time for new year. Sounds tough? We report on who was up to the task without self-destructing …