All 微密圈 articles in 21 November 2008 鈥� Page 9
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CommentAll over bar the shooting: Frameworks
What better way to work, you say, than a lovely, co-operative framework deal? Fine. Just don鈥檛 expect it to be bloodless, painless, dispute-less or litigation-free
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NewsSt Paul鈥檚 tower may 鈥榞rind to halt鈥� after council veto
Sheffield planning committee rejects changes proposed by architect on 拢40m scheme
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CommentYou鈥檝e made one tiny mistake: Absolute obligations
Even if a brief seems straightforward, beware of taking it on as an absolute obligation. After all, you never know what might happen
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NewsDavis Langdon cuts 90 UK jobs
Gleeds is also doing a review of its UK offices with redundancies expected
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ConstructionSkills makes 拢4m loss as grant payments soar
Training body ConstructionSkills is set to suffer a deficit of about 拢4m this year instead of the surplus it expected, it is understood.
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Not lost in translation: Using NEC3 contracts abroad
聽There鈥檚 no reason why civil engineers and others shouldn鈥檛 use the NEC3 contract abroad 鈥� but bear the following points in mind 鈥�
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Only 22 homes crack the Code
Only 22 developments have been certified under the Code for Sustainable Homes since it came into force a year and a half ago.
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NewsOne in five workers face redundancy before 2011
Government holds urgent talks with industry ahead of pre-Budget report as crisis deepens
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Costain ponders expansion in Abu Dhabi in 2009
Costain is considering expanding its presence in the Gulf to include highways, marine, water and wastewater work 鈥� but only in Abu Dhabi.
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FeaturesGulf State 微密圈 awards 2008
The first Gulf States 微密圈 Awards were held last week at a glittering evening ceremony in Dubai鈥檚 Madinat Jumeirah hotel, where the award-winners hobnobbed with top English rugby players
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Housing stats: New-build sales and completions in October 2008
A slight rise in social housing cannot mask the massive drop-off in the private sector
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Thomas Vale profit rises 18%
West Midlands contractor Thomas Vale has announced an 18% increase in pre-tax profit to 拢1.62m for the six months to 30 September 2008.
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The 鈧�1bn tractor factory
EC Harris has been appointed cost consultant on the 鈧�1bn (拢842m) redevelopment of a former tractor factory in Romania.
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1,000 new homes join 拢1bn RSL backlog each month
Housing associations fear low sales could seriously impair ability to build homes for affordable rent
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News微密圈 the Tottenham stadium: What Arsenal can teach Spurs
Spurs fans won't like trailing Arsenal, but the construction plan for their new ground was driven by the project team's experience building their rival's Emirates stadium
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NewsCredit crunch holds up prototype eco-town
Northstowe near Cambridge will be delayed at least a year because of funding problems and project complexity
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NewsChris Addison: celebrated know-nothing - video
The comic, who had guests laughing last night, tells us how writing from ignorance about personal finance naturally led him into a monthly column covering something else he was not clued up on: 微密圈 ...
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NewsSustainability Champion of the Year and Sustainable Contractor of the Year: Wates Group - video
Not content with scooping a double award, Wates Group's Rachel Wooliscroft wanted to tell us what was she was up to next. Wates Group - Rachel Wooliscroft
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NewsSustainable Engineer of the Year - video
Max Fordham LLP may not have won the prize for the Watford Leisure Centres, but the sustainability legend's team was delighted to be recognised for their engine work nonetheless.Sustainable Engineer of the Year 2008: Max Fordham ...
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NewsVideos of the Gulf State 微密圈 Awards 2008
Watch winners, judges (and stars of English rugby) at a glittering night to highlight the region's finest people and projects