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OFT clears housebuilders – but raises zero-carbon fears
Year-long inquiry finds ‘little evidence’ of malpractice, but says eco targets could affect competition
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Jacobs sues SOM for £4.7m over Qatar project
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the US architect behind the Freedom Tower in Manhattan, is facing a £4.7m legal claim over a job in Qatar.
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Inquiry demanded into seventies jailing of striking builders
Justice secretary quizzed over Labour's failure to open inquiry into alleged collusion surrounding 1972 case
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Crackdown on rogue security firms in Scotland
Police raid seven constructions sites and identify security staff without valid licences
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Credit crunch ignites boom in construction fraud
Average building firm's loss to fraud rose 69% last year, says new report
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Further delay to Shard deal
A final construction contract on the 312m-high Shard is unlikely to be agreed before the end of the year, it is understood.
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Cash dries up at Foster hotel
Work has ground to a halt on a £25m Foster + Partners-designed central London hotel after funding dried up.
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Dispute resolution body picks team of super adjudicators
One of the organisations responsible for nominating adjudicators has overhauled its structure in an attempt to improve the quality and speed of adjudication decisions.
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Government faces eco-town judicial review
High Court grants campaign group permission to argue its case against plans for Middle Quinton eco-town
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Planning rules waived for home extensions
BPF and RICS welcome new regulations that will remove 80,000 applications a year from the planning system
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Contractors fined £38k after pelvis injury incident
HSE highlights dangers of lifting after 600kg glass panel falls on worker in Kensington
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Advertising watchdog rules in favour of Kingspan
Advertising Standards Authority upholds manufacturer's claim over costs of disposing insulated panels
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Court fines two firms after crane overturns
HSE issues warning on mobile cranes after accident involving 35-tonne crane in Warrington
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Firms suffer from rise in theft of building materials
Insurer Axa says soaring prices has led to criminals stripping buildings of electrical and metal fittings
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Sheikh sued for failing to pay builders £300k
Gradient (London) seeks payment for refurbishment job on Sheik Salah Al Naghi's home in Marlow
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Former KBR chief admits using bribery to win contracts
Nigerian officials were allegedly bribed over 10 years in efforts to obtain engineering and construction contracts
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Row erupts as rival slams ‘toxic’ RIBA contract
Institute hits back saying ACA’s alternative standard contract is confusing the market
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Row erupts as rival slams ‘toxic’ RIBA contract
Institute hits back saying ACA’s alternative standard contract is confusing the market
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Contractors seek advice as redundancies rocket
Calls to NFB’s employment helpline double, compared with first seven months of 2007
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O’Keefe and Cantillon lock horns over hotel scheme
O’ Keefe Construction is suing contractor Cantillon for £1.4m in a dispute over payment for its work on a luxury hotel on the site of the first ever radio broadcast.