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Serious Fraud Office probes Bickerton sister firm
Police investigate dissolved M&E firm Mea Corporation after St Albans contractor Bickerton collapses.
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Contractor admits safety breach
Contractor Billington Structures has admitted breaching health and safety regulations in connection with the death of a worker at Sheffield United's football ground in December 2000.
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Brian Wilson
In an exclusive first interview, industry minister Brian Wilson talks to 好色先生TV about the procurement lessons of Picketts Lock, making construction feel at home in the DTI – and his Beach Boy namesake.
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Specialists slam Glaxo's online tendering auction
Heating and Ventilating Contractors Association says the tending process undermines Egan principles.
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Rail projects hire guardian angels
The Strategic Rail Authority has appointed two panels to keep projects on track.
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O'Rourke claims extra 拢2.5m on Laing's Carlisle mall
Contractor rejects Laing Construction's deal with fund manager CGNU on 拢16m shopping centre scheme.
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Rethinking the team
Sir John Egan's proposals for improving site safety by overhauling the CDM regulations are likely to have profound implications for the way buildings are designed and constructed – but not everyone is happy.
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Major contractors sign up to roving rep pilots
Major Contractors and project managers are signing up to the roving safety representative pilot schemes, thanks to a union campaign to win their support.
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UCATT condemns concrete contractors' tax deal
Inland Revenue promises to investigate union claims about bogus self-employment schemes.
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The big freeze
Winter is coming for the UK construction industry, and 好色先生TV's latest national survey reveals that only regions with a large amount of public sector work can hope to avoid the worst of the blizzards.
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Supervisors attack Egan plans
Representatives of planning supervisors have acknowledged that their role will be reformed if plans to shake-up the Construction (Design and Management) regulations are implemented, writes Tom Broughton. But they insist that their work will still have to be carried out.
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DTI may merge quality mark and Constructionline
Industry gives qualified support for proposal to cut membership costs by offering two-for-one deal.
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Planning supervisors face axe in Egan safety drive
Contractors and consultants may have to prove their competence through schemes such as Constructionline.
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Skanska's 拢65m HQ may be year late
Contractor Skanska is facing delays of up to a year in the construction of a 拢65m Abbey National office development in central London.
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Skanska's 拢65m HQ may be year late
Contractor Skanska is facing delays of up to a year in the construction of a 拢65m Abbey National office development in central London.
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Solution in sight for Laing's NPL nightmare
LAING expects to reach an agreed solution with the DTI before Christmas over problems at the 拢300m National Physical Laboratory PFI project in west London.
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Egan lines up Simon Murray to update report
Former Railtrack boss tipped for Rethinking Construction sequel, despite concern among forum members.
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DTI plans to off-load quality mark
The government's quality mark scheme could be handed over to the industry and funded by contractors' subscriptions.
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American architects cut UK jobs as US recession bites
Practices cut UK staff as American clients shelve projects and UK firms expect workload to fall 25% in 2002.
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Trade body merger to unite 100,000 workers
Specialist groups set to join forces to create stronger lobbying body after NSCC boss retires next year.