All articles by Antony Akilade
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Remote control
Need some stone but can t face tramping around distant quarries? Soon you ll be able to pick rock from the comfort of your office, thanks to the wonders of mobile technology.
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Giant contractors set up global e-business portal
Amec, Bovis Lend Lease, Hochtief and Skanska invest 拢1.5m to set up ambitious one-stop construction portal.
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Contractors play hard-to-get over Irish offers of work
UK firms seek assurances about the Dublin government’s 拢14bn six-year road and rail infrastructure project.
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Raynsford hires top agency to sell anti-cowboy scheme
Government to spend millions of pounds on ad agency of Ant and Dec TV show fame.
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Scots Housing Forum tells firms to Eganise or lose out
New taskforce says housebuilders risk losing business to firms that use benchmarking to prove efficiency.
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Allies and Morrison to win slice of Manchester flagship
Architect expected to beat four rivals to 12 000 m 2 office and retail building in 拢500m city-centre regeneration.
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Head of cowboy taskforce turns wrath on dot-coms
Customers should scrutinise claims of on-line builders’ lists, says Tony Merricks.
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Housebuilder may be sued over alleged regs breaches
Southwark council may take legal action against Ann Summers-owned housebuilder over London scheme.
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Site deaths rise 20%, HSE figures reveal
Unpublished data shows that construction worker fatalities could top 80 in 1999/00.
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Workers call for strike action over fatal crane collapse
Site workers on HSBC Tower in Canary Wharf want national day of action over safety.
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Hutton says urban renewal will cost up to ‘拢2bn a year’
Top economist Will Hutton says Rogers’ taskforce needs to double spending proposals unveiled this week.
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London housebuilder hit by warranty row
Southwark homeowners claim Greenwich House Properties sold them houses without warranties.
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DETR halts 拢135m London brownfield homes deal
Wandsworth council slams “outrageous” decision to call in plan for redeveloping a Shell Oil terminal.
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Holyrood will cost four times more than expected
Official report into 拢50m Scots parliament building confirms that the final cost will be 拢231m.
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Designers queue up to criticise best-value regime
Architects, engineers and QSs at local government conference fear losing power under new council rules.
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Glazing falls out at Portcullis House
Specialist firms called in to assess problem at MPs building after panels in the atrium crash to the floor.
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MOD warns firms not to misbehave on prime deals
Contractors’ payment track-records will be scrutinised under contract terms announced this week.
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Scotland: Mixed temperatures
The new Scottish parliament building continues to be a source of controversy, with latest reports suggesting that the final bill will approach a staggering 拢200m. At the same time, the parliament is still the main driver of new building around the capital, as businesses jockey for position near the decision-makers.Contractors ...
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SNP slams Scots parliament as cost estimates hit 拢230m
Party leader Alex Salmond attacks Catalan architect Enric Miralles, Bovis Lend Lease and RMJM.
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District auditor slams 拢10m overspend on Hodder job
Redesigns and problems with concrete blamed for delays and added costs on east London leisure centre.