All articles by Emily Wright – Page 28
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Tragedy at Tesco
In September 2006 a three-year-old girl was killed when the roof of a Tesco store in Turkey caved in. The retail group blamed the collapse on ‘extreme weather conditions’, but 18 months on, ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø has obtained a report filed by senior figures at Tesco soon after that cites poor construction ...
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Revealed: the Tesco collapse that killed a three year old
ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø obtains a report that cites ‘poor construction’ in fatal 2006 accident in Turkey
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Queen officially opens T5
Opening ceremony to be attended by hundreds of construction workers as BAA directors admit to outstanding work on terminal
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Darling buys time by delaying PFI decision
The chancellor has delayed plans to put PFI assets on the government’s books by a year.
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Darling buys time by delaying PFI decision
Chancellor postpones putting PFI assets on government books by a year
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Industry reacts coolly to Budget
Construction industry figures welcome green tax relief but remain sceptical on government's ability to deliver
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Work on Olympic Stadium to start three months early
ODA says construction will begin ahead of schedule at the start of May
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Chinese worker buried alive saved by hard hat
Man survives thanks to air trapped in his hard hat and slow breathing technique
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Mears denies ‘massaging’ figures as inquiry opens
Housing Corporation examines claims that repair firm provided false tenant satisfaction figures
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Paper Round: Flood repairs hit £1.5bn
Also in this weekend's papers: Tesco upsets estate agents and Metronet may foot the bill for delayed Tube work
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ICE pulls out staff after terror alert
Suspicious package discovered outside the Treasury building in Westminster
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ICE pulls out staff after terror alert
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and the RICS were this week caught up in terror alerts after the attempted attacks in London and Glasgow at the weekend
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LDA assumes full legal ownership of Games site
Agency now has the right to enforce CPOs on affected Stratford businesses after year's end
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Paper round: Ferrovial pushing to replace Metronet
A tweaked Olympic logo, Gordon's bullet train and Blair's new home all featured in the newspapers this weekend
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'More legal loopholes in Hips', claim critics
Packs will be 'totally unenforcable' with some easy legal sidestepping
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Planning granted for Olympic sailing venue
Regeneration of Osprey Quay will include slipway and 560-berth commercial marina
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Trio of developers picked to build 600 Darlington homes
Commercial Estates Group, Yuill Homes and Keepmoat chosen to develop Central Park masterplan
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Martin Chambers elected as new CIOB president
Network Rail's programme director will be institute's 104th president and will spearhead 'Female Graduates into Construction'
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AYH to masterplan Fontwell race course
Construction and property consultancy will redevelop boxes and hospitality suites
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Bucknall Austin rebrands for global expansion strategy
QS renames itself Rider Levett Bucknall as it ties up with two consultants in the Far East