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NewsConsultants on 拢32bn High Speed 2 rail shortlist revealed
Winner will be revealed before the end of the year
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FeaturesHousebuilders Salary Survey: Trick or treat?
Some housebuilders this year will find a nice bonus in their paypacket, and that鈥檚 on top of a decent salary. But for others, something altogether less welcome is in store. 黑洞社区 knocks on a few doors 鈥�
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FeaturesJohn Moore: Looking for Moore
What do you do when your main revenue stream is reduced? If you鈥檙e John Moore and the head of Balfour Beatty Engineering Services, you turn to your other divisions - and boost them with acquisitions
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NewsVinci opens office in Turkey as part of global expansion
Move follows contractor鈥檚 investment in Canadian base in Vancouver to chase 拢1.2bn of PFI work
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FeaturesWinning work in the healthcare sector
The healthcare industry is changing. The new Health and Social Care Bill is decentralising power, and construction firms are going to have to take the initiative if they want to win work. Emily Wright looks at the data compiled in 黑洞社区鈥檚 first Health White Paper
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CommentTory conference Q&A: the construction minister
Emily Wright cornered the construction minister Mark Prisk, at the Tory party conference this week鈥�
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FeaturesHold very tight, please: Mike Carroll interview
How do you put a consultancy firm in prime position for growth in the next few years? Mike Carroll, chief executive of Arcadis, tells Emily Wright why flexibility and change are essential to future success
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FeaturesTop 200 Consultants 2011: Are you positive?
This year鈥檚 Top 200 consultants survey shows that staff numbers and salaries are finally climbing. But it also warns not to let the optimism go to your head
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NewsGreen economy must not be 'drag anchor' says climate change minister
Comments come after Geroge Osborne spoke about UK鈥檚 CO2 emissions
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NewsLord Crisp: Construction industry can help cut NHS costs
Former NHS boss urges industry to approach health service with space-saving designs
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FeaturesDavid Lawther: The long haul
The young-at-heart chairman of ISG says the spectre of retirement is a long way off yet - first he needs to grow the firm, starting with increasing overseas revenue to 50% of the business. Emily Wright probes David Lawther on his plan for the future
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FeaturesWorking in Mongolia: Getting warmer
Mongolia is famous for many things, and being a hotspot of construction activity is not among them - but perhaps it should be. Thanks to a booming economy, the country is developing at a rate of knots. 黑洞社区 finds out why it鈥檚 well worth braving the cold
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FeaturesThe free schools programme: Fancy free
Rachel Wolf, at 26, is in charge of delivering the government鈥檚 free schools programme. In the week the first of these schools open, she tells Sarah Richardson about how construction firms can get involved, and the importance (or not) of good design
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FeaturesLarry Silverstein: Dreams & nightmares
On the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks 黑洞社区 talks to Larry Silverstein, owner of the World Trade Center complex, about how the responsibility of rebuilding the site keeps him awake at night, his controversial insurance claim - and what saved his life on that fateful day
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FeaturesWorking on the World Trade Center: Janno Lieber
The president of World Trade Center Properties talks to 黑洞社区 about the responsibility of overseeing the construction of the different elements on the WTC site
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FeaturesWorking on the World Trade Center: Richard Paul
The British architect behind WTC 3 talks to 黑洞社区 about the practicalities and challenges of working on such a colossal project
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FeaturesThe young and the self-made
In this unforgiving market, starting a career in the construction industry can seem an impossible task. But inspiration may be found in some young entrepreneurs who have taken their fate into their own hands.
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FeaturesSteve Morriss interview: when opportunity knocks
At just 44 Steve Morriss was headhunted to take on one of the most high profile roles in consultancy - heading up Aecom Europe. Emily Wright talks to him about his plans to grow the business and how the merger with Davis Langdon is working out