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FeaturesGet ahead through legal qualifications
With the number of construction disputes getting ever higher, now could be a good time to hit the books and get some legal qualifications
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FeaturesRichard Vining: True grit
锘縎hepherd Construction boss Richard Vining reckons the industry鈥檚 in for its hardest year yet. But instead of panicking, the straight-talking chief exec is on a mission to turn the firm from York into a national player
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NewsSME profile: Chapman Workhouse
Duo behind architect firm Chapman Workhouse reveal how combining skills has paid off
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FeaturesBig contractors and SMEs: It鈥檚 his pond now
Big contractors are hungry and have moved into waters normally the preserve of SMEs. What鈥檚 more, they鈥檝e got no plans to leave, even when the more prestigious projects come back. Clients are delighted, but small firms could see yet more of their work gobbled up
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FeaturesOlympics: a year to go
We鈥檙e on the last lap and so far it鈥檚 all gone rather well, with projects coming in on time and under budget. Job done, then? You鈥檝e got to be kidding. Emily Wright looks at where we鈥檙e at and what鈥檚 still to do
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NewsOlympic minister 'confident' of 2012 coming in under budget
One-year countdown begins next week
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FeaturesRydon's Bob Bond: Safe pair of hands
Rydon boss Bob Bond finds being at the helm of a medium-sized company gives him the agility needed to steer a steady course through choppy waters. Even introducing an innovative investment model shouldn鈥檛 rock the boat
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FeaturesThe Middle East: Back from the brink?
The Middle East crash meant job losses and unrecovered debts for many construction firms - and a scaling back of operations. Now, with infrastructure investment and a World Cup to prepare for, it might be worth taking another look. Emily Wright surveys the landscape in Qatar, Dubai and Abu Dhabi
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NewsWSP open to a merger as pressure grows to expand
Engineer is latest firm to consider consolidation as public sector cuts force profit warning
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FeaturesChris Cole: Growth? It鈥檚 non-negotiable
In the week WSP issues a major profit warning, boss Chris Cole is still confident he can boost turnover by 拢300m in four years. Acquisitions across the globe and maybe even a major consolidation are on the cards
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FeaturesKen Shuttleworth: No more crazy shapes & silly profiles
Ken Shuttleworth, the man behind the Gherkin, doesn鈥檛 鈥檊et鈥� the Shard, reckons the era of tall glass boxes is over and thinks a lot of designers are really egotistical. So why does the founder of Make think this is such a great time to be an architect? He tells 黑洞社区.
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NewsBAA moots '5-second' security tunnel
The airports operator could introduce a 鈥減entagon-style鈥� security system
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NewsSkanska completes first phase of 拢100m prison job
Facility at Belmarsh West completed seven week ahead of schedule
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NewsCall for reinvention of 鈥榠conic鈥� London skyscrapers
Follows Sir Stuart Lipton鈥檚 plan to halve the price of tall buildings
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NewsShard's Ainsworth to advise EDF on nuclear new build
Move comes as French energy company says it may let some Hinkley contracts early
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FeaturesCutting skyscraper costs by 50%: Shape of things to come
A crack team has been thinking up ways of cutting the costs of London skyscrapers by a whopping 50%. Emily Wright, who has been given an exclusive preview of the research, looks at how the proposals stack up
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FeaturesInternational salary survey 2011: Expect the exodus
With growth in the UK still sluggish and the Middle East showing no sign of revival, it鈥檚 the dominions - New Zealand, Australia and Canada - that offer the best overseas opportunities, as this year鈥檚 Hays Salary Survey shows
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FeaturesSt Modwen's 拢200m war chest: With open arms
Regeneration specialist St Modwen would like contractors across the UK to get in touch - over the next six months, it has some 拢200m of tendering to get done
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NewsSt Modwen to tender 拢200m of work in next six months
Developer invites new supply chain members to bid for projects up and down the UK