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HSE calls for harsher safety fines
The HSE has asked for tougher penalties for safety breaches to cut accident rates in construction
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Industry calls for end to European procurement abuse
Report reveals that British companies are losing out on European contracts because clients flout directives
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NewsHaden Young sues Bovis for 拢6.5m over BBC offices
M&E contractor claims 鈥榬easonable costs鈥� on White City job after it failed to sign a contract with employer
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Fatality rate overshadows HSE鈥檚 healthy living plan
HSE plan to improve occupational health could be blown off course by continued high death rates on site
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Construction to be offered at GCSE
Students will be offered GCSEs in construction from next year as the industry steps up its drive to attract young people,
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Foster鈥檚 City Hall starts to crack
Glass panels at City Hall, the headquarters of the Greater London Authority near Tower Bridge, have started cracking two years after it was completed, leading the GLA to call for an explanation from suppliers,
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NewsJowell hedges bets on casino bill
Culture secretary Tessa Jowell has conceded that the number of casinos built in the UK could be capped, after fears that a rise in problem gambling would outweigh the regeneration benefits of developments
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Government set to ditch 鈥榩lanning gain鈥� agreements
Government plans to replace section 106 deals with a fixed-rate community improvement levy
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NewsSafety drive to use shock tactics
Industry leaders are set to launch a hard-hitting poster campaign in a drive to cut the number of accidents on site,
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Hewitt plans to crack industry鈥檚 鈥榤en only鈥� culture
Trade secretary launches campaign to persuade more women to break into 鈥榤acho鈥� world of construction
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FeaturesPresident Clinton
He may not yet be the international political force that Bill once was, but Colin Clinton knows how to use power to effect change 鈥� and not just at the ICE. We talk to him about his modernising agenda, globalisation and lawn mowing.
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Trade bodies raise fears over cash for vocational training
Institutions welcome Tomlinson proposals to teach trade skills from age of 14, but warn that no funding is in place
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NewsJarvis鈥� PFI schools sell-off to Vinci hangs in balance
Clients refuse to endorse change of contractor at this stage without first getting proof that Vinci can deliver
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NewsKlein to help write Tory manifesto
The Conservative party has called in Rudi Klein, a barrister specialising in subcontractors鈥� rights and a regular 星空传媒 columnist, to draft a construction policy for its election manifesto.
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NewsBlair ratchets up pressure on housing with call for reform
Prime minister pitches in on policy as housing minister Keith Hill tells firms they must embrace modern methods
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NewsAmec may quit Iraq over rising local labour costs
Contractor fears for profits as security problems deter westerners, increase demand for local workers
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Architects must satisfy safety demands to win contracts
Prequalification documents will increase burden on architects to ensure safety standards at design stage
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Lawyers in the dock over ethics
Construction lawyers may be required to comply with an ethical code to be recommended in a report later this month
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FeaturesThe burning of the bodies
Construction鈥檚 institutions may have been dealt a deadly blow last week, when they were attacked as isolationist and threatened with merger plans. We report on how reforms could spell the end of professional bodies as we know them
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CITB plans industry-wide apprenticeship scheme
Construction bodies get on board to develop initiative that could entice school-leavers away from university