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The UK's rat population feeds off the recession as buidlings lie empty and trash piles mount.

MEP plant is becoming increasingly expensive, industry experts have reported.

Contractors severely hit by surge in price of building materials, says leading business figure.

As UAE cement supplies slow and the cost of construction materials soar, work has halted on some projects.

In the first of a two-part examination, Joe Colgan, senior project manager, EC Harris, looks at FIDIC, its problemsand some solutions.

Tonne of rebar that fetched around $830 in January now around $860 on strong domestic demand.

Joe Colgan, senior project manager, EC Harris, discusses how an NEC project can lead to an amicable resolution of disputes.

Christopher Sell talks to Paul Jenkins, associate, EC Harris, about the advantages of web-based collaborative systems.

Craig Sida, senior consultant, EC Harris International - Contract Advisory Service and committee member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, looks at what still needs to be done to create a local framework for multi-party arbitration.

As Dubai's decision to ban smoking gets underway, leisure managers are thinking fast about taking non-smoking steps.

Developer Sama Dubai and real estate consultancy EC Harris have set up a joint project management company.

A Contractors Competence Scheme (CCS) could be launched in Dubai as a way of enhancing health and safety practices in the construction industry.

What can be done to reduce the strain between contractors and developers? Go into joint ventures, of course. Monika Grzesik reports.

Commercial real estate service firm Cushman & Wakefield and EC Harris have announced the formation of a joint venture company that offers a total service solution for corporate occupiers throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Building material costs spike and labour rates have increased, piling the pressure onto firms