All Building articles in 27 April 2012
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Laing O'Rourke confirmed for £237m Alder Hey job
Laing O’Rourke, John Laing and Interserve chosen as preferred consortium for the new Liverpool hospital
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Students design accommodation units
Architecture students conceive of units that are above and bellow ground whilst respecting the site at Lumsdale Valley
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RICS flags improving construction sector
Surveyors report increased Q1 activity in face of ONS data which showed 3% contraction
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Balfour Beatty promotes McNaughton
Balfour Beatty’s operations boss has been appointed deputy chief executive in place of Anthony Rabin, who is retiring
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Bristol opts for mayor, but others say no
Birmingham, Manchester and six other cities reject mayoral system in blow to government policy
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Chelsea submits bid for Battersea Power Station
Clubs hopes to develop a 60,000 seat stadium on iconic site as well as homes, shops and offices
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Labour sweeps to power in Birmingham
Local elections see Labour win in Birmingham and Southampton and a string of other regional towns and cities
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Morgan Sindall targets infrastructure
Contractor says rail, roads, aviation and energy are the key to financial success
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UK firms urged to bid for £20bn Brazil projects
UKTI urges firms bid for Olympic, World Cup and mining work
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Ray O'Rourke refused planning for own home
Laing O’Rourke boss wants to rebuild his mansion in conservation area of Essex
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Sweett Group bags £19m health jobs
Consultant appointed on Cumbrian community hospital and health centre
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Davis Langdon poaches T&T director
Paul Dyson joins consultant as a director in its infrastructure team
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CIPS data shows output growth in April
Purchasing managers survey points to continued confidence, but construction recovery remains sluggish
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Carillion to complete downsizing by end of the year
Contractor continues with plan to cope with shrinking market
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Nuclear construction skills gets £2m boost
Sector skills council announces funding for training to build the UK’s eight planned nuclear reactors
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Listed building projects cancelled after VAT hike
Tax rise is harming industry and economy, says FMB and RIBA
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Lord Rogers says 'time has come' to bid in Middle East
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners chairman says practice looking for work in Middle East for first time
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North East set to showcase contracts
Sir Robert McAlpine and Bernicia Housing Group work up for grabs
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Balfour Beatty wins £143m of civils work
Balfour Beatty Regional Civil Engineering wins mutiple civils contracts in first three months of 2012
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Contractor fined £10,000 over worker's death
Court hears agency worker accidentally killed own father