Africa
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Capita Symonds unveils Kampala Tower
16 Jan 12
Firm designs 222m high tower for Ugandan capital
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Libyan authorities seek UK rebuild help
21 Oct 11
The National Transition Council is seeking firms to rebuild Tripoli airport and Misrata hospital
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Boost for British construction in Libya as export cover resumes
28 Sep 11
UK Trade & Investment urges contractors to re-engage with the war-torn country
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Capita Symonds on £3bn Kenya job
01 July 2011
Firm will be program dlivery partner on the Tatu City scheme
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Eyewitness: Egyptians won their revolution, now they want more
23 Jun 11
Launching our online series of first hand accounts from trouble spots around the world, construction lawyer Kate Orviss gives her impressions of the mood after the fall of Mubarak
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Mott MacDonald to build eight learning centres in Namibia
9 Jun 11
Project is part of US government backed educational programme
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Construction in Africa: On the rise
10 September 2010
African construction has long stood in the shadow of its Middle Eastern neighbours. But booms in tourism and population mean UK building expertise will get a warm welcome. Emily Wright goes exploring
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Qatari Diar expands $400m scheme in Sudan
14 Apr 10
Developer acquires 58,000m2 for Mushaireb mixed-use development in Khartoum
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MW Kellogg to report corruption to Serious Fraud Office
25 Feb 10
Contractor to tell SFO about its own misconduct in Nigeria in deal to receive lenient treatment
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Arup and Davis Langdon team up on Ghanaian school prototype
19 Feb 10
Design uses modular parts easy for local builders to recreate from local materials
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The best seats on earth: South Africa’s World Cup stadiums
12 February 2010
On 11 June, the 2010 World Cup kicks off in South Africa, the first time it’s been held on the African continent. Some 32 nations will compete in 10 stadiums, five of which are new. Stephen Kennett and Thomas Lane take a look at the construction of the big three
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The lure of South Africa
8 Feb 10
There are major opportunities for UK firms, but before bidding for work they need to understand South Africa's complex equality legislation
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SA World Cup hit by rail link delay
10 Nov 09
South African high-speed rail link will not be ready for start of football World Cup
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Building collapse in Kenya kills at least one person
20 Oct 09
One fatality and dozens trapped after a building under construction collapsed in Nairobi
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Five things to know before going to Libya
6 Oct 09
Could Libya be a refuge for construction companies trying to escape collapsed markets? Perhaps if you follow these tips ...
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Mozambique secures £313m for new railway
6 Oct 09
European backed railway will connect unexploited Northern coal reserves to the port of Nacala by 2015
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Mabey & Johnson guilty of overseas corruption
28 Sep 09
Bridge contractor pleads guilty to charges of corruption in Jamaica, Ghana and Iraq
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Gaddafi forced to dismantle New York tent
24 Sep 09
Bedouin-style construction ran counter to local laws
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Lockerbie bomber's release boosts opportunities for UK firms in Libya
24 Aug 09
Source says 'final obstacle' to doing business has been removed
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South Korean contractor bags $1bn Libya job
17 Aug 09
Sungwon Corp will build 5,000 residential units for state-linked developer
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Barwa announces $9bn project in Cairo
12 Aug 09
Hill International and Louis Berger joint venture has won consultancy contract on Barwa New Cairo scheme
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South African World Cup workers end strike
15 Jul 09
Labourers on stadiums for 2010 event have settled for 12% pay rise and will return to work tomorrow
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Three UK firms appointed to Nigerian regeneration scheme
26 Jun 09
Sheppard Robson, Arup and Davis Langdon will masterplan a 77,000m² scheme around Minna airport city
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Working for the Colonel: opportunities in Libya
12 Jun 09
Forty years of isolation has left Libya desperate for reconstruction and rolling in money. So it’s spending billions on national renewal, and if you’re clever you’ll help it out. Oh, it helps if you like coffee
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Zaha Hadid beats Snøhetta with Cairo Expo City design
10 Jun 09
Architect's winning concept for 450,000m2 exhibition city in Egypt invokes the fluidity of the Nile
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Zaha, queen of the desert: Cairo's Stone Towers
5 June 2009
Zaha Hadid has won a competition to design a 525,000m2 development in Cairo known as the Stone Towers
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Out of Africa: Snohetta's University of the Gambia
29 May 2009
Norwegian architect Snøhetta has designed a masterplan for a new University of the Gambia. Modular faculty buildings inspired by African “bantabas”, or meeting places for village elders, contain room for up to 15,000 students
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Small firms to get help entering Libyan market
11 May 09
£13,000 Service will include introduction to clients and other firms in the market, advice on setting up, getting visas and repatriating revenue
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The end is nigh
08 May 2009
Nightingale Architects’ South African offshoot has won its first project: a 10m rand (£780,000) lighthouse complex at the southernmost tip of Africa
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Cairo Tower's new night-time look
30 Apr 09
Phillips Lighting's colour-changing LEDs give a facelift to Egypt's fifties tower
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Drake & Scull International to open Libyan office
30 Apr 09
UAE-based M&E contractor also plans expansion in Saudi Arabi and Qatar
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Libya kicks off $5bn economic city
27 Apr 09
Smart Energy City will house companies in oil and gas industries and take three to five years to complete
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Work like an Egyptian: Egypt's construction opportunities
17 April 2009
Mummies, pyramids, chaos, gastroenteritis – dump this list of Egyptian clichés and focus instead on its construction boom. Sophie Griffiths went there to find out more …
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Murray & Roberts pulls out of £1.3bn Dubai airport job
16 Apr 09
South African contractor's withdrawal from concourse scheme is its second UAE contract scrapped in weeks
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UK contractors attracted by Cape Verde gold rush
1 Apr 09
Government of the African nation seeks British interest in massive build programme
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Italy pledges $5bn for Libyan construction
3 Mar 09
Compensation package to be delivered over 25 years will give priority to Italian companies
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Five killed on South African construction site
25 Feb 09
Preliminary investigations suggest site of trench collapse may not have been officially registered
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South African builder hit by Dubai slowdown stays local
17 Feb 09
Group Five replaces £275m of cancelled orders in the Gulf with local public contracts
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DP World turns to Africa to offset global downturn
11 Feb 09
Dubai-based ports operator plans to step up investments across the continent
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A real life saver: Unicef's Malawi hospital
30 January 2009
Unicef doesn’t usually spend money on buildings, but when the Alliance Ball raised £400k for its cause, an exception was made for this children’s hospital in Malawi. Thomas Lane found out what happened next
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Libya 'immune' from global financial crisis
26 Jan 09
Report shows good prospects for construction, with strong GDP growth and demand for housing and offices
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British architects get theatrical in South Africa
20 Jan 09
Ryder Architecture links with theatre firm to create community theatre in the Eastern Cape
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Royal Haskoning JV to design Qatar port
9 Jan 09
Consultant teams up with Worley Parsons Qatar for 20km2 New Doha Port scheme
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Lebanese construction surges 30%
7 Jan 09
Upward leap in construction activity was achieved last year in defiance of global trend
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South African group buys stake in WSP division
12 Dec 08
Black economic empowerment consortium Intsaki acquires 26% of WSP Africa
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Emerging market focus: Egypt
4 Dec 08
A strong private investment base has meant Egypt is largely unaffected by the credit crunch
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Murray & Roberts shrugs off Dubai Trump tower delay
4 Dec 08
South African firm says its finances will not be hit by halting of Nakheel scheme
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Al Arabia to start on huge Egyptian resort
3 Dec 08
Abu Suma will be one of the country's largest ever tourist schemes, including 10 hotels
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UK builders told to head for Libya
1 Dec 08
Former UK ambassador says UK firms are missing out on $100bn of planned infrastructure work
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Into Africa: Sforza Seilern's design for private house
28 November 2008
This modernist private house, designed by London architect Sforza Seilern, is being built in the destitute country of Zimbabwe
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Construction bucks South Africa's downward trend
25 Nov 08
Building sector surges by annualised 15% in third quarter as overall growth slumps to 0.2%
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Metropolitan Workshop triumphs with Libyan conflict museum design
21 Nov 08
UK architect beats off the competition for Tripoli museum with design inspired by Bedouin tent
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Construction workers get free tickets for 2010 World Cup
4 Nov 08
South African workers who helped build football stadiums each get two free match tickets
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Foster Wheeler to oversee new £2.5bn Libyan refinery
4 Nov 08
Engineer's Milan office will project manage construction of Zorco's 200,000-barrels-a-day facility
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South Africa launches green ratings for buildings
20 Oct 08
Australian body to help introduce sustainable construction ideas to African nation
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Expat survival guide to South Africa
10 Oct 08
The 2010 World Cup is driving a boom in construction, but beware the capital's crime levels
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Balfour Beatty pays £2.25m following Serious Fraud Office investigation
6 Oct 08
Contractor makes payment following investigation into Egyptian JV
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Expat survival guide to Libya
25 Sep 08
Tourism and retail are set for a development boom, but leave your tight trousers at home – and stay off the roads
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Former KBR chief admits using bribery to win contracts
8 Sep 08
Nigerian officials were allegedly bribed over 10 years in efforts to obtain engineering and construction contracts
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International eco-roundup
8 Sep 08
Dubai carbon-neutral pyramid city, giant Namibian solar power tower, and a video of the dynamic skyscraper..
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Sun, sea and salt extraction
05 September 2008
A British inventor, architect and services engineer have devised a system that could produce food, fresh water and energy solely through the use of solar power.
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Into Africa: LCE Architects Libya office
8 August 2008
LCE Architects opens office in Libya after winning several commissions from the government
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Work on Bin Laden’s dream of two cities and a bridge over the Red Sea to begin in 18 months
1 Aug 08
Brother of Osama Bin Laden’s $300bn plan to link Africa and Asia with a 24km bridge set to go ahead
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As bad as it gets: Building the UK embassy in Harare
1 August 2008
With violence, poverty, hyperinflation and disease halting work at every turn, how is it even possible to operate in Zimbabwe? Martin Spring asked those building a new UK embassy in its capital
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So Moorish: property developing in Morocco
25 July 2008
24-year-old James Bailey just couldn’t get enough of the sun, sea and surf in Morocco, so 18 months ago he ditched his City job to try and make waves as a property developer near Agadir. Emily Wright finds out how he’s getting on
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Why not work in ... South Africa
20 June 2008
With projects such as the 2010 World Cup football stadium, construction is booming in South Africa and the country is desperate for professionals
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International markets: 10 fastest growing markets in the world
13 June 2008
As the economic downturn sets in at home, it might be time to consider working abroad. That’s why Building is launching a new international section, where we’ll bring you essential guides to doing business in the most exciting economies outside the UK. To kick off, this week we take a whistle-stop tour of the world’s 10 fastest growing construction markets, as ranked by Davis Langdon
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Plans for 28 luxury villas on the 'Island of Passion'
3 Jun 08
Glanville Consultants wins structural design contract for luxury development on tiny island in the Seychelles
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Gleeds wins contract on Foster + Partners' resort
2008 Issue 14
Consultant will cost manage the £100m scheme at Corniche Bay in Mauritius
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Lifeline for Napoleon’s last refuge
2007 Issue 26
Construction of the first airport on the British island of St Helena in the South Atlantic has moved a step closer with the shortlisting of three bid teams.
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Star architects donate time to South African housing
2007 Issue 10
Top British practices pair up with local firms to create affordable dwellings for Cape Town
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Sourcing timber in Uganda: King of the jungle
2004 issue 12
Why an intrepid Oxford QS had to trek into the Ugandan jungle to find a solution for the High Commission building in Kampala – and make sure the locals weren't up to any tricks. We report on an African adventure
