All Building articles in 11 July 2014 – Page 3
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News
Aecom acquires URS for £2.3bn
Deal will create a combined company with £11.1bn in annual sales and more than 95,000 employees
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UK fraud authorities investigate Sweett
UK’s Serious Fraud Office launches investigation into bribery allegations concerning consultant’s historic operations in Morocco
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Comment
'Sharership' is the new leadership
Social media platforms can help promote conversations about sustainability, but only if they don’t become silos themselves
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News
Product manufacturers report spike in sales
Survey finds that 100% of product firms have seen increased sales in the second quarter of 2014
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Laing O’Rourke JV wins £600m Northern Line extension
Joint venture between Laing O’Rourke and Spain’s Ferrovial sees off three other rival teams
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Comment
Was Miller right to sell its construction business?
Nice price for Galliford Try and stuttering housing market add up to a bold decision by Miller
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Comment
The right remedy
A recent Supreme Court decision should make it easier for developers to argue that damages rather than an injunction should be awarded in nuisance cases
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Features
Training to nowhere
Plenty of young people across the UK are signing up for construction training - the real problem, according to a report out today, is that many are taking courses that simply don’t meet the industry’s needs.
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Infographic: Staff shortages
A breakdown of which particular trades SMEs are having trouble recruiting, in the current climate
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Comment
Hansom: That’s entertainment
There’s hilarity at the GCS, a ripping idea for how to use waste paper, Crossrail gets its own TV series, and there’s an update on the industry’s charitable activities. Plus, happy anniversary to a modular building firm
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Comment
Days of the recession still haunt us
For major contractors the problems of the past few years are only just starting to manifest themselves
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Comment
Ring of truth to 'conscious uncoupling'
It may be unclear how amicable a break-up it really is, but are Aedas and AHR better going it alone?
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News
On the buses
Balfour Beatty delivers two park-and-ride sites for City of York Council in time to ease congestion for the Tour de France
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Features
One Brighton: Five years on
One Brighton, the UK’s largest private car-free development, was built as a model for sustainable living. Now, five years on, Ike Ijeh visits to ask whether it has lived up to its green promises
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News
Planning stats: Residential projects and approvals in June
Barratt Homes is top housing client, while residential development in June continued on an even keel
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Aedas launches London office after splitting from UK arm
Architect targets £20m turnover on commercial projects; UK arm rebrands as AHR with public sector focus
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Information - Building
UK GCIP Map
UK Government Construction and Infrastructure Pipeline - The Breakdown