All Building articles in 13 August 2010 – Page 7
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Cyril Sweett postpones bonus scheme as targets are missed
Cyril Sweett dropped plans to reintroduce an executive bonus scheme in 2010 after bosses failed to meet profit-related performance targets
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O’Rourke to refight marina battle
Laing O’Rourke’s development arm is preparing to go back into battle with Brighton council to win permission for a £450m marina scheme, despite spending millions on an unsuccessful attempt
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House prices slip back
The RICS has reported much weaker demand among home buyers in its monthly update
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Leeds arena: Centre stage
Populous has released the first images of a £55m, 13,500-seat “theatre style” arena in Leeds city centre, designed so that spectators will never be more than 70m from the centre of the action
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RIBA conditions of appointment: A return to a simpler time
The RIBA’s latest conditions of appointment aren’t perfect, but they’ve swept away many of the onerous obligations in the 2007 edition
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Rok suspends finance chief after ‘serious failings’
Rok has suspended finance director Ashley Martin after a profit warning and revelations of “serious failings” in the financial controls of its plumbing business
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Top QSs fear drop in Aecom work after DL takeover
EC Harris, Cyril Sweett, T&T and G&T seek reassurances that they will not be frozen out of work
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Clients wary of Davis Langdon deal with Aecom
Clients have reacted with a mixture of scepticism and anger to Aecom’s £204m takeover of Davis Langdon, with one senior figure labelling the move “unfortunate” and a “pity”
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Davis Langdon - An Aecom company
One of the best known and respected consultants in the UK has been bought by a US firm 10 times its size. Here, Tom Bill asks whether DL was forced into a marriage with Aecom, and what will happen to the 91-year-old brand once two become one
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BSF collapse: Acrimony, angst and anger
The collapse of Building Schools for the Future has left a lot of bad feeling, but in some ways the programme deserved to die - and we now have the chance to do it better
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Academies on danger list ask 'what must we do to survive?'
Gove attacked for failing to tell academy schemes worth £1.8bn what cuts they have to make
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Connaught chair loses £500k
Sir Roy Gardner, chairman of Connaught, has made a paper loss of more than £500,000 since being appointed in May
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Balfour retrenches despite £141m profit
Balfour Beatty is striving for £30m in “cost savings” over the next year after recording a £141m half-year profit
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Latest construction appointments: 13 August 2010
Repair and maintenance company Morrison has appointed Andy Cornaby central region managing director, and Gordon Brockington business development director
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Vocational training attracts 100,000 would-be electricians
The UK workforce has turned to vocational training in the downturn with sparkies being the most popular choice.
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£77m B&Q centre gets go-ahead
A huge new B&Q distribution centre has been told ’you can do it’ by planning officers at Swindon council.
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Kingston student wins pro cycling poster competition
London Transport Museum runs student competition to promote the benefits of cycling
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Construction redundancies drop 23%
The number of redundancies has dropped for the fourth succcessive quarter
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London's social housing powers to be passed to councils
The Greater London Authority has written to councils explaining their new social housing responsibilities
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Construction output forecast to hit new low in 2011
The construction sector will reach its nadir in 2011 as public sector money dries up, according to new data