All Building articles in 19 April 2024 – Page 4
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More change at McAlpine as firm brings in HS2 boss to head up defence business
Former army brigadier spent more than nine years on railway scheme
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Balfour Beatty brings in new project director for Old Oak Common station scheme
Firm completes internal rejig triggered by promotion of former boss to wider HS2 role at business
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Developer team planning Liverpool mixed-use tower cluster after buying site from Peel Waters
Architect already appointed on plans to boost existing consent with fresh application being drawn up
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Police making construction ‘impossible’ with haulage restrictions, says NFB
Body calls on government to intervene
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McAleer & Rushe makes internal hires for new contracts director roles
Firm eyeing £500m income next year
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Balfour Beatty signs up for £209m Scottish prison
Scheme at Inverness set for completion in 2026
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The cool cafe that comes with a Cambridge college attached
Witherford Watson Mann managed to carve out a niche cafe from a sliver of land on the side of Clare College’s Old Court and in so doing improved facilities, increased accessibility and revitalised some historic buildings, Ben Flatman reports
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Landsec gets OK for £250m City office block
Councillors vote to approve 20-storey scheme expected to be built by Skanska
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McAlpine’s commercial sector boss goes after less than year in role
Mike O’Donnell returned to contractor last May under major rejig carried out by former chief executive Paul Hamer
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Saudi Arabia to scale back plans for desert city, say reports
Plans for 170 km city cut to less than 3 km by 2030
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Ballymore revives plans for 1,600-home Newham neighbourhood
Developer adds co-living homes after criticism from Sadiq Khan over affordable housing shortfall in original 2021 proposal
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Firms being sounded out over HS2 transit job
Mass-transit system earmarked for Solihull set to be awarded in 2028
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Abolition of multiple dwellings tax relief costs Unite Students £67m
Multiple dwellings relief scrapped by Jeremy Hunt in last month’s Budget
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Features
The race is on… Countdown to the general election part three: Infrastructure and creating communities
Over the next few months, Building will have a political focus: what do the parties have to offer? What does construction want and need? Here is the final instalment of our three-parter with an overview of election topics
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Comment
We don’t just build – we must enhance the communities in which we work
The key to the success of a construction business – whether a housebuilder, consultancy, project manager or contractor – is how it engages with local communities and becomes a force for good, says Kelly Sowden, regional social value and stakeholder manager at Sisk
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London Fire Brigade cautiously welcomes second staircase guidance
But group says focus should not just be on the number of staircases
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Bam tipped for British Land’s £90m Broadgate Tower overhaul
Work due to start on 2008 building this September
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Homes England should ‘take more risk’ and lead on more schemes, says review
Report endorses role of housing body but recommends offloading Help-to-Buy and building safety responsibilities
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Cost of Leeds hospital wrangle hits Lendlease profit
Firm had been told legal action was ‘virtually certain of success’