All Building articles in 2007 Issue 29 – Page 5
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It doesnt fit the fitters
Having read your article The Handover (6 July, page 36) I sincerely hope that there is not to be a continuation of this one-size-fits-all approach in the Strategic Forum.
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Derwent sell off
Derwent London has sold £175m of property it acquired in its merger with London Merchant Securities in February.
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NewsA Poplar decision
Architect Stock Woolstencroft has won permission for 157 flats in east London.
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Mexican PPP deal
The Mexican government has appointed Currie & Brown to help develop its PPP healthcare infrastructure plan.
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Decision day
Southwark council will reveal which consortium has won the £1.5bn Elephant & Castle contract on Tuesday.
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FeaturesGuess who just upped their street cred
You’d expect the winners of the Housing Design Awards to be ambitious schemes. But you may be surprised to learn they’ve been built by the biggest mass developers and the smallest social landlords. Martin Spring celebrates some of the best entries and, on page 50, revisits a trailblazing former winner.Photographs ...
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Local councils get power to impose infrastructure tax
Chancellor reveals plan to reintroduce local business rates and abolish regional assemblies
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FeaturesOhio silver: Coop Himmelb(l)au
Austrian architect Coop Himmelb(l)au has added sweeping glass walls, a jutting roof and a whole lot of metal to a Midwestern art gallery
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Two’s company, three’s a mess
The sudden insolvency of a main contractor is always bad news. And if the contractual relationships are not clear it can be even worse, as this case shows
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Comeback for council housing
The government will unveil a series of pilot council house building projects next week.
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NewsDublin’s square city
The €750m (£500m) Northern Quarter in Dublin city centre has received planning permission from the council.
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NewsLast chance to see …
This temporary structure designed by Zaha Hadid is on show in Hyde Park until tomorrow.
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NewsManchester may win smaller casino
Manchester and Blackpool may be granted licences for smaller casinos if the government goes ahead with plans to scrap the Manchester supercasino.
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Scott Wilson bullish
Operating profit at quoted consultant engineer Scott Wilson rose 55% in the year up to 29 April 2007, from £10.5m to £16.3m.
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NewsBrown drops ‘Communities England’ tag
Prime minister to choose fresh name for super agency to emphasise its role in housing provision, while he works on three policies to carry it out
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Brown starts shake-up of NHS build programme
Construction companies are to be hit by a revamp of the NHS in the wake of Gordon Brown’s takeover of the premiership.
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Davis Langdon poaches two directors to boost legal team
Davis Langdon has recruited two legal directors from Northcrofts Management Services: Chris Ennis and Richard Edwin.
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Low & Bonar profit up
Materials group Low & Bonar has reported a 97% rise in pre-tax profit to £5.7m for the six months to 31 May 2007.