All Building articles in 2007 issue 49 – Page 6
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Ask in Manchester
Commercial development firm Ask Developments has secured a £20.5m deal to develop the 20-acre site of the Central Spine scheme in central Manchester.
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NewsBovis entices back Carillion man to rebuild northern arm
Former Bovis associate director Tony Lenehan to take over troubled division after £40m loss
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Argent’s Madelin wins top award
Argent chief executive Roger Madelin won the regeneration leadership award at the 2007 Regeneration Awards this week for his work to regenerate King’s Cross.
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Housing growth areas
The government is to spend £732m on housing growth areas outside the Thames Gateway and designated “growth points” between 2008 and 2011.
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FeaturesThe pool that (nearly) sank its architect
In 1996, one of Britain’s hottest young designers was given a £7m leisure centre project in north-east London. Over the next 11 years, it mutated into a £45m disaster that cost him his London office, his marriage and £250,000 of his own money.
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Number of apprenticeships in construction set to double
New taskforce pledges to help 14,000 trainees over the next four years to tackle skills crisis
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NewsMedical campus gets the all clear
Plans for a biomedical campus in Cambridge have been given the green light.
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CommentNot much agreement here …
Rachel Barnes Ian Yule was less than enthusiastic about the revised RIBA agreement for the appointment of an architect, claiming it was biased in favour of the profession. Well, guess what? Architects aren’t happy about it either …
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CommentOne over the eight at 8am
Christmas means parties, and that means drinking alcohol, which is okay as long as you aren’t out first thing with a forklift or using heavy tools while still under the influence
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NewsProfit rises 56% at McBains Cooper
McBains Cooper is set to report a jump in profit of more than 50% as it continues an ambitious drive for growth.
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Cherry family to buy back 50% stake in Countryside
Founding chairman Alan Cherry aims to buy £111m share from HBOS over next five years
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£25m Sweett war chest
Consultant Cyril Sweett has built up a £25m acquisitions war chest, Dean Webster, the chief executive, revealed this week.
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Credit crunch wipes 23% off house sales in October
Number of homes changing hands falls from 661 a day in 2006 to 510 this year
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Talks begin over post-2012 body
Olympic bosses are in talks over creating an organisation to take charge of the regeneration of the lower Lea Valley after the 2012 Games.
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Cost update: December 2007
Material price rises have slowed – despite the relentless demand for timber and steel – and wage increases are lagging behind the wider economy, reports Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon
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