All Building articles in 21 February 2014 – Page 3
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Laing O'Rourke outclasses rivals with £180m Mayfair job
Prestigious Clarges Estate win helps contractor to top of January’s league table, while overall activity dips
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Foster's chief leaves after firm ditches role
Foster Partners chief executive Mouzhan Majidi has left the business after the firm decided it no longer needed his role
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Chancellor opens door to major Euston HS2 revamp
Group behind rival HS2 proposal welcomes Osborne’s intervention
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Plans submitted for KPF's Vauxhall tower
Developers McLaren Property and Citygrove have submitted plans for a 50-storey tower in Vauxhall in London
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Fears HS2 will increase flood risk
A senior Conservative has raised fears that HS2 will increase the risk of homes near the route being flooded.
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Bad advice turning young people off construction
CITB report calls for industry to engage with schools to improve ‘largely unfavourable, outdated and ill-informed careers advice’
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Consultants appointed to £300m Network Rail frameworks
Aecom and Amey among winners to provide examination services to the rail network provider
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Bovis Homes posts 50% jump in profit
Bovis Homes has posted bumper results, with revenue up by a third and profit up by nearly 50%
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Decision on £1bn Convoys Wharf delayed
Developer Hutchison Whampoa ‘hopeful’ for March planning verdict after masterplan amended
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North Midland forecasts £6m loss due to problem jobs
Firm said it had been hit by “unfavourable” settlements
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One third of all construction work is now housebuilding
Barbour ABI figures show construction’s reliance on sector
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Politicians can't be trusted on Garden Cities
They never take the long-term view needed to create places which stand the test of time
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Life returns to the regions
Most contractors now say they are seeing an increase in tendering activity outside of London. This upturn in activity cannot come a moment too soon
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It’s not over yet
Paul Sheffield may be leaving Kier in good shape but the contracting sector as a whole is not entirely out of the woods
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Hansom: Lessons from history
We find a regal way to avoid assassination at industry events, meet a modern-day King Canute, chat about the footie and see some ice sculptures. Plus, are Crossrail workers hearing things that go bump in the night?
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My digital life … Richard Piggott
The Szerelmey business development manager on Pinterest, a useful app for tube strikes and watching Homeland on his iPad in bed
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Staff are finally reaping the rewards of construction's recovery
Our RICS salary survey shows pay is going up across the board - and that’s just one reason to be cheerful
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Insolvent companies: Owing pains
An insolvent company that has entered into a voluntary agreement with its creditors may find itself in difficulty when it tries to enforce an adjudication decision, as one recent case shows
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Glasgow-based architect to design Cairo city centre scheme
Keppie hired for master plan due to ‘understanding of cultural and social issues in Egypt’
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Ambassadors in a global market
As the economy recovers, there are calls for visa rules to be relaxed in order to smooth the path of the architect, engineer or QS from outside Europe who wants to work here