All articles by Hamish Champ – Page 25
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News60 tower blocks fail BRE combustibility test
10% of towers fail Building Research Establishment tests, says government
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NewsCharlton Riverside masterplan gets council nod
Greenwich council has formally adopted a masterplan that it hopes will regenerate the Charlton Riverside area in south east London. The council said Charlton Riverside was one of the largest brownfield development opportunities in London. The existing 302-acre site, which adjoins the Thames, features what it called “a complex mix ...
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NewsKier’s £412m project wins lift it to top of contractor leagues
Firm racks up 551 projects over the year, pushing Balfour into second place
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NewsCamden council consults on tube station upgrade plans
Proposals include a new entrance and exit for the busy Camden Town stop
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NewsCroydon Council to install sprinklers in its tower blocks
Fire sprinklers to be fitted into housing towers of 10, 11 and 12 storeys in wake of Grenfell fire
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NewsAukett Swanke posts first-half loss as instructions slide
Architect says cost savings across the UK operation had not matched decline in revenue
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Archive TitlesMorgan Sindall secures two-year extension with Western Power
Appointed to the Framework in November 2014, the extension is worth up to a further £60m
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NewsWillmott Dixon to build £20m medical school in Essex
The site will be the first undergraduate school of medicine in the county
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NewsLovell chosen to work on King's Lynn development
King’s Lynn West Norfolk borough council has appointed Lovell for the next phase, worth an estimated £6.5m, of a major home development in King’s Lynn. The company will start work in September 2017 on 50 new houses being built as part of the Nar Ouse Regeneration Area (NORA) ...
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NewsGrenfell cladding 'was banned in the UK', says chancellor
Philip Hammond says his ‘understanding’ was that material should not have clad the tower
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NewsHousing associations building to 'lowest specifications allowed'
Interviews with housing association CEOs published days before Grenfell fire reveal impact of ‘commercialisation of social housing’
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NewsLondon councils seek to calm residents' fears about tower blocks
Boroughs write to tenants and outline checks being made on properties following Grenfell fire
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NewsAlok Sharma named as new housing minister
Reading West MP replaces Gavin Barwell, who was ousted at last week’s general election
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NewsBAM Nuttall profits slump but margins rise
Contractor buoyed by move not to chase turnover at expense of margins
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NewsEnfield Council expands Meridan Water footprint
The Stonehill site had the potential to provide 2,200 new homes, officials said
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NewsTurner & Townsend unveils new global boss
James Dand becomes the consultancy’s new chief operating officer
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NewsListed housebuilders see shares rebound
Stocks start to rise after post-election dip, while inflation hits four-year high
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NewsSkills shortages remain a concern, says Crest Nicholson
Reporting half year figures, firm says skills, capacity and planning issues key to securing growth
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NewsLet them eat a cake building
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners’ homage to the Arenas de Barcelona wins Great Architectural Bake-Off
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NewsMitie restates figures after accounting errors
Services and maintenance group kick-starts £45m cost efficiency programme