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NewsSkanska appoints new UK boss
Former executive vice president of civil engineering and building Mike Putman will take over on 1 October
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NewsLDA to scrap £100m of work to make up for accounting failure
London Development Agency forced to make cuts after it did not properly account for costs of relocating landowners of Olympic park
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NewsArchitect pleads for political asylum … from Italy
Mario Cucinella writes to G8 leaders for help to ‘escape’ homeland’s stifling bureaucracy
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NewsMiller optimistic despite losing £34m in six months
Scottish housebuilder also reported 9% fall in turnover, but chief executive says worst of crisis is over
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NewsHe’s the king of the castle
Kevin Power snapped this steely-nerved handyman, from his home office in Youghal, Co Cork. Perhaps the man is some sort of lookout for the building
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NewsLiving with eco-towns: The hard sell
The idea of eco-towns has never been exactly popular with neighbouring communities. So now that the four sites have been chosen, how is the government going to convince the locals to buy into its low-carbon dream?
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Conservative housing policy: The guessing game:
The Tories’ latest statements about greenfield development have been contradictory. So until they make up their minds, it’s up to local authorities to take a more definite view
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Data: Planning applications in August 2009
Hampshire-based off-site developer Fleming tops the clients list during a quiet holiday season
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NewsFinal salary schemes face early retirement
As construction firms’ liabilities rise by £4bn, others may follow Costain in stopping all new benefits
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ISG profit falls 7% but retail turnover increases by half
David Lawther, chief executive of Interior Services Group, gave an upbeat assessment of industry prospects as his company posted a 7% fall in full-year pre-tax profit to £11.7m
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Citywatch: Still summer in the city
Construction firms have had a good summer in the City, if not in the real economy
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Finch: Cabe has less influence than TV show
The incoming chairman of Cabe has admitted the TV programme Grand Designs has had a greater impact on the public’s perception of design than the organisation he is soon to head
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NewsReed fears for female designers
Ruth Reed has said she hopes her position as the first female president of the RIBA will help keep women in the profession during the recession
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Standards body upholds complaint against ARB advert
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint against an advert relating to the February elections for the Architecture Registration Board
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NewsFully evolved: Darwin Centre, Natural History Museum
The Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum will next week open to the public – in what it claims is its most significant development since it moved to South Kensington in 1881
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NHS reports pre-election work glut
The value of schemes started under the Procure 21 health framework has almost doubled in the past year, according to exclusive figures from the Department of Health
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Gove accuses councils of profligacy
The Conservatives have accused local authorities of overspending on consultants when delivering the Building Schools for the Future programme
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NewsFresh eyes
Building’s Phase One networkers got a bird’s eye view of the new Spinningfields district and talks from the project team in Manchester last Thursday
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Latest construction appointments: 11 September 2009
Pinsent Masons’ projects and international construction group has named Raymond Beven partner in charge of the transport team