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NewsRoyal Bam takes £60m hit on problem projects
Dutch parent company of Bam and Bam Nuttall to embark on £79m cost cutting drive after issues on jobs in UK and Germany
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NewsConstruction giants face blacklisting 'super case'
Judge agrees separate blacklisting High Court cases can be rolled together, with trial expected to begin later this year
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NewsGovernment loses £200m solar legal battle
Government faces massive pay out after judge rules solar firms are entitled to compensation after illegal cuts to solar subsidies
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NewsGalliford Try twice walked away from Miller deal
Firm took tough stance in negotiations to drive down price; Miller Construction chief to stay with Miller Group
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NewsHigh Court to rule on blacklisting 'super case'
Judge to be asked to roll separate blacklisting court cases into one ‘super case’
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NewsFoster's insists Thames Estuary airport 'realistic option'
Architect throws cold water over reports that it would cost £2bn to replace habitats in the Thames Estuary
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NewsUK architects shortlisted for Ghana project
Elsie Owusu Architects and Feilden Mawson have been shortlisted for a civic centre in one of Ghana’s largest metropolitan areas
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NewsBarratt profit set to double
Housebuilder says it sold the greatest number of homes for the last six years in 2014 trading year
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NewsGalliford Try buys Miller Construction
Firm pays just £16.6m for £410m turnover construction business
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CommentWhat can construction learn from the World Cup?
Like in football, timing in the business world is everything and if you fail to prepare, prepare to fail
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NewsMoD fails to hit its target on construction cost reduction
Defence ministry was only department of seven being monitored that failed to meet its 2013/14 cost reduction target
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NewsCouncils to procure work on £2bn priority schools phase
SMEs disappointed by regional framework decision could benefit from ‘mixed’ procurement approach
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NewsLend Lease sells FM division to Cofely
Cofely follows up on acquisition of Balfour Beatty Workplace late last year
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NewsGalliford Try set to report record profit
Contractor says pre-tax profit will hit top end of analysts’ forecasts in trading update
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NewsDeveloper may 'sit on' Smithfield site
Henderson’s lease on the buildings does not expire until 2020 and that the developer may decide to hold on to the site
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NewsGreen light for £40m Nine Elms bridge
Competition to design a new footbridge across the River Thames is set to be launched later his year
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NewsAllowable solutions consultation dodges carbon price
Long awaited consultation sets out some further details of offsetting system but key issues remain undecided
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Cladding
This week’s cladding products range from insulated wall panels for the new Aldi distribution centre in Goldthorpe, Barnsley, to a fibre cement Equitone facade being installed at the Festival Hall in Erl, Austria
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CommentThe skills timebomb
Our industry is finding it increasingly difficult to recruit people with the right skills, yet there is no sense of urgency when it comes to training and development. Why not?
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FeaturesZero Carbon Hub report: Performance gap in new homes
The ‘performance gap’ between the design of new homes and their as-built energy use can no longer be ignored. And according to the Zero Carbon Hub, the only answer is to fundamentally shake up the way that the industry works