More news – Page 2008
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NewsBalfour Beatty buys fit-out firm for £8m
Office Projects Group delivers and manages commerical fit-outs and refurbishments in UK
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NewsT&T appointed on troubled Edinburgh tram project
Turner & Townsend takes over from Transport Initiatives Edinburgh after council reveals cost to taxpayer could top £1bn
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NewsCostain buys support services firm Promanex
Contractor spends £19m on outsourcing specialist for industrial firms
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NewsWillmott Dixon bags P21+ hat-trick
Contractor will deliver £20m worth of projects through the health framework
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NewsWest Ham to keep Olympic Stadium after bid investigation
The OPLC will not withdraw the sale of its stadium despite director Dionne Knight’s work for West Ham
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NewsA third of architects expect workloads to fall
RIBA monthly survey also shows increasing pessimism over staffing levels
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NewsCouncils to charge utilities for roadworks
Scheme designed to ensure work carried out when roads less busy
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CommentThe PFI alternatives may be hard to swallow
MPs are wary of PFI but the alternatives could see the government having to take on more risk
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NewsKinspan profit up 24%
Insulation manufacturer reports strong first half as building occupiers look to slash energy costs
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NewsAecom and Wilkinson Eyre land Rio 2016 roles
Aecom understood to have won masterplanning role on one of three main Olympic sites
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CommentPFI doesn't have to be 'poor value'
PFI is ’poor value’ say MPs but they ignore the benefits such as risk transfer, predictability and maintenance of the public sector estate
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NewsV&A appoints ZMMA to refurbish Europe galleries
Refurbishment of seven galleries will complete restoration of front wing of London musuem
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CommentDon’t read scare stories into the housing figures – we already know things are bad
The latest CLG housebuilding figures are in
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NewsISG wins contract to build £3.7m Cheltenham gallery extension
New three-storey structure by Berman Guedes Stretton will include extra gallery space and cafe
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NewsRafael Vinoly breaks ground at Oxford labs
Mathematical Institute will be the main academic centre for 900 undergrads
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NewsConstruction bosses cautious on growth
Only the retail sector is more gloomy about growth prospects
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NewsMPs attack 'poor value' PFI
Treasury Select Committee calls on government to stall procurement of £450m Liverpool hospital
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NewsAA School exhibitions: November and December
The London school presents four new free exhibitions that explore past, current and future architectural thinkers
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NewsStrathclyde Homes collapses after sales crash
Housebuilder goes into receivership following poor house sales in Scotland
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FeaturesFirst Impressions: Institute of Molecular Science
Two architecture students give their verdict on the Lyons Architects Melbourne building