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NewsTurner and Townsend targets 60% overseas revenue
Chief executive Vincent Clancy spells out priorities as pre-tax profit drops 12%
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CommentPresumption in favour?
Design Council Cabe’s Rachel Fisher on what the new planning framework means for design
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NewsGatwick Airport plans £60m heat and power plant
New scheme will serve north and south terminals
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NewsMorgan Sindall awarded £65m Hull BSF contract hat-trick
Wins add to the contractor’s haul of BSF contracts for Hull council
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CommentMood grows gloomier among construction industry forecasters
The surge in work in 2010 and pessimism about private sector growth have contributed to downgrades in forecasts
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NewsNightingale Associates unveils Malaysian hospital design
Architect reveals plans for luxury 400-bed scheme
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NewsPaddington station contract £100m under budget
Skanska and Costain win the Crossrail job with price 40% below lowest estimates.
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NewsDevelopers welcome national planning framework
Councils to be told to approve permissions unless “significant and demonstrable” disbenefits
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NewsCouncil approves plans to replace station demolished for Crossrail
Newham council backs new station at Pudding Mill Lane.
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CommentAdvance payment guarantees: Meritz Fire and Marine Insurance vs Jan de Nul NV and Codralux SA
In this case the court looked at whether the advance payment guarantees that were the subject of the claim were performance bonds (otherwise known as demand guarantees) or pure guarantees.
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NewsLending to construction falls £614m in June
Repayments outstrip loans to building firms, say bankers
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NewsSaint-Gobain snaps up Build Center chain for £145m
French group also in exclusive talks for Wolseley’s French plumbing business Brossette
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NewsPFI schools worth £2bn to be procured in bulk deals
Schools may be batched with those from different areas in move that will favour major contractors
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FeaturesWill the construction strategy help or hinder SMEs?
The coalition’s construction strategy was officially launched this week. How come SMEs are worried that life is about to become much more difficult? Building reports