More news – Page 2251
-
News
Breaking the shackles: Unlocking finance for housebuilders
Crest Nicholson’s proposed refinancing deal could be the first of a wave of debt restructuring at the large privately held housebuilders over the next few months
-
NewsFison eyes sub-£20m jobs as turnover falls 7%
“They’re not the world’s finest results,” says David Fison, Osborne’s chief executive, before adding that they were “a step in the right direction”.The principal disappointment was the £22m fall in turnover: the contractor did £311m of business in the year to March 2010, compared with £333m in the previous 12 ...
-
NewsDefra cuts funding for sustainability watchdog
Environment secretary’s decision likely to spell the end of the Sustainable Development Commission
-
NewsHousebuilding chief Greg Fry to leave Berkeley
Fry resigns as chair of St George and from group board
-
News
Minerva faces shareholder vote on chief executive
Developer’s biggest shareholder calls for EGM to push out management team
-
NewsCyril Sweett hired for non-profit hospital in Casablanca
Consultant appointed as project manager and cost consultant on KBZF-funded medical centre in Morocco
-
News
Great Portland announce major London developments
The property group is to add 1.6 million square ft of new floor space across the capital
-
CommentGreen refurbishment won't happen without cash incentives
The government must bring in financial incentives in its Green Deal to encourage homeowners to upgrade their homes
-
CommentCan oral contracts be adjudicated?
The lack of good administration in the construction industry is well recognised
-
NewsSaudis fund £10.5bn of construction in six months
Government’s public building programme proceeds apace despite global slowdown
-
NewsStirling prize shortlist announced
Hadid’s Rome Maxxi museum features on list dominated by museums and schools
-
NewsUproar over six-figure bonuses for Network Rail chiefs
PM and unions unimpressed at outgoing chief Iain Coucher’s £641,000 top-up
-
NewsElectrical Contractors' Association chief steps down after 13 years
David Pollock will hand over to deputy Steve Bratt in September
-
FeaturesJunk Jellyfish theatre emerges on Bankside
Theatre designer Martin Kaltwasser struggles with buiding bureaucrats to deliver this pop-up recycled theatre in Southwark
-
NewsConnaught launches internal investigation into share dealings
The troubled housing maintenance group is to investigate share sales made before last month’s profits warning
-
NewsMorrell to simplify pre-qualification
Chief construction adviser: industry was guilty of “irrational exuberance”
-
NewsHopkins to design cricket stadium for Kerala
50,000-capacity stadium will hold both daytime and day-night matches
-
News£11m Isle of Dogs development gets green light
Penoyre & Prasad design for east London family homes gets planning permission
-
NewsUK's Billings Jackson on Times Square redesign team
New York’s Transport Department announces the team that will transform the world famous Manhattan site
-
NewsCambridge University to open Laing O'Rourke construction centre
The Laing O’Rourke Centre for Construction Engineering and Technology will be used for research and teaching