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Citywatch: Our lips are sealed
The results of Persimmon and Taylor Wimpey, two of the UK’s largest housebuilders, came in on target this week, but were more notable for what they didn’t say than what they did
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WSP mulls ‘transformational’ acquisition
Chris Cole, chief executive of WSP, has said he would “not count out” making a “transformational” acquisition, amid speculation that the consultancy sector will go through a period of consolidation this year
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Keller blames big freeze and depressed markets for profit fall
Groundwork specialist Keller has said the poor weather conditions in Europe and the US over the first two months of the year will hit its 2010 results
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Hamer: WYG is back in business
Paul Hamer, chief executive of consulting engineer WYG, has spoken of the “huge difference” its restructured balance sheet has made when bidding for work
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Kingspan sales slump
Turnover at building materials group Kingspan fell from £1.5bn to £1bn in 2009
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Morgan Sindall
Last week we reported that contractor Morgan Sindall reported a 28% pre-tax loss
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CommentAmanda Levete: What Japan can teach us
Or, as the atlases have it, Japan: a country that endlessly contradicts itself, but does so with such artistry that it hardly matters. But what can it teach us
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for Provelio
“Look, it’s perfectly simple. I want a caipirinha mule, a sherry martini, a cabernet merlot and one of those Polish beers. A Zweibacker, I think.”
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CommentHansom: Your guide to …
… common Chinese phrases, negotiating with Americans, hosting a Hampstead dinner party, and how to look good in a diamanté-encrusted swimming cap
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NewsCharter 284 Housing: Reduce the regulatory burden
The third instalment of our Charter 284 campaign against public spending cuts looks at housebuilding: one of the most conspicuous victims of the recession. But what is now keeping sites closed is a whole raft of expensive, top-down regulation. Joey Gardiner counts the cost
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FeaturesMe and my baby: Steve Morgan is back at Redrow
You can’t imagine much intimidates Steve Morgan. In his time, the 57-year-old former site engineer has battled the prime minister of Thailand for control of Liverpool football club, founded Redrow at the age of 21 with a £5,000 loan from his father and was on the wrong end of a ...
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FeaturesUS and you: America’s London embassy is looking for UK firms
America is about to build a £330m embassy in south-west London and it wants British firms to do the lion’s share of the work
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NewsOh, Danny boy …
The Grand Canal Square theatre and commercial development, designed by Daniel Libeskind, is nearing completion
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EDF talks to ‘select group’ about first new-build nuclear deal
EDF Energy is in talks with about four consultants over a deal likely to be its first nuclear new-build contract in the UK
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Firms line up for Walkie-Talkie
Land Securities’ decision to go ahead with its Walkie-Talkie skyscraper in the City of London has unleashed a flurry of interest among contractors
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London Bridge revamp altered to cope with Shard crowds
Network Rail has been forced to redesign its £650m revamp of London Bridge station to prevent congestion from future tenants of the neighbouring Shard
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KPF breakaway firm lands £1bn Victoria project
PLP Architecture has been appointed to work on the phasing of works for the £1bn Victoria Interchange Transport (VIT) scheme
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NewsSealed Deals
St James Homes has completed the One SE8 development at Deals Gateway in Greenwich, south-east London