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First wave of Kickstart programme gets funding go-ahead
The Homes and Communities Agency this week approved funding for 91 housing developments under the first wave of the government’s £925m Kickstart programme, announced in July
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This train isn’t stopping
In the week of the Thames Gateway Forum, HCA director David Edwards says people shouldn’t lose faith in the mammoth project
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Citywatch: Pirc vs Perks
Galliford Try received a shot across the boughs on Tuesday from investor lobby group PIRC, which urged shareholders to snub today’s vote on directors’ pay
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Lloyds: Relationship crucial in WYG bailout
Lloyds Banking Group has said its strong relationship with White Young Green was vital to last week’s rescue deal with the consulting engineer
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NewsBDP’s profits treble as directors agree to take 9% pay cut
The directors of Building Design Partnership, the UK’s largest architect, have taken an average 9% pay cut to help triple the company's bottom line
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Plummeting products
Nearly nine out of 10 heavyweight construction products firms reported “significantly” falling sales in the past three months, according to data from the Construction Products Association
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Arabtec profits fall
Arabtec, the UAE’s largest contractor, has announced a 35% fall in profit to 167m dirham (£28m) for the third quarter of 2009
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Babcock goes atomic
Babcock International has completed its £38m purchase of the commercial arm of the UK’s Atomic Energy Agency, which handles decommissioning work in Scotland, Dorset and Oxfordshire.
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Scott Wilson buoyant
Consulting engineer Scott Wilson Group said its half-year results would be ahead of market expectations, thanks to its work on Crossrail and the Mersey Tidal Barrage.
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Alumasc trading down
Building and engineering products company Alumasc has said trading was down in the three months to the end of September compared with the same period in 2008.
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NewsCool Croydon: Willmott Dixon on Oasis Academy
Willmott Dixon has been appointed preferred contractor by Croydon council for the £18.5m Oasis Academy in Coulsdon
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Tories pledge to simplify Gateway delivery
The Tory party would audit the £9bn Thames Gateway programme to make sure it “delivered and delivered well”, Stewart Jackson, the shadow regeneration minister, said yesterday
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NewsMothballed £700m Deptford housing scheme on track
Plans for the £700m 3,500-home Convoys Wharf scheme in Deptford, south-east London, which floundered during the downturn, are back on track, as its new developer prepares to submit revised plans this month
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£5m for creative academy
The Learning and Skills Council has committed £5m to the National Skills Academy for Creative and Cultural Skills in Thurrock
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Green boost to house values
Environmental improvements to the Gateway could add £2.5bn to housing values by 2050, according to new plans commissioned by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) from architect Sir Terry Farrell
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Future under scrutiny
The Smith Institute has published a book examining the future of the Thames Gateway
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CommentThey know how to use the sky box
That’s just one of the benefits of having children. But the struggle to combine work and reproduction is rewarding, exhausting and different for everybody
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CommentBuilding buys a pint: The interiors group
“Do you watch Little Britain?” Adrian demands as I sit down. “Who does he look like? Go on, guess!”
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FeaturesI'm still here: Expats surviving in Dubai
When the recession brought work in Dubai to a virtual standstill, it triggered an exodus of expat professionals. But not everybody went home. Building talks to some of the survivors to find out how life in the UAE has changed