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Construction ‘can’t innovate’
The construction industry’s recovery is being hampered by its inability to innovate, according to a study by the Management Consultancies Association
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ACE sets up Middle East group to tackle late payments
The Association for Consultancy and Engineering is setting up a regional group in the Middle East to help its members recover outstanding payments from clients in the region
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NewsBuro’s sound job: Polish performance venue
Buro Happold is to deliver the structural engineering and building services design for the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra’s performance venue in Katowice, Poland
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Aviva commits £500m to HCA homes-for-rent scheme
Insurer agrees to bankroll initiative despite growing concern from other investors
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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