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FeaturesThe gatekeeper: Bob Lane on regenerating the Thames Gateway
Bob Lane’s mission to regenerate a huge area of the Thames Gateway was always going to be a tough one – and then the recession and a new political climate kicked in
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CommentHansom: Sweet little mysteries
This week we’re trying to get to the bottom of the Laing O’Rourke leadership imbroglio, the ownership of the late Denys Lasdun’s papers and the meaning of Richard Rogers’ smile
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NewsMandelson in UAE payment talks
Lord Mandelson, the secretary of state for business, has held talks with the UAE government over the non-payment of UK construction firms in Dubai, writes Roxane McMeeken.
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NewsThe latest plan: Battersea Power Station
Treasury Holdings has lodged a planning application with Wandsworth council for this £5.5bn Rafael Viñoly-designed redevelopment of Battersea Power Station
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NewsAre you a green guru?
Who are the green champions pushing at the boundaries of low energy design and construction?
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Prisons deal detained as ministry ponders options
A £250m-a-year prisons framework has been hit by delays as the Ministry of Justice thrashes out the form it will take
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NewsNorman does Dallas
This Foster + Partners-designed opera venue in Dallas opened its doors to the public last week
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Knife-edge politics
Local planning authorities have been hit as hard as anybody and income is still falling. Whether they can bounce back when the upturn comes is up to the government
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Essex residents may sue over Taylor Wimpey ‘council estate’
Residents of a Taylor Wimpey housing estate in Essex where unsold homes were turned into social housing are the latest to contemplate legal action over the changes
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CommentA common disaster
The situation is serious for those affected, but it’s not a scandal. It’s not a tale of incompetence or deceit. It’s just the way things are now
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Leeds council prepares to sue OFT firms
Leeds council has become the first public body to state that it will take action against contractors over the Office of Fair Trading’s tender malpractice inquiry
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HBF workers ‘devastated’ by pension meltdown
Former employees of the Home Builders Federation are facing huge pension losses because of the £20.5m black hole in the Construction Confederation’s fund
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Costain quits Procure 21+
Costain has pulled out of the race for the £3bn Procure 21+ framework, amid growing concerns over the future of healthcare spending
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NewsIn from the cold: UK embassy, Warsaw
The UK embassy in Warsaw, designed by Tony Fretton Architects, opened last Friday, a day before the designer’s Fuglsang Kunstmuseum in Denmark lost out on the Stirling prize
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Crossrail to redesign stations
Crossrail is planning to redesign two or more of its stations to make a saving of up to £130m on the £16bn project
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Laing O’Rourke will shed 30 directors in restructure
Up to 30 directors are to leave Laing O’Rourke in the restructuring announced earlier this month, sources close to the situation have said
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Mid-sized contractors feel the heat as profit and turnover fall
Evidence of the pain felt by mid-sized contractors was apparent this week as three firms posted falls in turnover and profit
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Citywatch: With bells on
“Poor old Heywood Williams,” was the verdict of many in the City after the building products supplier was forced into a pre-pack administration sale on Tuesday after a restructuring deal was scuppered by its largest shareholder Paul Bell
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Merger market twitches – but remains in coma
The corporate financiers, bankers and lawyers who put together merger and acquisition deals have had plenty of time to ponder their next move after returning from their summer holidays
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