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NewsBlow for McAlpine as shareholder ‘considers its options’
Five per cent shareholder Audley Capital holds discussions with Carillion over takeover Support from Audley could force McAlpine to open its books
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Calfordseaden appoints partner
Also: Tuffin Ferraby Taylor recruits new building surveyor for Kingston
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NewsBlow for McAlpine as shareholder ‘considers its options’
Support from Audley could force McAlpine to open its books
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NewsGovernment must build more than 3m homes
Target for new homes must increase to 270,000 homes a year says report
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NewsTwo left in 2012 media centre
Bouygues and Carillion battle it out to build the Olympic media centre as Balfour Beatty exists shortlist
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A power sharing deal
The signs are that the government is going to make it much easier to install wind turbines, and other microgenerators, by removing the requirement for planning permission
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NewsBullish Aukett looks to buy
After failed merger talks with SMC, architect looks to acquire another business
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NewsNine months’ wait for tower cranes
The waiting time to hire tower cranes has trebled over the past 12 months, leading to fears that the construction of tall buildings could be delayed, writes Stephen Kennett.
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Guests we can’t do without
Migrant labour makes the construction industry work, so the government must think hard about proposed laws that would make it harder to employ it
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Two left in 2012 media centre
Teams led by Bouygues and Carillion are battling it out to build the Olympic media centre after it emerged that Balfour Beatty was no longer on the shortlist, write David Blackman and Dan Stewart.
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‘Approve nuclear power or risk disaster,‘ expert warns
Consultant claims delays in going ahead with atomic plants could lead firms to invest in coal
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SMC still open for takeover
Stewart McColl remains in frame to take control of architectural group he founded
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Steep fall in value for many new build flats
TV property show finds big falls in value for new apartments in Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds
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Be open with us, industry tells MPs
Industry leaders have used a parliamentary inquiry into construction to call for the public sector to be more open about its plans and changes to them, writes Eleanor Goodman.
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News‘Approve nuclear power or risk disaster,‘ expert warns
Consultant claims delays in going ahead with atomic plants could lead firms to invest in coal
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NewsCouncil sues Heatherwick over 'Kerplunk' sculpture
Manchester City Council is suing design team behind the B of the Bang over safety of giant steel spikes
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Biggest ever PFI to be announced ‘within weeks’
£16bn Defence Review Training scheme to begin with £1bn training centre in south Wales
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CommentA matter of conscience
It surprised me to find an article recommending that materials should be sourced from China, a country that doesn’t recognise human rights (remember the students’ protest in Tiananmen Square?) and that is buying illegally forested timber from Malaysia, leaving it struggling to sustain its natural diversity (12 October, page 14).
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Get your own house in order
How can a government department that was widely criticised for the way it introduced Part L a year ago suddenly chastise building control so vehemently (5 October, page 42)?