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Aylesbury station
John Laing has reached financial close on Aylesbury Vale Parkway, a train station that will provide a direct service for Chiltern Railways to London Marylebone station.
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Barratt tops spenders list for second quarter
Barratt’s £2.2bn takeover of Wilson Bowden took it to the top of the acquisitions league for the second quarter of 2007, in a table dominated housebuilders.
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Tender prices tipped to rise 34% over next five years
Tender prices for construction work are expected to rise significantly faster than inflation over the next five years, says the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS).
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Sharewatch — Rok solid in uncertain times
There was better news in the property and development sector last week, where concern over the impact of the credit crunch had prompted falls.
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NewsInside the spinning top
These are the first images of the completed Serpentine Pavilion, which opened last week in London’s Hyde Park.
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Main contractors in firing line from payments campaign
Specialist contractors get behind government’s new Fair Payment Charter in bid to cut disputes
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CommentLet’s stop ignoring all this talent
The news that the industry has cut the number of apprenticeships by over a quarter this year should make every one of us hang our heads in shame (news, page 13).
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NewsTurning over five new leaves
This is Atkins’ design for a five-star resort hotel in Lingang, near Shanghai, China.
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Skanska plans use of prefabricated houses in Olympic village
Swedish contractor Skanska is in talks about using its new prefabricated house as a key element of London’s Olympic village.
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Fewer homes for South-east
A government report has dealt a blow to housing plans in the South-east, recommending that 6,000 fewer homes a year should be built than previously proposed.
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Tower wins approval
Proposals for a 144m tower on London’s South Bank, designed by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands, have been given the go-ahead by planners.
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F+Gs Derby schools
Faithful+Gould has been appointed technical adviser to Derby council on its £150m Building Schools for the Future programme.
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Leadbitter contracts
Leadbitter has won two leisure contracts worth £46m in Uxbridge, west London, and Harlow, Essex.
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Gabem wins back right to provide tax services for workers
One of the biggest players in the labour agency field has won a key tax battle that will safeguard the operation of the agency system in the UK.
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Proposed EU law set to relax curbs on European architects
European architects may soon be able to work in the UK without formal registration.
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OFT’s housebuilding inquiry moves on to second phase
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has completed the first part of its inquiry into competition and consumer issues in housebuilding.
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Bucknall wins wildlife project
Rider Levett Bucknall has won contracts on two conservation and regeneration projects valued at more than £67m.
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High noon in electricians’ pay dispute
Employers will find out late next month whether electrical workers are likely to strike over pay.
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NewsACLA closes Window deal
Hyder Consulting’s Hong Kong division ACLA has been chosen to develop a masterplan for this scheme in Beijing.