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Lewisham housing
A joint venture between John Laing Social Infrastructure and Pinnacle Regeneration Group has won a £165m PFI housing contract for Lewisham council.
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Tube train testing
Metronet, the tube maintenance group, has appointed Serco to manage the maintenance of a test track in Leicestershire for air-conditioned trains.
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Chester conversion
Construction and fit-out contractor Multibuild has won a £4.5m contract with Opus Land to convert a building in Chester into a mixed-use development.
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Bluestone deal
Bluestone has won a £3.9m design-and-build contract for light industrial accommodation in Stoke-on-Trent, for St Modwen Developments.
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Gleesons Ashford PFI
Gleeson Services (Powerminster) is to start a facilities contract at the Stanhope Estate in Ashford, Kent, after the release of £150m in PFI funds.
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RIBA proposes lagoons for Essex coast
Planners must place less emphasis on “quick fix” engineering solutions to flooding in the Thames Gateway or face disaster, according to a report by the RIBA.
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Comment
Too much of a good thing
Back in September 1988, Building ran a series entitled “Crisis? What crisis?” arguing that the market was overheating.
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The story of O2
This is the first image of the square that will mark the entrance to O2, the former Millennium Dome, designed by architect Barr Gazetas and landscape architect Whitelaw Turkington.
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Miller and PJ Carey fined for worker’s death
Contractors Miller and PJ Carey have been handed heavy fines following the death of a worker in 2003.
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SMC begins restructuring process by cutting staff
Troubled architect SMC group has begun to cut staff as part of a restructuring.
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Hyder’s profit boost
Hyder Consulting has reported a 60% rise in pre-tax profit to £13.3m for the year ended 31 March 2007.
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Mortgage rate rises
The Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to hold interest rates at 5.5% will not stop mortgage interest payments rising this month, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
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NWF appointment
Richard Whiting, the finance director of building products supplier Heywood Williams, is leaving to become chief executive of distribution company NWF Group.
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Mears care homes
Social housing company Mears has bought care service provider Britannia Care for £1.1m.
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Bailey promotions
NG Bailey has appointed three divisional managing directors to lead Bailey, its largest subsidiary company.
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Silverdell sees gold
Asbestos removal consultant Silverdell has reported pre-tax profit of £800,000 for the six months to 31 March 2007, compared with £100,000 in the previous six months.