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NewsPlanning reform ‘on course’ despite delay
Michael Ankers, the chief executive of the Construction Products Association (CPA), has played down fears that the planning white paper will lead to a watering down of reform.
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Kier hoovers its way to the top in February
Business barometer — Contractor leads the construction league with a swarm of small wins
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Bovis regroups to tackle Olympics
Bovis Lend Lease is restructuring its business in preperation for the £5.5bn Stratford City project, site of the London 2012 Olympic village.
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You need some armour plating
The TUPE regulations now apply to a change of service provider. Make sure the original contract protects you in the event of a change of contractor
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Pegasus on sale for £100m
Peter Askew, chief executive of Pegasus Retirement Homes, has put the company on the market for an estimated £100m.
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NewsBrown goes green for his final Budget
Tax relief on cleaning up contaminated land will be welcomed but little else to cheer
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CommentTwo steps forward, one back
Just when the government is keen to speed up planning, a recent case on environmental assessment looks set to undermine its efforts, write Brian Greenwood and Sherryll L’oken
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NewsThe road from Wembley
SME FOCUS — Weatherwise got waylaid on the stadium’s roof, but now it’s looking to the future
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NewsKier focuses on rush to build more prisons
John Dodds, the chief executive of Kier, said this week that the company would focus on prison building in the second half of the year. The move is a response to the Home Office’s need to tackle overcrowding in prisons.
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NewsConstruction too conservative to go green claims developer
Quintain boss Andrew Wyatt claims clients will drive environmental agenda and says construction is wary of experimenting
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London boss leaves HOK
Ralph Courtenay quits architect after 15 years, following reshuffle last autumn
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NewsRouse quits Housing Corporation
Jon Rouse, the chief executive of the Housing Corporation, is to step down in June to become chief executive of the London Borough of Croydon.
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NewsAfter a century, Hampton Court gets an extension
Feilden Clegg Bradley’s £2.4m visitor centre is opened by the Prince of Wales
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FeaturesJust what is it like to live in an Ecohome?
Sustainable housebuilding is all well and good, but it means little without sustainability-minded houseowners to back it up. Lydia Stockdale visited three ecohomes to see how the residents have adapted to a greener lifestyle
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Comment
Do we really need QSs?
A professor on a visit to Japan years ago told the local industry: “Don’t give them visas.”
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CommentPicking on the wrong guy
Like many others living in Jordan, I am concerned about the dropping level of the Dead Sea (23 February, page 40).
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Not so charitable
Regarding your article on major international architectural practices designing affordable homes for South African township dwellers (9 March, page 15), surely for all the publicity they will get, they could put in more than 10 hours each.