More news – Page 3488
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No move to east London
A postscript to the article “Foster consortium set to bid for Olympic media centre” (5 January, page 11) implies that the proposal to move some key departments and channels to Salford may not happen.
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Stick to what you know
Tony Bingham’s hope that 2007 will be the year when architects do drawings, engineers do engineering and so on (5 January, page 54) is music to the ears of indemnity brokers and insurers.
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One man’s junk ...
Last week I spotted one of your “little gems of genius” (5 January, page 12) about the online marketplace whatdoidowiththis.com.
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Let’s make this interesting ...
Sure, anyone can fall off a scaffolding and break a couple of bones, but how many fall off and drown in a river?
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Willkommen zurück, pet (Welcome back, liebchen)
Our league of Europe’s top 300 contractors and materials producers kicks off with an analysis of the German market, which has just had its first year of growth in a decade. Mark Leftly looks at what’s caused the change – and what it means for British firms considering a trip ...
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The battle of Croydon
Croydon council struck developer Stanhope a blow this week by serving a compulsory purchase order (CPO) on the Gateway site in east Croydon.
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M&E firm Axima to abandon northern England
M&E contractor Axima has been forced to withdraw from the northern English market and restructure after being hit by financial problems.
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PGS provides chance for tax evasion, say critics
Nick Raynsford, the former construction minister, has warned that the design of the planning gain supplement (PGS) provides plenty of scope for tax evasion, further increasing pressure on the government to scrap the levy.
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Entrepreneur Beaton enlarges IT portfolio
Manchester-based entrepreneur Richard Beaton has acquired one of the leading IT software groups in the housebuilding sector.
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Another fine mesh
Alison Brooks Architects has won planning permission for this £4m arts and business centre in Folkestone, Kent.
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Carillion reveals pricetag for integrating Mowlem
Carillion has said it paid £20m to restructuring its troubled rail business and integrate Mowlem after last year’s takeover.
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Interserve writes off £11m
Interserve has been forced to write off £11m, largely because of costs associated with an investigation into accounting irregularities at the company.
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UK firms travel to India to explore investment options
Construction companies are among an 80-strong delegation that has travelled to India to try to increase British investment in the country.
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Ken makes over his old home town
Ken Shuttleworth’s Make Architects has unveiled these images of its £230m proposals for the mixed-use City Park Gate masterplan in Birmingham.
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Safer Skyline campaign: crackdown on cranes
The horrific Canary Wharf crane collapse in May 2000 sent shockwaves through the industry.
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Features
This is Year Zero
In 10 years’ time, the home pictured is going to be the industry’s standard product, if the government’s call for a zero carbon ‘revolution’ is successful. Vikki Miller assesses its chances
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Crest set to win six-year struggle to build in Bath
Crest Nicholson is on the verge of winning a long-running battle to develop one of the south-west’s most important regeneration sites this week.
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Swan scraps London eco tower
An east London housing association has withdrawn plans to build the capital’s first “Ecohomes excellent” residential development after a backlash by local residents.
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