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    No move to east London

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    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.

  • Comment

    Stick to what you know

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    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.

  • Comment

    One man’s junk ...

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Last week I spotted one of your “little gems of genius” (5 January, page 12) about the online marketplace whatdoidowiththis.com.

  • Comment

    Let’s make this interesting ...

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Sure, anyone can fall off a scaffolding and break a couple of bones, but how many fall off and drown in a river?

  • Features

    Willkommen zurück, pet (Welcome back, liebchen)

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • News

    The battle of Croydon

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Croydon council struck developer Stanhope a blow this week by serving a compulsory purchase order (CPO) on the Gateway site in east Croydon.

  • News

    M&E firm Axima to abandon northern England

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    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

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    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.

  • News

    Entrepreneur Beaton enlarges IT portfolio

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Manchester-based entrepreneur Richard Beaton has acquired one of the leading IT software groups in the housebuilding sector.

  • News

    Another fine mesh

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    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

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    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

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    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

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    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

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    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

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    The horrific Canary Wharf crane collapse in May 2000 sent shockwaves through the industry.

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    Features

    This is Year Zero

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    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

  • News

    Crest set to win six-year struggle to build in Bath

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    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.

  • News

    Swan scraps London eco tower

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    An east London housing association has withdrawn plans to build the capital’s first “Ecohomes excellent” residential development after a backlash by local residents.

  • News

    Specifier 19 January 2007

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Materials. Products. Know-how. This issue - flooring

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    Race against time

    2007-01-18T11:56:00Z

    Will these unsafe workers finish the roof before they fall off it?