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NewsMcCarthy tipped for Communities England
Senior civil servant Richard McCarthy has been lined up to head Communities England, the body that would be formed from a merger of English Partnerships and the Housing Corporation
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Dispute over White City subcontractors settled
Westfield has ended a dispute over its selection of subcontractors on the White City project in west London.
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New CSCS for professionals
The Construction Skills Certification Scheme was extended this week to cover professional occupations, including engineering, quantity surveying and architecture.
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Rate of deaths and serious injuries falls over past year
The rate of deaths and serious injuries in construction has fallen over the past year, according to the latest report from the Health and Safety Executive.
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NewsStar names queue up to design Olympic velopark
Foster and Rogers among architects preparing to fight it out for design-led contract
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Ex-finance chief in dispute with Bovis over bonus
Bovis Lend Lease is in dispute with Andrew Silverbeck, its former global chief financial officer, over a bonus payment.
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NewsAnother partner leaves Foster
The exodus from Foster and Partners continued this week when it emerged that one of the practice’s longest serving partners will leave to set up his own consultancy
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British firms seek work rebuilding Lebanon
The construction body British Expertise is to hold talks with the Lebanese government over UK firms obtaining reconstruction contracts after the conflict with Israel.
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NewsSporting Salford
Arup Sport has designed this £35m 22,000-seat stadium, part of a £130m development for Salford in Greater Manchester.
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NewsGovernment missing housing, school and hospital targets
Construction Products Association review shows poor performance on repair and refurbishment
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Porritt welcomes industry’s new-build zero carbon group
The Construction Products Association has launched a group to achieve zero carbon new-build in the UK in the next 15 years.
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Moayedi launches green invention
Paris Moayedi’s business comeback is set to take another step forward when the former Jarvis man launches a renewable energy system at the end of this month.
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Pascall + Watson tells staff of Atkins talks
International architect Pascall + Watson informed staff last week that it was the subject of takeover talks with Atkins, Britain’s largest consultant.
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NewsHappy Hackney
Lord Rogers and Ken Livingstone are to open the first of London’s 100 Public Spaces today in Hackney, east London.
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NewsCyril Sweett sets its sights on the international market
Consultant reveals plans to expand in the Gulf states and in India after 20% increase in profit
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Public commercial new-build hits three-year high
Public sector commercial development activity last month reached its highest level since 2003, according to research by Savills.
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CommentAre the Games in trouble already?
London’s euphoria at snatching the Olympic Games from the jaws of Paris has been washed away by a steady flow of news stories about the problems of delivery.
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NewsPicture perfect
Our photo-blogger is the former head of photography at the BRE so his regular insights into capturing perfect construction images should prove instructive
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NewsStratford regeneration company appoints chairman
Sir Christopher Benson is tasked with regenerating Stratford ahead of the Olympics
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NewsUK interest rates rise to 5%
Bank of England increases rates a quarter point, triggering fears of a housing slowdown