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  • Samir Brikho
    Features

    Is this the man to break up Amec?

    2006-09-08T00:00:00Z

    When Samir Brikho comes on board, few doubt that the group will be demerged

  • Features

    Run for it!

    2006-09-08T00:00:00Z

    The success of the Olympics will rest on what Ray O’Rourke and the CLM consortium does in the next 90 days. Mark Leftly considers the race ahead, and how it will be tackled

  • Joining bonus?
    Features

    What does it take to get your loyalty?

    2006-09-08T00:00:00Z

    Our annual salary guide shows that firms are offering ever more perks to attract and retain staff, says Mark Leftly. To the right are the three most and the three least popular of these … see if you can guess which is which (answers below)

  • Tim Downing
    Features

    DBK Back strides forwards

    2006-09-08T00:00:00Z

    SME focus — Engineering and property consultant predicts £6.5m turnover, one year after buyout

  • (l-r) JM Erasmus, Ed Bartlett, Matt Hawkins, Karen Gidwani
    Features

    On top at 30

    2006-09-08T00:00:00Z

    Meet JM, Ed, Matt and Karen. They’ve made it to the top of their professions at a ludicrously young age, thanks to talent, ambition, luck and smart clothing. But what route did they take? And what has it cost them? Vikki Miller and Sarah Richardson found out

  • News

    Tuning up in Bristol

    2006-09-08T00:00:00Z

    Levitt Bernstein has unveiled this image of Colston Hall, a grade II-listed concert venue in Bristol.

  • News

    Up Greenwich creek

    2006-09-08T00:00:00Z

    A planning application has been submitted by Creekside and Ampurius Nu Homes to build a mix of commercial and residential accommodation in Deptford, south-east London.

  • News

    Bouygues French nuclear job

    2006-09-08T00:00:00Z

    French construction company Bouygues has won a *300m (£203m) contract to build a nuclear power plant in Flamanville, on the northern coast of France.

  • News

    Dubais double whammy

    2006-09-08T00:00:00Z

    International architect Gensler has unveiled this image of a 140,000 m² extension to the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

  • News

    Building launches online salary checking service

    2006-09-08T00:00:00Z

    Building has launched a salary checking service on its jobs website.

  • Denise Chevin
    Comment

    Life in the inbetween

    2006-09-08T00:00:00Z

    Whether you think its right or wrong, Tony Blair’s impending eviction from Downing Street is going to have repercussions for the industry.

  • News

    Multiplex set to launch property funds

    2006-09-08T00:00:00Z

    Australian construction group Multiplex is planning to set up a fund management division to invest in the UK and continental European property market.

  • News

    Linden Homes up for sale

    2006-09-08T00:00:00Z

    Linden Homes has appointed NM Rothschild to solicit offers for the business after it conducted a strategic review of its options. Rothschild is now sounding out possible bidders.

  • News

    Balfour Beatty makes a play for the North-east

    2006-09-08T00:00:00Z

    Balfour Beatty’s management division has opened an office in north-east England with the aim of increasing its share of the £4bn construction market in the region.

  • Blighted: Dudley needs to invest in its town centre
    News

    Midlands council pioneers city development company

    2006-09-08T00:00:00Z

    Dudley aims to find private partner to create new model for attracting capital for regeneration

  • News

    EP in dispute with council over affordable housing

    2006-09-08T00:00:00Z

    English Partnerships is at loggerheads with a council over affordable housing that it is developing in Cambridgeshire.

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    Burnley remains a blackspot

    2006-09-08T00:00:00Z

    Burnley remains the housing market blackspot of north-west England despite millions of pounds of government investment, says a report by consultancy ECOTEC.

  • News

    Regional assembly to settle row over planning embargo

    2006-09-08T00:00:00Z

    The South East Regional Assembly has earmarked seven working days to discuss how to tackle the embargo on house building across a large part of Berkshire, Hampshire and Surrey.

  • News

    Miller scoops £235m Leicester BSF contract

    2006-09-08T00:00:00Z

    Miller Construction, part of the Miller Group, has been selected as the preferred bidder for a £235m Building Schools for the Future contract in Leicester.

  • Features

    Appointments

    2006-09-08T00:00:00Z

    Movers and shakers this week …