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EP and housing body merger imminent
The government is expected to announce the merger of English Partnerships and the Housing Corporation next week.
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FeaturesPiercy Conner on the rise
SME focus - Fledgling architect to boost London presence with Manchester and New York offices
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NewsDoubts raised over value of demerged arm of Amec
Senior construction analyst identifies £255m of ‘potential issues’ on group’s balance sheet
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Bristol PFI hospital to get go-ahead
The first PFI hospital scheme undertaken since the procurement method was reviewed by the Department of Health is due to come to the market next month.
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NewsFirms get set to compete for £12bn nuclear build programme
Halcrow, EC Harris and Atkins among the companies positioning themselves to win contracts after energy review favours new generation of nuclear power stations
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Allies and Morrison lands 55-storey east London tower
Architect beats off competition from Ian Simpson and Atkins for tallest building in Stratford
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CommentA little give and take
The CIC’s new contract is a workable compromise for consultants and clients. But like all compromises, it will inevitably have detractors on both sides
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FeaturesWe've got your workers
Are construction’s ever more powerful labour agencies holding the industry to ransom?
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FeaturesHow green is Building’s building?
By now, there should be an energy certification scheme in place for office buildings, but there isn’t. So Thomas Lane organised one for Ludgate House, the home of Building. Here’s what we found …
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FeaturesEvery penny is counted
Tesco became Britain’s biggest retailer by cutting costs to the bone, and that applies as much to store refits as pineapples. Katie Puckett met the development director who makes sure none of its £1.8bn construction budget gets wasted
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Interserves bag of contracts
Interserve announced this week that it has won £700m of contracts for the year to 30 June.
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John Laing slips 5.5% after bad news on Chiltern Rail
Shares in John Laing fell 5.5% to 277.5p last Thursday after it said that results from its Chiltern Rail business would be disappointing.
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Taylor Woodrow admits pressure on margins
Housebuilder Taylor Woodrow has said its margins are still under pressure despite signs of recovery in the UK housing market.
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Completions increase at Bovis
Bovis Homes has reported an increase in completed homes for the first half of the year, boosted by what it described as “a steady housing market”.
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CommentYou know your trouble, sun
As we know, the British are obsessed with the weather. So why are we unable to respond with any kind of style when it rises above 30 degrees for two days on the trot?
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CommentTwo titans
Alan Sugar and Ray O’Rourke prepare to square up, Slough and a slag heap in Wales are voted areas of outstanding natural beauty and an energy quiz with a strong bias in favour of nuclear power
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Housing stats - Top housing planning applications: June 2006
In this new monthly focus, the Olympic Delivery Authority emerges as the biggest housing client