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NewsHanson buys Florida paver firm
Materials giant snaps up concrete supplier as 2006 spending tops £60m.
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NewsGeorge's big bother in Tower Hamlets
Building's first blogger looks at local fallout from George Galloway's antics in Celebrity Big Brother.
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NewsProcure 21 row erupts as firms withhold annual fee
Several firms complain about lack of work won and threaten not to pay charge for staying on framework.
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NewsSixties revival
City and Islington College in north London was reopened this week by education secretary Ruth Kelly after it was given a makeover by Wilkinson Eyre Architects.
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Aukett to restructure following Fitzroy Robinson merger
Architect proposes to re-list on AIM after following merger with Fitzroy Robinson.
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Carillion set to restructure in wake of Mowlem purchase
Separate defence division likely to emerge after company considers how best to assimilate contractor.
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RIBA past presidents fume over loss of perks
Past presidents up in arms over RIBA's decision to withold complimentary tickets to big events.
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Animal rights protesters identify Oxford lab firm
Protest group SPEAK plans to put ‘intense pressure' on crane supplier to force it to quit animal testing laboratory.
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HSBC HQ wins top environmental rating
HSBC's headquarters in Canary Wharf achieves BREEAM rating of Excellent.
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FeaturesAppointments
ContractorWatford-based maintenance and M&E contractor Procare Building Services has appointed construction industry expert Kim Brown to a business development role within its corporate team.Housebuilders Des Mason has joined South Yorkshire-based Haslam Homes as a construction manager.Galliford Try Partnerships, the specialist affordable housing business unit within Galliford Try, has promoted Martin ...
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FeaturesJust the job: The drumming QS
David Shortt tells Emily Wright how he juggles being a trainee QS in Salford and an up-and-coming rock star
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Wolseley buys five firms in £14m spending spree
Materials supplier Wolseley has made five acquisitions worth a total of £14m across Europe and the USA.
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Barratt falls behind on private completions
Housebuilder Barratt has blamed "testing market conditions" for a 1% reduction in private completions in the past six months.
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NewsKeller to close final salary pension to all staff
All members will be transferred to less generous scheme as engineer tackles fund's £11.3m deficit
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CommentThe best of British
Here's an idea: how about running a London expo to show what we want from the Olympic Games, the Thames Gateway, the Communities Plan and the future of the UK …
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NewsTesco ready to admit defeat in Sunderland
Tesco is set to throw in the towel in its long running battle over a key regeneration site in Sunderland.
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FeaturesIan Simpson
This man knows a thing or two about civic identity and pride of place: after all he’s the architect behind the buildings that have defined modern Manchester. Here he tells Martin Spring why London should watch and learn …
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CommentOne-star review
The DTI has unveiled its proposals to amend the Construction Act. But if the government wants to stop payment abuses, it's not really going about it the right way