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FeaturesWhatever happened to …2005
A year can be a long time in construction. From the devastation of the South-east Asian tsumani to the jubilation of the Olympic win, by way of the mindbending confusion of the Building Regulations, Mark Leftly charts the history of the good, bad and the straightforwardly weird
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Comment2005: A landmark year
Twelve months suddenly seems like a long time in contracting. There’s long been a theoretical debate within construction groups about what a contractor is, what it does – and whether that’s worth doing.
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Laing ends takeover talks
John Laing this week called a halt to talks with a mystery buyer that made a takeover approach two weeks ago.
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Industry figures queue up for roles on Olympic board
Key players in the construction industry are gearing up to battle for places on the Olympics Delivery Authority board.
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NewsNo Scrooges at Wembley this Christmas
Steelworkers at Wembley stadium will be paid £1700 a week over Christmas in a last-ditch attempt to get the stadium’s roof built in time for this season’s FA Cup.
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NewsEaling classic
A media institute has been developed in west London as part of the Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College.
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Fresh setback for Procure 21 as boss Woolliscroft leaves
The construction industry reacted with dismay this week at the surprise departure of Peter Woolliscroft, head of construction at Procure 21.
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NewsMorrison quits schools race as AWG gears up for sale
Contractor pulls out of bidding for Belfast schools as it emerges parent company may sell the business
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Bad weather delays Bovis tower
Contractor Bovis Lend Lease is to claim an extension of time for “extreme weather conditions” after the £80m Bridgewater Place tower in Leeds fell four months behind schedule.
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Consultant wins £100m work after buyout
Construction and property consultant DBK Back says it has won £100m of work since a management buyout in August.
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NewsHindu rush
Consultant Cyril Sweett has finished a £5m Jain temple in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, which, according to client the Oshwal Association UK, “set the world record for the construction of a Hindu temple”.
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Barker to lead second review of planning system
Economist Kate Barker has been asked to lead a second review of the UK’s planning system. The government responded to Barker’s first report on housing supply last week.
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Marks Barfield consortium
Architect Marks Barfield is forming a consortium to win Building Schools for the Future work amid concerns that small practices are being forced out of the programme.
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Redrow may join troubled Urban Catalyst scheme
Redrow Regeneration is in talks to join fellow developer Urban Catalyst on a £60m public–private regeneration scheme in Barking, east London.
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NewsHerzog & de Meuron quits east London housing job
Architect walks away from key-worker project after Newham council insists on design changes
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T&T to oversee revamp at ODPM headquarters
The ODPM has appointed consultant Turner & Townsend to advise on the revamp of its headquarters in Victoria, south-west London.
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NewsBuncefield explosion hits Sir Robert McAlpine’s HQ
Contractor forced to quit Hemel Hempstead base by apocalyptic fire in neighbouring oil depot
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Balfour heads league tables with £459m contract wins
Balfour Beatty holds on to top spot in November as £300m civils job pushes Skanska up to second place
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FeaturesWaiting for Balfour
Ten days ago it all looked so simple: Carillion had pulled off a spectacular deal by agreeing the friendly takeover of Mowlem, its similarly sized rival. Then the UK’s biggest contractor intervened …
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Top architects vie for Heathrow East Terminal
BAA invites Foster and Partners, Grimshaw, Reid Architecture and the Richard Rogers Partnership to submit early design drawings.