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Pearce Construction sues engineer WSP for £2.5m
Contractor brings High Court writ saying WSP failed to identify electrical defects in luxury London apartments
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NewsHLM back in black after being saved from collapse
In its first full year after being rescued by a management buyout, architect makes £240,000 post-profit share
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Multiplex hands chief executive 47% pay rise
Australian developer Multiplex was in the spotlight again this week as it emerged that chief executive Andrew Roberts received a 47% pay rise in the last financial year, despite the firm’s poor financial performance.
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PFI under the knife
PFI is in need of drastic surgery, according to the people who are struggling to work with it. In this procurement special, Angela Monaghan talks to contractors about high bid costs and strained capacity and asks if the government is ready to respond to calls for reform. Plus ...
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NewsCapita Symonds reveals catalogue of problems at Spa
Consultant needs £1.3m to remedy defects inherited from Mowlem at troubled Bath Spa.
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NewsMPs slam government’s handling of Dome sale
Public Accounts Committee says ministers failed to secure best deal.
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Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation gets strategic planning powers
John Prescott makes TTGDC responsible for large-scale planning and sustained growth in the area.
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Architects call for competition to design second Forth bridge
Discontent rumbles on as ageing bridge feels the strain of corrosion and traffic.
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Multiplex backs out of race for £1.5 bn Elephant & Castle contract
Australian contractor withdraws from competition for massive regeneration project.
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NewsUnderlying profit up 75% at Henry Boot
Shares rise 3% even though construction turnover fell below expectation.
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New membership scheme for Constructing Excellence
New scheme announced by Bob White will be structured around five forums.
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Southwark decides fate of sink estate
Local council will decide whether to demolish Elephant and Castle's Aylesbury Estate next week.
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NewsMowlem drops £70m City bombshell
Shares fall 5% as contractor announces problem with contracts.
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News£20m added to coalfield fund
English Partnerships is to increase funding for the coalfield regeneration fund by another £20m.
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Ennstone profit jumps by £3m
Supplier fends off higher energy costs and a tough UK market to increase profit by 150%.
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Costs: Acoustic flooring solutions
Complaints about noise transmission in the home are on the up. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans looks at the choice of acoustic flooring solutions and analyses their whole-life costs