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FeaturesThe future’s bright …
… with people like these in the industry. We profile the five early starters who’ve made the shortlist for Building’s first-ever young achievers award, sponsored by the Construction Industry Training Board.
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NewsCell block
YJL subsidiary Walter Lilly has been named preferred contractor on this £16m centre for cell and integrative biology at King's College London. Designed by architect NBBJ, the 6850 m2 scheme brings together the School of Medicine's cardiology research group and the Institute of Psychiatry's neurological research group on ...
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NewsThe real Gosforth Park
Construction has started on the £3.3m Gosforth Business Park development in Newcastle upon Tyne. It will consist of three storeys of high-quality open-plan office space. Completion is due in October. The 35,000 ft2 scheme was designed by architect Ryder, main contractor is Miller Construction and developer is Rokeby/AWG. ...
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Three on shortlist for Canada Water scheme
Three teams led by Allied London Properties, British Land and Urban Catalyst/Multiplex make up the shortlist for the £400m Canada Water development in south London.
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Amey to clarify cash position
Shareholders in Amey expect to receive information clarifying the financial position of the beleaguered support services group by today.
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Tube set to remain in state ownership until autumn
The transfer of London Underground from government ownership to Transport for London, the body responsible for transport in the capital, will be delayed until at least the summer, and possibly the autumn, it emerged this week.
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NewsUrban Catalyst goes rural
Developer Urban Catalyst is to expand its portfolio to include rural development
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Curzon Holdings to axe 50 jobs
Curzon Holdings, the parent company of fit-out specialist Jarvis Newman, is to lay off one-seventh of its workforce.
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NewsOn the waterfront
A team including architect Building Design Partnership and developer ING has won a competition to develop Waterfront City, an £180m masterplan for the docklands of Melbourne, Australia. The team beat a group headed by local firm MAB to win the contract for the project, which will include housing, entertainment and ...
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Carillion in £100m cliffhanger
Contractor Carillion could seal two major central London contracts worth a total of £100m in the next month.
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Jailed director released after three days
The jailed director of Irish housebuilder Kilkishen Homes has been granted a reprieve after spending three days in prison.
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NewsFit for the purpose
Fitness industry giant Aspria opened its latest health club in Alstertal in Hamburg, Germany, at the end of last year. The £9m facility, measuring some 11,000 m2 – the largest in the Aspria chain – was designed by UK architect Colwyn Foulkes & Partners with Stiff + Trevillion Architects. ...
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NewsThat's the point
At 120 m, Ian Ritchie's Dublin spire has been hailed as the tallest sculpture in the world. Last week, Ireland's largest crane put in place the final piece of the spire, which is part of a project to regenerate O'Connell Street, the capital's main thoroughfare.
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Rogers is back on Welsh assembly
Richard Rogers is back on board to design the much-delayed Welsh assembly scheme, 18 months after his practice was sacked from the project when it overran the £27m budget, writes Clive Betts in Cardiff.
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NewsAukett's results are 'poorest for many years'
Aukett, The UK's only listed architect, issued its worst annual results for years this week, posting a pre-tax loss of more than £2.4m.
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The pleasures of privacy
If there was ever a moment for firms to consider going private, this is it.
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In the docks
In 1997 the Ministry of Defence employed Devonport Royal Dockyard (DML) as main contractor for the upgrading of a dockyard. In turn, DML employed Carillion to upgrade the number nine dock, and provide new buildings and associated infrastructure. That contract was contained in two documents, a subcontract and an alliance ...
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Stock options
With the relentless fall in the stock market leaving many construction shares severely undervalued, is now the time for firms to consider going private?