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NewsWolstenholme gets top job at Heathrow's Terminal 5
Former group construction director at BAA becomes T5 supremo after departure of Haste to CrossRail.
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PFI bidders deterred by costs, says report
The number of bidders for PFI schemes will drop because of falls in the share price of contractors and the introduction of tougher accounting standards for bid costs, according to a report published this week.
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Portsmouth FC set to go ahead with £25m stadium
After putting the scheme on hold in April, the club is expected to announce plans for a 25,000-seat venue.
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Laing set to buy Amey’s PFIs
Laing Group was this week named as preferred bidder for Amey’s PFI stakes.
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NewsExposed: The failure of Britain's skills training
The dismal state of construction crafts training in Britain has been exposed by former lecturer John Smith in a hard-hitting column published in Building this week.
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NewsFrank Gehry in talks over Sunderland bridge
AMERICAN architect Frank Gehry was due to hold talks this week over designing his first major project in Britain.
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NewsSo, Mr McAslan, I‘d been expecting you …
So, Mr McAslan, I‘d been expecting you … Architect John McAslan + Partners has been picked by the Kensington and Chelsea council to spruce up Erno Goldfinger’s grade II-listed Trellick Tower in north Kensington. The firm’s brief is to repair and conserve the 31-storey tower, to improve the building’s entrance ...
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Cleaning up the pensions mess
A year after Building warned of construction's pensions time bomb, employers and staff alike are getting the jitters about the cost of retirement. Our annual Hays Montrose/Building careers survey reveals that more than half of readers are worried about pensions, and – as a result – expect to work beyond ...
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NewsBars and grills
Bars and grills: Developer London & Regional Properties has received detailed planning permission for the second building at the Firstcentral business park in Park Royal, west London. Designed by Fitzroy Robinson, the building is part of a 116,000 m2 office campus that includes a Central Line Tube station. Project manager ...
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O’Rourke: We need no replacement for White
Laing O’Rourke chairman and chief executive Ray O’Rourke says he does not intend to appoint a successor to former chief operating officer Andy White.
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Manchester to get housing boost
Manchester is set to become the first area to benefit from a £500m government fund to regenerate housing in the north of England.
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Anglican schools to be latest PFI target
The government is to introduce PFI and public-private partnership schemes in up to 2100 voluntary aided Church of England schools.
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NewsEye for design
Eye for design: Architect TTSP is about to complete the refurbishment of the Eye office block in Holborn, central London. The scheme will create 7600 m2 of commercial and retail space and a glass atrium through the building. Ten earlier planning applications have failed. Contractor on the project is Kier ...
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NewsTake Courage
Take Courage:This £150m redevelopment of the former Courage brewery in central Bristol has just been given planning consent. The scheme will create 70,000 m2 of residential, commercial and leisure space. It was designed by Colwyn Foulkes for JG Bristol. Clarke Bond is structural engineer, building services engineer is Jacobs Gibb ...
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Constructionline hits back at critics
Constructionline, the contractor and consultant vetting list, has rebutted industry criticisms with improved user figures and an internal review of its service.
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South-east to get 25 more business parks
The South East of England Development Agency is looking to build up to 25 mini business parks in the region over the next six years.
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Contracts
Balfour nabs two MoD jobsBalfour Beatty has secured a £37m contract from Defence Estates, the Ministry of Defence's property arm, to build and operate naval accommodation at the HMS Nelson barracks in Portsmouth. It is also preferred bidder on a £30m deal to build naval accommodation at Marchwood and Thorney ...
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Building reporter wins award
Building’s deputy news editor Tom Broughton was last week named New Business Journalist of the Year by the Periodicals Training Council.
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NewsWellcome addition
Wellcome addition: The Wellcome Trust has been granted planning permission for a 27,000 m2 extension to its genome campus in Hinxton, Cambridgeshire. Work is due to start on the project, which was designed by US firm NBBJ, this month. The 12,000 m2 first phase will be completed in 2005. When ...