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£385m coalfield revamp programme
Regeneration quango English Partnerships has beefed up its National Coalfields Programme with the announcement of 10 new redevelopment projects.
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ARB fines architect £500 for misconduct
Gloucestershire-based architect Douglas Gunn has been found guilty of professional misconduct. Gunn was brought before the Architects Registration Board’s professional conduct committee on 11 September on six charges of unacceptable professional conduct. He pleaded not guilty to all the charges, but was found guilty of four of them, including failure ...
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Contracts
Allenbuild arm wins schoolThe north-east division of Allenbuild has been awarded an £8.7m contract to build the Venerable Bede Church of England School at Ryhope near Sunderland for Durham Diocesan Board of Education. Kier nabs £1m revamp jobKier Northern has won a £1m contract from the National Trust for the ...
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NewsMcAslan proposes Eden-style scheme for New York
British architect on shortlist of three to develop vision for 3.4 square mile site on Staten Island.
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Promoted Inspace boss quits
John O’Neill, head of Willmott Dixon’s fit-out arm Inspace, has left the firm just weeks after he was promoted to chief operating officer.
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NewsConstruction takes to the waves for Cowes races
Architect Manser and bathroom distributor Froy share first place at Europe’s largest industry regatta.
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NewsMiller on course for record year
Miller Group's profit has surged 142% after strong performances from its housing and construction divisions.
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ISG: London slowdown doesn’t faze us
Fit-out specialist Interior Services Group this week defended its prospects despite the slowdown in the London office market.
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Bovis hits winning streak with £145m Arndale deal
A £125m deal to refurbish and extend Manchester shopping centre takes contractor into lead position.
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FeaturesOne giant leap
An twisted ski jump by Zaha Hadid – half high-tech elegance, half jackal-headed god of the dead – has given the people of Austria something remarkable to fling themselves off at high speed …
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Smell the coffee
If the Construction Industry Council is dreaming that it can turn the clock back to the discredited days of the independent consultant, it will have a rude awakening
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Between the wars
Writing from Soweto, the RIBA president reflects on how old ideological struggles have given way to an even more daunting battle with poverty and ecological collapse
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FeaturesLean machine
Richard O'Connor is out to slimline the construction industry's waste. Applying the lessons of the automotive industry, he says he can save builders time and money. Victoria Madine finds out just what a professional streamliner has to offer.
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Up the evolution
The times they are a-changing, and contractors will have to be imaginative to adapt to them
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Five ways to raise your company's profile
Where's your website? If you have a website then let everyone know about it. Include the address on your letterheads, any promotional material and on your business cards – wherever you can.And how about your address? For those with websites, make sure your address and telephone number are prominently displayed. ...
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Who'll protect us from our protectors?
As firms spend more and more money to buy less and less insurance cover, the industry and its clients are lurching towards a crisis. Is there any relief in sight?
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The PFI booster
The new Guidance on Standardisation of PFI Contracts is something of a mixed bag for building contractors, but may succeed in giving the PFI a vital shot in the arm …
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Featureskeeping up a facade
It's all very well designing buildings with extraordinary shapes, but do the architects ever stop to consider how the windows are going to be cleaned? Well, yes, actually, they do. Thomas Lane met the specialist who worked with Norman Foster on the Swiss Re tower