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Bluestone scores £3m dealMorgan Sindall arm Bluestone has won a contract to build a £3m centre for the Greater Manchester fire service in Leigh.Allenbuild lands hotel contractAllenbuild has been picked to build the first phase of a £2.75m extension to the Yew Lodge hotel in Kegworth, in the East Midlands, ...
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Industry told to get its R&D priorities straight
Construction research should concentrate on prefabrication, 3D modelling and whole-life costs, a newly formed industry ginger group has said.
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Balfour boss moves into shipbuilding
The managing director of Balfour Beatty’s building division, Paul Lester, has resigned to become chief executive of Vosper Thorneycroft, one of the UK’s largest shipbuilders.
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Building tops bribes league
Construction is the most corrupt industry in the world, according to a survey released this week.
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NewsMoon river
Moon river: A planning decision is expected this month on this £17.5m second phase of the Riverquay residential development by the River Medlock in Manchester. Designed by Ian Simpson Architects for developer Pathfinder Properties, the building will comprise 191 one- and two-bedroom apartments. The residential block sits on pilotis raising ...
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Construction profits going up, says report
The total profits of the UK’s largest construction and civil engineering firms grew 10% each year between 1998 and 2001, according to new report.
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Shepherd’s profit falls
Privately owned contractor Shepherd’s pre-tax profit for last year was hit by the poor performance of its manufacturing division, which lost £5.5m.
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Country & Met in new merger mystery
Shares in Country & Metropolitan were suspended last week after the company revealed that it was in merger talks with another housebuilder.
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Contracting pays dividends for Fitzpatrick – again
Turnover and profit continue to grow as contractor concentrates on expanding building division.
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Interserve plans to split top jobs
Support services group Interserve is to split the roles of chairman and chief executive.Mike Bottjer has been Interserve's chairman for six years and chief executive for eight. He said a chief executive would be appointed by the end of the year, adding that the group would appoint more independent non-executive ...
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Holzmann is broken up
Heijmans has bought the Dutch arm of collapsed German contractor Philipp Holzmann.
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Top notch it ain't
Now that green-belt policy looks set to get some slack, we should ask how much longer rural developers can go on building such wretchedly ugly houses
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It's a vision thing
Regeneration - It's all very well giving local residents a say in regeneration projects, says Fred Manson, but if their interests become paramount, they can detract from the bigger picture
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FeaturesBye-bye blunder
… and, many would say, good riddance. As the demolition of the DoE's former headquarters on Marsham Street begins, Matthew Richards looks back at the lifetime of the ugliest building in the country.
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When badgers attack
Allow third parties to object to planning decisions – as some pressure groups want – and you'll create a bill of rights for busybodies. Here's one man's story
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Cheque mate
If an adjudicator decides money is due, normally it is time for the cheque book, but a recent Court of Appeal decision may give the paying party a way out
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Losing the plot
Even the in-house solicitor of a major contractor thinks adjudication was A Good Thing. But now it is beginning to take on the worst characteristics of litigation …