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CBI backs plan to import skilled workers
The CBI has backed government plans to attract skilled immigrants into the UK construction sector.
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Industry to turn strategic forum into super lobby
Construction to take over management and funding of forum and use it to campaign for common objectives.
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Twin towers could have survived
A leaked report has suggested that the World Trade Centre could have survived the attacks of 11 September if their fire control systems had survived the impact and subsequent fire.
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China starts Olympic design race
China has given architects just two weeks to register an interest in two competitions to design facilities for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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Canadian firm bets on fast track casino bonanza
Engineer Yolles Partnership claims it will be able to build bespoke gambling centres in seven months.
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NewsStirling work
Stirling work: A contemporary arts centre has opened in the Tolbooth, a converted 300-year-old grade I-listed building in Stirling. The £6m lottery-funded conversion was designed by Edinburgh practice Richard Murphy Architects for client Stirling council. It includes a 200-seat auditorium, community meeting rooms, a studio, cafe and restaurant. The Tolbooth, ...
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Fraser Morrison takes stake in RMJM buyout
Former Morrison Construction owner Sir Fraser Morrison has taken a stake in Edinburgh-based multidisciplinary practice RMJM.
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FMB told to 'put up or shut up' on quality mark
The government says it will exclude the Federation of Master Builders from the quality mark scheme unless it begins to support it.
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NewsGroovy, baby
Groovy, baby: Westminster council has given outline planning permission for the refurbishment of the faux Tudor Liberty building on Carnaby Street, central London. This follows the recent revamp of the Liberty store on Regent Street by its new owner Marylebone Warwick Balfour. Architect Lifschutz Davidson’s design includes a restaurant and ...
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With the grain
With the grain: Construction starts next month on a site next to Leeds’ grade I-listed Corn Exchange where Welbeck Land is developing four storeys of apartments above shops and cafes. Architect Allford Hall Monaghan Morris’ design responds to the Victorian townscape with a chequerboard of faïence, or tin-glazed, panels. The ...
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Balfour venture wins Stonehenge deal
A joint venture involving Balfour Beatty and Costain has won a contract to build a tunnel under Stonehenge in Wiltshire.
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Bank attacked for using online auctions
The Construction Industry Council has criticised the Royal Bank of Scotland for using online bidding to tender services.
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Contracts
Kier wins £3m housing dealKier Partnership has won a £3m design-and-build contract for 41 houses and flats in Hillingdon, west London, for the Thames Valley Charitable Housing Association. HBG to build Sheffield ice rinkHBG Construction has landed a £13.3m design-and-build contract for the National Ice Centre in Sheffield for the ...
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NewsNo place like home
No place like home: The Home Office has finalised a deal to demolish the former home of the Department of the Environment in Marsham Street in Westminster. It will be replaced by this £244m Terry Farrell scheme. Construction is expected to start next year and will be completed by 2005. ...
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Now it’s PFI – the movie
Construction claims consultant NBA Quantum has bought a multimedia firm specialising in film industry computer graphics.
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Miller hunts for southern housing acquisition
Edinburgh-based contractor and developer Miller Group wants to buy a housebuilder to expand its housing business in the Midlands and the south of England.
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A slice of Tibet
Caroline Sohie of Arup spent four months as resident architect on a charity project in Ladakh, India. Here, she explains the value of such placements
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FeaturesAppointments
HousebuildersMarion Morrison (left) has been appointed assistant marketing manager of Laing Homes South-West Thames in Leatherhead. ContractorsBenson Construction Services has appointed Dean Burgess regional director.Project and construction management company Heery International has appointed Peter Riley associate director. Don Houston has been promoted to associate director. Construction services, homes and property ...
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European whole-life costs
The lifetime costs of building in various European countries, including construction, occupancy and labour, and – of course – location, location, location.