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Eleven firms on garrison list
Eleven firms have been invited to prequalify for a £70m contract to build accommodation for 600 soldiers at Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire, as well as garaging for army vehicles and mess facilities. The Defence Estates contract is expected to be awarded late next year, with completion scheduled for late ...
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£47m scheme gets go-ahead
Housebuilder Persimmon has been given the go-ahead for a £47m development on the site of the old Orwell Terminal timber works in Ipswich, Suffolk. The development includes an 11-storey tower with 354 houses and apartments, restaurants and bars. Persimmon said the Robert Macdonald-designed scheme would trigger the regeneration of Ipswich ...
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Demolition faces closer scrutiny
THE Health and Safety Executive intends to launch a crackdown on demolition firms working on short-term projects.
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Norwest to keep Crispin & Borst brand
Regional contractor Crispin & Borst will retain its senior management and brand after being bought by Norwest Holst last week.
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Morgan predicts more civils takeovers
Morgan Sindall executive chairman John Morgan has predicted that other contractors will be on the look-out to buy civil engineering companies this year as they try to cash in on the growing utilities market.
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Alsop condemns rejected housing estate scheme
Architect brought in to sell £234m renewal plan for London estate slams project after tenants vote against it.
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PFI hospital tendering system faces revamp
PFI hospital schemes may be let in groups of five if proposals being considered by a Department of Health review are implemented.
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Blair opens Delhi centre
Prime minister Tony Blair this week opened a new building for the British Council at its Indian headquarters in Delhi.
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Contractor admits safety breach
Contractor Billington Structures has admitted breaching health and safety regulations in connection with the death of a worker at Sheffield United's football ground in December 2000.
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Bovis Lend Lease wins £134m City scheme
Bovis Lend Lease has won a £134m construction management contract for phase one of Plantation Place, one of the largest office developments in the City of London.
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Sky's the limit
Bill Dunster Architects has revealed designs for an "eco-tower" it hopes will be accepted as part of a competition to regenerate Bermondsey Spa in Southwark, south London. Dunster is working on behalf of the Family Housing Association, which is co-ordinating one of three bids for Southwark council. SkyZed is a ...
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PFI refurb gets new boost
The first three projects in the second wave of PFI Pathfinder housing refurbishment schemes were announced over Christmas by local government minister Nick Raynsford.
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Learning the green way
Consultant Arup has completed the first phase of an eco-friendly school project in northern India. Arup has designed the Druk White Lotus school, for UK charity the Drukpa Trust, to have minimal impact on the surrounding environment. It will use solar panels to power the lighting and water supply, and ...
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Amec boss knighted in new year honours
Queen rewards Peter Mason, Eden Project architect Nicholas Grimshaw and Arup's Nigel Thompson.
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Tutte signs up with Redrow
Former Wilson Connolly chief executive John Tutte has joined Redrow as a regional chairman.
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Costain looks for building chief
Costain is hoping to recruit a managing director to head the expansion of its building division.
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Balfour buys Euro rail projects for £25m
Balfour Beatty says the purchase of rail electrification projects in five European countries will strengthen its dominant position in the rail infrastructure market.
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FeaturesVa va vroom!
Faced with landscape in which the only distinguishing feature are the mountains of red tape, Dutch architects have fought back with a joyous, renegade modernism.
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A leaf from their book
Europeans have a great deal to teach us about the arts, politeness, preserving cultural differences – and about a taste for real food