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Wilson in talks to legitimise illegal immigrants
Construction minister aims to allow thousands of skilled migrants to work if they pass safety tests.
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Hart: Rogers made more than 100 cost mistakes
Finance minister writes letter rebutting Lord Rogers' email appeal to Welsh assembly members.
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Brumwell slams 'pariahs' opposed to to roving reps
UCATT general secretary urges Construction Confederation to stop "stringing everyone along" on safety pilots.
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Pay row threatens national deal
Fears are growing that a pay row between the GMB union and a Scottish contractor could threaten a national wage agreement.
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Skanska cuts 3500 jobs worldwide
Global contractor Skanska announced this week that a dramatic fall in operating profit would lead to 3500 job losses.
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Small contractors say demand still buoyant
Workloads for small and medium-sized contractors are holding up despite fears of a recession, according to figures released by the Federation of Master Builders.
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Cambridge first
Arup Associates has designed a 12,000 m2 sports centre for Cambridge University in the shape of two grassy hillocks, complete with grasses and flowers that change colour with the seasons. Rolling landscaped forms were selected because the complex is situated at the edge of the city's green belt. It houses ...
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World's top engineers unite to make skyscrapers safer
Sixteen engineers meet in London to produce design recommendations for tall buildings.
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Fashion pundit to make over Wimpey scheme
A Wimpey Homes development in Gateshead is, on the face of it, an unlikely place to find the cutting edge of cool design. However, this is just what may come to pass if TV fashion commentator Wayne Hemingway (right) has his way. Hemingway, founder of fashion label Red or Dead ...
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Hilton to reinstate Gatwick job
Hotel chain the Hilton Group is to proceed with one of the large construction projects that was put on hold in the wake of September's terrorist attacks in the USA.
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Two Laings ally to win £256m police work
Laing Investments is to link up with Laing Construction, its former sister firm, on three PFI deals for police forces worth a total of £256m.
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Low cunning
The revised plans for Richard Rogers Partnership's Grand Union building in Paddington Basin were unveiled this week. The proposals, submitted to Westminster council last week, cut more than one-third off the height of the towers without reducing office space. The proposals include 300,000 ft2 of residential accommodation and are the ...
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Millennium masterplan
Architect MacCormac Jamieson Prichard has submitted a planning application for the redevelopment of Indescon Court on the Isle of Dogs, east London. The 88,500 m2 scheme is part of Tower Hamlets' Millennium Quarter masterplan. It is a mixed-use development of offices, luxury housing, affordable housing, live–work units, shops, cafes, bars ...
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Council wins right to raise social housing quota
Housebuilders fear High Court decision could lead to lower profits and a longer planning process.
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London & Southern bags Silvertown scheme
A TEAM led by developer London & Southern has won the competition to design the £800m redevelopment of the Silvertown Dock – the largest brownfield site in London.The Silvertown Quay consortium, which includes contractor Kajima and regeneration fund Igloo, was picked as preferred bidder by the London Development Agency last ...
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Five vie for south-coast port plan
Five teams have been shortlisted to project manage the construction of a £600m container port in Southampton.
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£900m Bath scheme gets off the ground
Developers are to be invited to put in bids for one of the largest regeneration schemes outside London – the £900m Bath Western Riverside project.
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Contracts
NewSchools for MertonA consortium made up of Wates PFI Investments, WS Atkins and funder Innisfree, has been appointed preferred bidder on a £125m schools project for Merton in south London. The group is called NewSchools.College deal goes to ShepherdShepherd Construction has secured a £5.4m contract to refurbish the University of ...
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BAA wants £200m offshore wind farm
Airport operator BAA is looking for a developer to build a £200m offshore wind farm, that would provide it with enough electricity to power Stansted. The deal could be signed next year and the farm in operation by 2005.Shaun McCarthy, head of group utilities at BAA, said: "We're looking to ...