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    British firms stay put in Middle East

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    British companies operating in the Middle East have no immediate large-scale evacuations planned, despite this week's US-led military strikes on Afghanistan.

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    Demand for towers will grow, says Ken

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre could lead to the construction of more tall buildings in London as global companies move out of the United States for security reasons, claimed mayor Ken Livingstone.

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    Taywood sued for £9.8m

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    A water company is suing Taylor Woodrow for nearly £10m, claiming that it breached a design-and-build contract for a sewage works

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    Consultants pitch for £1bn MoD deal

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Leading consultants have joined the race to build PFI Ministry of Defence barracks worth £1bn.

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    Architectural adviser's post terminated

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    The Department for Culture, Media and Sport will not replace Bryan Jefferson as its architectural adviser when he retires at the end of this year.

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    Unions criticise plan to relax curbs on foreign workers

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Top priority should be to force construction companies to take training seriously, says union leader.

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    Top architects vie for Leicester regeneration

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Consortiums led by architects HOK and Alsop Architects were among five teams asked to come up with proposals for a masterplan to regenerate 400 ha of Leicester.

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    Great lakes

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    This is the 9 ha site of the Lakeside Congress Hotel complex in Tunisia.

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    Silk screen

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Some 35 acoustic reflectors make up the centrepiece of the £7m refurbishment of the much-criticised 20-year-old Barbican Hall in London.

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    RICS demands radical rethink of flood control

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Concerns that responsibility for flood control is too fragmented prompt new report for surveyors.

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    Ken threatens to buy shares in Tube bidders

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    London mayor Livingstone seeks access to shareholder meetings, in order to slam £13bn PPP deal.

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    Laing's future in doubt despite O'Rourke sale

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Sale of construction leaves Laing to concentrate on housing and PFI business, but City remains unconvinced.

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    Rogers' Welsh assembly design under threat

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Concerns mount that Lord Rogers' vision for assembly will be spoiled, as doubts grow over viability of roof.

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    Audit office to probe Laing's NPL project

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    The National Audit Office has launched an investigation into the troubled £300m National Physical Laboratory project, which has lost contractor Laing £60m.

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    Employees in shock, rivals deeply critical

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Laing workers reacted with sadness and disbelief as the full extent of the huge construction losses emerged last week.

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    'I want to take Laing back to where it was'

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Ray o'rourke wants to re-establish Laing Contstruction as the UK's premier builder and raise turnover to former levels.

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    Blair offers unions olive branch

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Prime minister Tony Blair this week warned contractors that take on public sector contracts not to offer existing staff poorer pay and conditions.

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    Balfour loses unfair dismissal case

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    M&E Contractor Balfour Kilpatrick has lost an unfair dismissal case lodged by 80 employees at the Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in Sandwich, Kent.

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    Gensler set to cut staff at London office

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    International architect Gensler intends to cut the workforce at its London office after the World Trade Centre attacks, blaming a dip in business.

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    Tiers before bedtime

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Investor-developer Pembroke Real Estate's 764,000 m2 office development in London Docklands' Millennium Quarter is officially launched today (bottom right of picture). The buildings will be tiered in height from 14 to 20 storeys. The Michael Hopkins & Partners-designed scheme will be ready by 2004. Project manager is CMInternational, QS is ...