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Follow Egan's lead, urges Wilson
Construction minister Brian Wilson today called for the industry to improve its performance after a mixed set of figures were revealed by the DTI.
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Lovell to set up training academy
Social housing contractor Lovell has launched a residential training academy and is planning to recruit up to 100 apprentices over the next three years.
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Contracts
Pick Everard to design prisonLeicester-based architect Pick Everard has bagged a contract to design a £58m extension to HMP Birmingham prison, which has 800 inmates.Tilbury lands Heathrow jobTilbury Douglas Construction has been awarded a £20m deal to build a new aircraft maintenance block for BAA and Virgin Atlantic Airways at ...
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21st-century redbrick
D5 Architects has applied for planning permission for this £6.5m development of North East Worcestershire College in Redditch.
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Allerton Bywater hit by further delays
The second millennium village at Allerton Bywater has been delayed by another three months owing to protracted site investigations.
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Cross lines
Work is due to start in a few weeks on this £1.4m serviced office in King's Cross, central London, known as the Cross
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Floodplain development under insurance threat
Insurers could withdraw cover or ramp up premiums on floodplain schemes as climate change costs mount.
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Mall to arms
Self-contained superstructure or open grid? A fight between developers in Liverpool signals the direction the post-mall shopping centre may take
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Insurance nightmare ahead
As global warming increases and the weather forecast darkens, insurers may respond by jacking up premiums or pulling cover for £215bn of homes on flood plains. We report on a trend that could leave swaths of Britain development wastelands
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Open house, Russia
Letter from Moscow - The latest missive charts the Russian corporation's retreat from secrecy
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Five corporate entertainment venues for 2002
Treat your clients to a day at WimbledonBook this August for next summer's event. Full corporate hospitality costs at least £600 per person. This rises to £2500 for the best seats at the men's final; the women's final is a grand less. Call Keith Prowse Hospitality on 020-8795 2222.Count the ...
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New Atkins boss plans radical reorganisation
Robin Southwell to announce restructuring of consultant into 15 market-led "businesses".
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Orders climb 7% in year to May
Construction orders for the year to May rose 7% to £24bn, according to figures from the DTI.
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HBG 'vulnerable' to bid
In the latest twist to the battle over ownership of Dutch contractor HBG, a judge in the Netherlands has suspended its plans to merge its dredging arm with Ballast Nedam. The judge added that board decisions over the past 18 months warranted investigation.
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Artisan aims for full listing
Construction group Artisan is planning to exchange its listing on the alternative investment market for a full listing on the London Stock Exchange in the next year.
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Small firms get help for public sector bids
The Office of Government Commerce this week published a guide for small businesses explaining how best to cash in on the expected huge increase in government spending.
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Firms slow to adopt e-product data
The construction industry is holding on to the paper age when it comes to getting building products information, a new survey has revealed.
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In the hot seat
What is a man who knows more about air-to-air missiles than bricks and mortar doing in charge of superconsultant WS Atkins? Completely restructuring it, that's what …
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Same difference
Globalisation means that so-called 'traditional' building styles are just fake. They will remain a sham even if we enter an age of greater regional autonomy