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Shortlists named at Greenwich …
Seven design teams have been shortlisted for the masterplan of a £200m redevelopment in south Greenwich.
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Sport England to offer £300 sports centre designs
Off-the-peg detailed designs are being offered by quango to boost quality of sports architecture.
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Treasury plan to cut 5% off costs
Treasury procurement agency the Office for Government Commerce has launched a system of reviewing government construction projects that it says will shave 5% off costs.
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Hodder project runs late
A Stephen Hodder-designed leisure centre in east London is running almost two years behind schedule and £10m over budget.
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Offices, west London
Norwest Holst has landed a £50m contract to build this seven-storey office and infrastructure for the Firstcentral Office Park in Park Royal.
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£3.1bn NHS injection
Health Secretary Alan Milburn gave the green light for a £3.1bn investment in hospital developments last week.
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Industry bodies urged to form federation
ICE report calls for consultants' institutions to link up to share resources and conduct joint ventures.
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Persimmon may axe Beazer prefab factory
City believes future of Beazer's trailblazing prefabrication business is in doubt after takeover.
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Contractors have rosy picture of the future
optimism among contractors is the highest it has been for a year, according to a Construction Confederation survey.
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Veteran director quits Citex
consultant Citex has lost director Stephen Lee to one of its biggest clients.
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Tidd joins Wates
Former Churchfield group managing director Martin Tidd has joined private contractor Wates Group's executive committee.
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Bovis declares £14.9m profit
Bovis Lend Lease has posted operating profit of £14.9m for the six months to December last year.
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Output tipped to rise 1.5%
Management consultancy Leading Edge has forecast that construction output will rise 1.5% this year – about the same as last year.
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Morgan in race for gong
John Morgan, executive chairman of construction group Morgan Sindall, has been named one of the four finalists in the PLC Entrepreneur of the Year Award run by The Financial Times.
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Shareholders back Taywood
Taylor Woodrow shareholders have given overwhelmingly support to its £535m takeover of housebuilder Bryant. More than 83% of shareholders had accepted the deal by last Friday.
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Benson on the map after work surges
Contractor's chief executive tips unlisted firm to increase turnover to £95m this year after recording 100% increase in the 15 months to December.
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Costain names chairman
Contractor Costain has ended its long search for a chairman with the appointment of Michael Beckett.
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Jarvis promotes insider to FD job
Construction group Jarvis has surprised the City by going in-house to find a finance director.
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Who's shortlisted for the 2001 Building Awards?
Fifty-nine of the industry's leading companies were shortlisted this week for the 2001 Building Awards. Now in their seventh year, the awards honour financial success, excellent management, professionalism, investment and innovation. There are two new awards – for sustainability and e-construction – recognising new challenges facing the industry in ...