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Wimpey, St George link up for £250m Project Vauxhall
Winning bidder teams up with defeated rival to regenerate 12 ha in south London over 10 years.
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McAslan to lead £150m King’s Cross Station revamp
Blueprint unveiled for bigger, light-filled station to replace 1970s concourse.Blueprint unveiled for bigger, light-filled station to replace 1970s concourse.
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Race taskforce reborn with £100K
Two industry groups are to provide £50 000 for a taskforce on women and ethnic minorities in construction, with another £50 000 promised by the DETR.The Construction Industry Board and the Construction Industry Training Board have agreed to part-fund the group, which is central to construction minister Nick Raynsford’s Respect ...
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Building editor wins award
Building's editor Adrian Barrick was named business magazine editor of the year at the British Society of Magazine Editors awards on Monday. At an awards ceremony at London’s Hilton Hotel, Barrick was chosen from a shortlist that included the editors of PR Week and Doctor.The judges said Building has had ...
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Building editor wins award
Building's editor Adrian Barrick was named business magazine editor of the year at the British Society of Magazine Editors awards on Monday. At an awards ceremony at London’s Hilton Hotel, Barrick was chosen from a shortlist that included the editors of PR Week and Doctor.The judges said Building has had ...
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Management on the brink of buyout at Symonds
Parent group Dalkia will retain facilities management business and outlets in Australia.
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Railtrack pull-out frees up Tube contracts
Contractors are queuing up to bid for the sub-surface line work on the part-privatisation of London Underground, following news that Railtrack would no longer be bidding for the work. Rod Hoare, chief executive of the Metronet consortium, said: “We are definitely interested in bidding for the sub-surface section and have ...
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Burland in Ealing retake
A consortium including developer Manhattan Loft Corporation and architect James Burland is set to carry out a £20m-30m redevelopment of Ealing Studios in west London. The consortium, led by film production company Fragile Films, was named preferred bidder on Tuesday by the National Film and Television School, owner of the ...
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Railtrack offers carrot, or stick, to consultants
Bonuses of up to 20% are on offer, but professionals may lose profit if they fail to perform well.
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Minister slams industry record on minorities
Minister for lifelong learning Malcolm Wicks gave construction executives a dressing-down over the industry’s failure to recruit women and those from ethnic minorities at a conference on further education last week.Speaking to the largely white, male audience, Wicks said: “Look around this room. There are a few women, but this ...
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McAslan’s snaking bridge wins Glasgow competition
Asymmetric S-shaped structure is chosen to link Glasgow University with Kelvingrove Art Gallery.
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Atkins eyes up the USA in expansion plan
America on the horizon as consultant raises half-year profit and turnover 12%.
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Countryside blooming despite skills squeeze
Skills shortages have whittled away the benefits of price inflation for many housebuilders this year, says Countryside Properties chief executive Graham Cherry. The boss of the South-east-based housebuilder said: “The key thing that has been affecting us is the lack of skilled workers, which has resulted in higher build costs.”Despite ...
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Beazer to seal prefab deal
Beazer Partnership Homes is expected to announce within days that it has finalised a deal with Amphion Housing Consortium to build 2000 factory-made homes in the south of England. The work will push up the group’s turnover by £100m over the next four years, says the company. Observers say the ...
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Aukett profit leaps 65%
Aukett Associates, the UK’s only listed architecture practice, raised pre-tax profit 65% to £1.02m in the year to 30 September 1999. This was on a turnover of £15.1m, which includes joint-venture work. The practice recently reshuffled its board as part of a plan to combine its 11 offices across Europe ...
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Land price rises to hit homes margins
Economist's report warns that spiralling cost of land will outstrip home price rises and eat into housebuilders' profit margins over next decade .
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Beverley Hughes
Construction may be only one of the junior minister's responsibilities, but her message is that the industry is vital to Labour's wider agenda.
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Are we going to be PC?
First person Prime contracting is set to revolutionise procurement in this country. So, why do so few of us know so little about it?
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Just like the movies
Second opinion Construction should stop trying to emulate car manufacturers and take some tips from film-makers.
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Post modern
Architect Alan J Smith has turned Newcastle's Victorian head post office into one of the most comprehensive mixed-use developments of our times.