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Tax scheme in trouble after one week
Revenue officials launch review after claims that new scheme is costing industry "millions".
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Consultants to form superlobby
Construction Industry Council to set up elite forum to give QSs, architects and engineers more say in government policy-making.
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Holzmann waits for the worst
Germany's second biggest contractor Philipp Holzmann should learn today whether it has been bankrupted by an £800m corruption scandal. The company is hoping to be bailed out by its bankers after revealing the massive losses on Monday. It is understood that Holzmann uncovered the potential losses from construction and property ...
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Tesco set to turn to prefabrication
Tesco, which spends £200m a year on construction, is considering a switch to prefabrication after finishing a successful pilot project in Haslemere, Surrey. The £5.3m, 2600 m sq store was completed in 22 weeks, six weeks faster than a conventional supermarket. And Tesco's construction team is understood to be impressed ...
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'Respect' taskforce on brink of collapse
Conference on racial and sexual discrimination in construction postponed because of lack of funding.
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Mather endorses South Bank park proposals
The masterplanner of the South Bank Centre says a proposal to site buildings under a 5.3 ha sloping park offers a good way forward, although other options are still on the table. Speaking for the first time on the new proposal, architect Rick Mather described it as excellent. The option ...
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RICS ignores pleas to delay Agenda for Change vote
QS division chief Pountney defeated in bid to postpone emergency meeting to be held in March.
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HOK founder Hellmuth dies aged 92
George F Hellmuth, one of the co-founders of international architect HOK, died on 5 November after a long illness. He was 92. Along with Gyo Obata and the late George E Kassabaum, Hellmuth started HOK in St Louis in 1955 with 26 employees. The company now employs more than 1600 ...
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Union row breaks out over 'bogus' employment
Electricians demand that union takes action over labour agency that admits exploiting tax loophole.
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Fears over plans for Wembley stadium
The planning application for the £475m National Stadium at Wembley may have to be resubmitted if an independent report says the stadium bowl must be heightened to create more seating. The report is being carried out for UK Sport, the former UK Sports Council, by sports architect Ellerbe Beckett and ...
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Coates to retire from G&T after 21 years in hot seat
Rivals question creation of a triumvirate of senior managers to replace QS senior partner.
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Four firms listed for £55m university PFI job
Four firms are lined up for a £55m private finance initiative higher education scheme in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Jarvis, Carillion, Focus Education (a Bovis-led consortium) and Norwich Union PPP, a consortium including Kvaerner, have been shortlisted for the scheme to build and operate sports facilities and halls of residence at the ...
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Edinburgh council blocks Foster plan
City suspends application for Granton Waterfront site to give precedence to Llewelyn-Davies' £500m-800m regeneration masterplan.
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Housebuilders will be forced to avert radon threat
Radioactive gas affects many more areas than previously thought, reveals new BRE guidance reveals.
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Mace to launch off-the-shelf offices
Clients will be able to select predesigned buildings that can be modified using standard components.
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Beazer boss stands ground against City
The chief executive of top-three housebuilder Beazer Group, John Low, has spoken out for the first time after gibes that the firm had missed the boat in the booming South-east market. Low said he would not rush out and buy land at any price, commenting: "If it takes three or ...
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Outlook bright for northern England
Latest Construction Confederation report says it is definitely not grim up north but London workload drops in third quarter.
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Ove Arup profit up 69% worldwide
International engineer Ove Arup Partnership defied fears of a worldwide recession by logging a 69% jump in pre-tax profit to £4m for the year to 31 March 1999. The £4m is what is left after £10.6m was distributed in a staff profit-sharing scheme. Ove Arup's 4500 staff receive the money ...
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SKM leads Australian invasion into UK
Engineer Sinclair Knight Merz plans multiple mergers to boost UK turnover to £60m within five years.