All Building articles in 17 January 2025 – Page 5
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Miller Homes agrees deal to buy St Modwen as it eyes 6,000 homes a year
£371m-turnover business set to be snapped up by Scottish housebuilder
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British Museum appoints Studio Weave for new visitor pavilions
Western Range concept designs go on public display as Studio Weave is appointed to design new pavilions
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HS2 completes tunnel drive to Old Oak Common
West London station will likely be initial terminus of high-speed scheme
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Keltbray loses demolition fine appeal and sees penalty increased to £18m
Firm had argued that original £16m figure handed to it last March was excessive
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Keltbray Infrastructure Services rebrands as Aureos
New name comes after sale to private equity in August
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New baseline cost estimate for HS2 may not be established until 2026 as project undergoes wholesale reset
Construction on high-speed rail scheme started too early, new chief tells MPs
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£500m ITV Studios redevelopment can start next month after High Court ruling
McGee set to begin demolition on London South Bank scheme due to be built by Multiplex
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Features
Repairing the urban fabric: How a historic city block was reinstated in Marylebone village
Marylebone Square is a mixed-use development that has breathed new life into a long-vacant site in the centre of London. Ben Flatman traces its evolution
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Comment
The industry needs Lendlease to stick around because Mace and Multiplex can’t build everything
It is not good for anyone that some of the sector’s most high-profile projects are bid by just two firms, writes Dave Rogers
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Historic England rounds up most ‘remarkable’ 2024 heritage listings
A brutalist church, a 1930s house and a mock Tudor pub among highlights of buildings given protection this year
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Lovell picked for housing estate regeneration job in north London
Lovell has been appointed by Barnet Council to lead the regeneration of an estate in Colindale, north London. The project, which covers the north east part of Grahame Park Estate, involves the demolition of an existing estate of 290 homes and the construction on the site of 476 homes.
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Industry bodies urge exemption for Level 7 apprenticeships from funding reforms
Joint statement highlights apprenticeships’ role in addressing skills shortages and meeting government growth targets
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Green light for 4,500 homes in South Cambridgeshire after four-year stall
Complaint from Enviroment Agency put scheme on back burner in January 2021
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Grey belt housing delivery will be ‘meaningful but not significant’, says minister
Pennycook tells Lords committee percentage of green belt to be released to be less than 10%
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Homes England announces £250m joint venture with Oaktree Capital and Greycoat Real Estate
Public-private partnership aims to accelerate large-scale housing developments across England
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Comment
Act now and make the new year a time of real change
Bold leadership, greater diversity, a circular approach and a focus on cracking the housing crisis are on my wishlist for 2025, writes Ellie Jenkins of Akerlof
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Features
5 minutes with … Neela Ahmed at E1
The digital tendering platform’s manager for the UK and Ireland on making the move into the construction industry, why she has no regrets and her love of gourmet cooking
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HS2 chair to step down as costs on job continue to rise
Government says latest £66bn figure could come after intervention
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MCC begins process to let Lord’s stand rebuild as single stage contract
Club had proposed to redevelop two stands under two-stage deal but said original contractor Graham’s figure “considerably exceeded the sum” agreed with members