All Editorial articles – Page 9
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NewsFison eyes sub-£20m jobs as turnover falls 7%
“They’re not the world’s finest results,” says David Fison, Osborne’s chief executive, before adding that they were “a step in the right direction”.The principal disappointment was the £22m fall in turnover: the contractor did £311m of business in the year to March 2010, compared with £333m in the previous 12 ...
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HCA cuts £18m of Kickstart cash from Canning Town projects
Funding for two major London regeneration schemes in the area surrounding the Olympic park is to be cut as the Homes and Communities Agency reviews £241m of grants for private housing schemes hit by the recession
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Aecom buying spree continues with £160m deal for Tishman
Aecom has bought fellow US consultant Tishman Construction for $245m (£160m)
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Application for 1,500-capacity Essex prison withdrawn
The Ministry of Justice has withdrawn its application for a 1,500-capacity prison near Wickford, Essex
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BFI's £90m fim centre in doubt
Plans to appoint architect and contractor put on hold as project loses £45m in government funding
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Charles lobbied deputy mayor over Chelsea Barracks
Documents show prince voiced concerns before planners decided on scheme
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Wind energy to increase 13% this year
Turbines installed in Europe will increase capacity to almost 85GW
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Network Rail chief to resign over £600k bonus
UK’s highest-paid civil servant stands down after government pressure to accept less money
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NewsCrossrail 'depends economically on spurs'
Transport secretary declares he has no plans to alter scope of rail project
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NewsLafarge to up China capacity by 7 million tonnes this year
French cement manufacturer announces plans to grow market share to 50 million tonnes in three years
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NewsMayor calls for London housing body
Boris Johnson proposes merging capital’s parts of HCA and LDA
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Government zero-carbon targets 'unrealistic'
Survey of 7,000 property professionals show three-quarters doubt feasibility of green plans
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NewsLaing O'Rourke lands £100m Hong Kong tunnels job
Joint venture with Bachy Soletanche will help build link to Chinese high speed rail network
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Bilfinger faces sack from Edinburgh tram job
German construcion firm may thrown off £550m project unless it controls costs and delays
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TfL appoints Tube Lines chief executive
Aecom’s Andie Harper will lead reassessment of upgrade programme
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NewsBidders circle Scott Wilson
Share price jumps as consultant confirms it has received approaches about takeover
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NewsWolf whistle
Wolverhampton Wanderers has unveiled plans for a £40m redevelopment of its Molineux ground.
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Comment
Reasoning with the RICS
I note from last week’s issue (14 May, page 9) that you brought the QS Forum into what appears to be a growing row between the QS Professional Group within the RICS and the RICS itself. Your article asserts that the forum is set to hold “crunch talks” with RICS