All articles by Emily Wright – Page 12
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NewsWillmott Dixon Partnerships wins £58m repair contract
Deal will transfer 170 employees from Rotherham council to WDP
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FeaturesIan Tyler: Life moves on
It’s not that Balfour Beatty is taking the recession in its stride exactly, but when the contractor ranked No 1 in the Building Top 150 greets deep government cuts with equanimity, you know it must be doing something right. Emily Wright asks chief executive Ian Tyler what it is
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CIOB to rescue Carillion students
The Chartered Institute of Building has pledged to find placements for the 83 students left in the lurch after Carillion axed its sponsorship programme
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NewsCuts put 68,000 construction jobs at risk
Public sector cuts could see thousands leave construction for good says CITB-ConstructionSkills
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NewsShepherd wins £16.5m Liverpool University contract
Six hundred researchers will work at Apex facility which will be completed by October 2011
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NewsBoost in workloads for small building firms
Thirty two percent of firms reporting higher workloads, according to FMB
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NewsMoD: ‘We’re still spending’
Defence Estates procurement chief says he has plenty of work to hand out despite £50m cuts
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FeaturesOn the horizon: Global careers
Instead of rushing to join a construction boom, the smart move is to spot one before it starts. With the Global Construction 2020 report in hand, Emily Wright checks out the next four big things. Illustration by Astrid Kogler
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NewsHopkins to design cricket stadium for Kerala
50,000-capacity stadium will hold both daytime and day-night matches
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News£11m Isle of Dogs development gets green light
Penoyre & Prasad design for east London family homes gets planning permission
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FeaturesBAA client profile: Join the crew
In the first of a new series on key clients, Emily Wright meets the men to know at BAA to find out where the opportunities are and what the airport operator is like to work for in the post-framework era
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NewsCarillion axes student sponsorship
Nearly 100 construction students have been left short of funds and some have been unable to graduate after Carillion scrapped its sponsorship scheme
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FeaturesCasci on life after Hamiltons: Small beast
Architecture was in shock earlier this year when Hamiltons, the UK’s 16th biggest practice, decided to split up. Former director Craig Casci talks to Emily Wright about the break-up, and about making sure his new company stays a manageable size
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Defence Estates spells out plan to save £50m
Defence Estates, the property and construction arm of the Ministry of Defence, may be forced to mothball some of its buildings to deliver £50m of savings on its regional prime contracts this year
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NewsCRH predicts slump in profit for first half
Materials firm to barely break even but confident of second-half upturn
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NewsCarillion expects to benefit from government spending cuts
Contracting group says over-stretched government departments will outsoure more work in effort to cut spending
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News‘There’s no reason why T&T can’t be 50% bigger in five years’
Steve McGuckin, the consultant’s UK boss, explains the thinking behind its international growth plans - and dismisses all talk of US takeovers
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Features2012 countdown: Infrastructure
The Olympics isn’t just about show-stopping stadiums. In fact, the budget for venues is £700m less than the cost of the no-frills enabling works, roads and utilities
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NewsTesco starts selling £10,000 flat-pack homes
Self-assembly ’Helsinki’ log cabins have five rooms, double glazing and a decking area