All articles by Emily Wright – Page 18
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FeaturesDefence Estates’ £20bn budget: Task Force Rampling
What do you mean, ‘who is Diane Rampling?’ Didn’t your mothers teach you nothing? She’s only in charge of Defence Estates’ new procurement strategy, and she’s only got £20bn worth of bleedin’ work to dish out. Now then you miserable creatures, on the double, Major Emily Wright has a briefing
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NewsTwelve hurt as blast flattens Shrewsbury flats
Investigation is focusing on gas leak as probable cause of devastating blast
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NewsBalfour Beatty's Gammon wins £180m of Hong Kong work
Contractor’s 50%-owned infrastructure firm will build train station and rail link and redevelop leisure complex
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NewsGalliford Try wins Cambridgeshire BSF contract
Firm becomes construction partner to consortium named as preferred bidder on schools programme
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NewsRoger Humber steps down as Circle Anglia chairman
Sir Robin Young will take Humber's place at helm of affordable housebuilder in January
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NewsBAA appeal puts airport break-up on hold
Airport operator given more time to persuade Competition Commission to scrap sell-off
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NewsMorgan Sindall remains bullish for 2010
Construction group says public sector and fit-out are still performing strongly, despite fall in order book
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NewsTesco sets speed construction record in flood-hit town
Interim supermarket in Workington installed in just 18 hours
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NewsHealey unveils plans for more 'user-friendly' sustainability code
Housing minister to update Code for Sustainable Homes in line with latest zero-carbon policy
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NewsGovernment cuts procurement costs by £500m
Use of frameworks and e-procurement tools helped government departments make big savings in 2009
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FeaturesInn recovery: The hotels market
With the pound weak and tourism strong, the UK hotels market is set for a resurgence in 2010. Emily Wright finds out how you can book yourself in
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Stalled Foster hotel to restart
Construction work on the stalled Silken hotel in London, designed by Foster + Partners, is expected to restart in January after bank BBVA decided to develop the scheme rather than sell it
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G&T: Toughest 12 months in our 169-year history
Despite 7% rise in turnover, profit drops 15% at consultant after fee freefall in late 2008
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NewsScottish "idiot" trumps Donald in war of words
Homeowner who provoked verbal attack by tycoon for refusing to sell development strikes back in kind
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NewsTwo die as wall collapses at Indian construction site
Three others injured on a housing project for labourers
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NewsWoman is ranked one of UK's 10 best builders
Rare accolade in a profession where women represent only 1.7% of the workforce
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NewsUK firms scoop four MAPIC gongs
CB Richard Ellis, Westfield and Liverpool One among winners at retail awards in Cannes
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NewsRetail investors urged to consider Middle East
Director of Al-Futtaim says region is anticipated to have 27,000 retail outlets by 2011
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NewsRetailers look to Germany, France and Spain for 2010 growth
Survey reveals seven out of 10 expansion hot spots are in western European
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NewsMAPIC: Europe's big five report a stagnant retail sector
Despite attempts to be positive delegates admit that retail development in UK, Germany, Italy, Spain and France has dried up for the foreseeable future