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CommentA failure to plan
If housing is a long-term priority for the UK, the planning system does not recognise it
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NewsBalfour Beatty left ‘weak’ after rejecting Carillion bid
Analysts say “odd” announcement leaves firm open to hostile take over bid from rival contractor
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NewsCarillion hits out at Balfour over 'unilateral' end to merger talks
Carillion says it is still considering its position over merger, saying it still believes there’s a “powerful” case to combine two firms
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NewsWatch: Blaze rips through Eastbourne Pier
Devastating fire destroys main building on the historic Eastbourne Pier
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NewsManchester University hunts for contractor partners
Winners will be in line for £670m of contracting work over eight years
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NewsArcadis to buy Hyder for £256m
Global consultant, and owner of EC Harris, set to pay premium of 40% for UK engineer
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NewsBalfour Beatty ends merger talks with Carillion
Disagreement over sale of consultant arm Parsons Brinckerhoff given as reason for end of mega-merger talks
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FeaturesThe sum of their parts: Mergers and acquisitions
There’s no guarantee that mergers will work out for the companies involved - we look at four of construction’s biggest deals
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NewsInfographic: Balfour Beatty and Carillion mega-merger
See our guide to the proposed merger between the two UK contracting giants
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NewsIndustry sees risk and opportunities in Balfour-Carillion merger
Industry figures surprised by merger talks but can see both pros and cons for potential mega-contractor’s competitors
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CommentBalfour and Carillion - deal or no deal?
What would be the potential pros and cons for the industry if this massive merger were to go through?
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NewsRevealed: Balfour and Carillion first held merger talks in 2011
Exclusive: Last week’s approach by Carillion is actually the second time the two construction giants have discussed joining forces
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NewsCarillion and Balfour would be ‘major player’
Industry reacts with surprise at prospect of £14bn-turnover construction giant
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CommentHansom: Verse and worse
Poetry (of a kind) wins the day for WSP, placemaking finds its place (on the coffee table), Ken doll’s private bits get a once over, Germany beats Argentina (again) and Didcot A power station is blown up out of all proportion
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NewsKeller hit by £30m 'exceptional charge'
Legal dispute over alleged project failings prompts exceptional charge
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NewsBam wins £38m Hull priority schools
Bam Construction has won a £38m batch of priority schools in Hull and East Riding
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NewsOfgem approves £17bn of electricity network upgrades
Regulator slashes £2.1bn from firms’ original spending plans
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FeaturesZaha Hadid: Softbridge Project, Oxford
The groves of academe have been buzzing with debate about Zaha Hadid’s Softbridge project, now on site at St Anthony’s college, Oxford. But for Bam’s engineering team constructing its cylindrical form in a desperately constrained site was an education in itself
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NewsAtkins bags design role on £2.5bn Qatar metro line
Consultant’s role on Gold Line will be worth £80m over two years
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NewsLeeds universities reveal £375m pipeline
University of Leeds and Leeds Metropolitan plans to spend £375m on capital projects over next four years